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Court blow for media baron
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Media baron's ally arrested
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| Jan.19 |
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Plea over ex-Yeltsin aide
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| Jan.22 |
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Cold kills 16 in Moscow
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Yeltsin taken to hospital
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3 hurt in subway blast
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Kremlin buys control of TV
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| Feb.9 |
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Raids on Gusinsky media empire
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| Feb.13 |
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Germany urged NMD talks
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| Feb.20 |
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Putin faces no-confidence vote
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Mobile missile shield
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| Feb.21 |
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Russia cool on spy arrest
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| Mar.23 |
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Moscow expels 4 U.S. diplomats Foreign Ministry announced the tit-for-tat move after Washington ordered Russian diplomats to leave U.S.
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| Mar.27 |
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Russia orders 4 U.S. diplomats out Russia on identified the 4 U.S. diplomats it wants out, the expulsions a tit-for-tat action
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Russia blasts U.S.-Chechen meeting
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| Apr.3 |
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Bosses ousted at Russia's NTV
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TV takeover sparks protest
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Ted Turner signs NTV deal CNN founder has reached a deal to buy out Gusinsky, the owner of Russia's only independent television network
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| Apr.6 |
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EU takes Kyoto fight to Moscow
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| Apr.7 |
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NTV rally The protest against the new managers of NTV follows the failure of talks between NTV and Gazprom
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| Apr.9 |
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Putin steers clear of NTV row
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| Apr.13 |
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Jordan claims control of NTV American financier says he has been officially registered as the new chief of Russian television network NTV
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| Apr.14 |
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NTV management wrested control
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| May.17 |
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EU wants Russia to trade in euros
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| May.18 |
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Russia agrees deal to raise Kursk
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| May.23 |
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Nuclear powers unite against NMD
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| May.29 |
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Court liquidates Gusinsky's empire
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| Jun.19 |
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Putin vows to retain Chechnya President has vowed never to give Chechnya independence from Russia
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| Jun.23 |
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Putin renews nuclear arms warning President has repeated his threat of a nuclear build-up if the U.S. abandons Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty
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Chirac visits Putin France and Russia are discussing their opposition to National Missile Defense system, backed by Bush
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| Jul.4 |
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Plane crash victims mourned President Putin announced a national day of mourning and ordered an investigatory commission
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| Jul.10 |
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Beijing frontrunner at Olympic race
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| Jul.12 |
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Beijing is favorit for 2008 Games Human rights groups argue that sending the games to Beijing would reward a repressive regime
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| Jul.13 |
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10 killed in air crash Cargo plane, 4-engined jet Il-76, crashed on takeoff at a military airport
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| Jul.16 |
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Russia and China sign alliance| Presidents Zemin and Putin Good Neighbourly Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation to oppose to the U.S. plans | |
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Rogge wins top Olympics job| Belgian has been elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee. He succeeds Samaranch | |
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U.S. pushes ahead with NMD plan National Security Adviser C. Rice met President Putin and his security adviser Rushailo
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Putin meets Kim Jong Il| North Korean leader intends to observe the moratorium on long-range missile testing until 2003 | | |
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Kim tours space center North Korean leader and Russian President Putin sign a joint manifesto reaffirming the ties
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| Aug.19 |
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Russia commemorates 1991 coup Muscovites who defended the parliament from tanks sent to crush resistance gathered outside the building
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| Sep.24 |
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Putin pledges support for US| Russian President says country will support operations in Afghanistan and widen the cooperation with the alliance | | |
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Blair in terror talks with Putin| UK Prime Minister has arrived in Moscow | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Vajpayee held talks with Putin India's prime minister discussed the formation of a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan
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Kursk inquiry admirals punished The head of Russia's Northern Fleet, Admiral Popov, has been demoted and other dismissed for serious failures
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| Dec.10 |
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Russia, U.S. close on weapons cuts President Putin and Colin Powell came nearer to an agreement on reducing the arsenal of offensive arms
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| Dec.13 |
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Putin: U.S. ABM move 'a mistake' Russian President says the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Treaty does not threaten Russia's national security