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| Jan.17 |
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Putin critical over state reforms
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| Feb.18 |
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Putin: Iran not developing nukes
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| Feb.27 |
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Russia, Iran sign nuclear supply deal
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| Mar.2 |
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Russia backs Syria pullout demand
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| Mar.10 |
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Chess master Kasparov to retire Former world champion Gary Kasparov, 41, has announced that he is to retire from competitive chess
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| Mar.16 |
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Putin promises memorable Olympics
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| Mar.29 |
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Ousted Kyrgyz president defiant
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| Apr.10 |
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Russian ex-spy chief shot
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| Apr.25 |
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Putin: Democracy is top priority In his state of the nation address, President says Russia must develop a free and democratic political system
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| Apr.28 |
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Parma, Moscow share goalless draw
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| May.8 |
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Bush arrived in Moscow U.S. President has arrived to hold talks with President Putin and attend a Red Square military parade
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| May.9 |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | | |
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| May.18 |
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CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting| Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after coming from behind, 1-3 | |
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| May.31 |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | | |
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| Aug.7 |
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Russia to hold sub drama inquiry President Putin has ordered an investigation into how a navy vessel managed to get trapped in deep water
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| Aug.9 |
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Russia asks Iran to halt activity Iran's main partner has called on Iran to stop work on uranium conversion immediately
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| Sep.2 |
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Putin meets angry Beslan mothers Russian President has met a delegation of survivors and relatives of the victims of the school siege
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| Sep.4 |
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Putin sacks head of Russian navy The President has sacked Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, a month after a mini-submarine accident
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| Sep.8 |
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Putin calls for calm over Ukraine Russian President: The collapse of Yushchenko's coalition government is no cause for alarm
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| Sep.20 |
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U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand Pyongyang would begin dismantling its nuclear program only if the United States provided a light-water reactor
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| Oct.13 |
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Rice to make surprise trip US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov
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| Oct.16 |
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Pierce secures Kremlin Cup triumph
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| Oct.18 |
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Yakovlev, architect of perestroika, dies Alexander Yakovlev, one of Gorbachev's key allies as he began a policy of glasnost, died at age 81
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| Nov.14 |
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Russians held in China spy probe FSB has arrested Reshetin, the head of a rocket technology firm, on charges of selling state secrets to China
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| Dec.4 |
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'Kremlin' party leads Moscow poll United Russia has won 46%, with Communists and a united liberal bloc trailing with 17% and 11% respectively
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| Dec.6 |
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Russia busts fake Kremlin ID gang Security agents have arrested a group of policemen and civilians suspected of forging Kremlin passes
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| Dec.26 |
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'No mistakes' says Beslan report Prosecutors investigating last year's school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities during the crisis
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| Dec.27 |
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Illarionov, outspoken Putin aide, to quit| Economic adviser Andrei Illarionov offered his resignation in protest against changes in government policy | |
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| Dec.28 |
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Beslan report blames police The head of the parliamentary commission: local law enforcement officials negligently ignored instructions
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Many killed in clinic fire At least 7 people have died and 12 have been injured in a fire at a home for the mentally ill
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| Dec.30 |
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Russia says gas cut won't hit EU Gazprom has renewed a threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine, but says it will not hit deliveries to western Europe
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| Dec.31 |
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Russia offers delay on gas hike| Putin has offered to delay a price hike for Ukraine by 3 months in a compromise to end a bitter dispute | |
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