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 2009
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| Jan.2 |
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 Russia looks to re-route EU gas Gas giant Gazprom says it can no longer depend on Ukraine as a transit route to the EU and is looking to develop alternatives
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| Jan.11 |
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Russia backs off deal with Ukraine
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| Jan.12 |
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Russia signs deal, restoring Europe's gas Russia signed an agreement to restore gas supplies to Europe after Ukraine dropped conditions that had angered Moscow
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Russia set to restart gas supply The state-run energy company, Gazprom says it will resume pumping gas through Ukraine to Europe, following the completion of a monitoring de...
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| Jan.14 |
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Privatisation 'raised death rate' The rapid mass privatisation which followed the break up of the Soviet Union fuelled an increase in death rates among men
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| Jan.17 |
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 'Gas to flow' after deal| Russian Prime Minister Putin has said agreement has been reached at talks to resume gas exports to Europe via Ukraine shortly | |
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| Jan.19 |
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Human rights lawyer, journalist killed
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| Jan.27 |
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Russian church picks new head Russian Orthodox Church leaders selected Metropolitan Kirill, a 62-year-old modernizer, to be the next head of the church
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| Jan.31 |
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Orthodox Church enthrones leader
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| Feb.4 |
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Post-Soviet nations to form military force
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| Feb.6 |
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Russia to open U.S. route to Afghanistan
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| Feb.19 |
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Politkovskaya suspects acquitted A court has acquitted three men accused of aiding the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya in October 2006
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| Mar.2 |
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Russia admits financial mistakes
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| Mar.17 |
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Russia announces major arms buildup| President Dmitry Medvedev: Russia is planning a 'comprehensive rearmament' of its military | |
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| Apr.5 |
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Boeing 737 makes emergency landing
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| Apr.24 |
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Military spy boss 'sacked'
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| May.6 |
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Russia expels Canadian diplomats
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| May.9 |
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Gas blast causes fire A pipeline has exploded in the capital, sending flames 100m high into the air and setting fire to a nearby building. Several people injured
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| May.16 |
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Gays detained ahead of parade
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Norway voted Eurovision winners
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| Jul.2 |
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  Moscow ready for better U.S. ties In a video blog, President Medvedev says that Russia is 'ready to play our part' to build a better relationship
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| Jul.6 |
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  Obama moves to bolster U.S.-Russia ties  U.S. President and Russian Medvedev concluded a series of agreements, including one on nuclear arms reduction
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Obama lauds Putin at Russia talks
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| Jul.7 |
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 Obama urges shift in Russia ties| US President has urged Russia to turn from the past, emphasising the common goals the US shares with its former Cold War rival | |
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| Jul.15 |
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 President Medvedev condemns killing| Russian president has expressed 'outrage' at the murder of a prominent human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova | |
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| Jul.16 |
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Chechnya president acccused over death
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| Aug.12 |
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 Russians to boost Abkhazia bases Putin: Russia is to spend almost $500m next year reinforcing its military bases in Georgia's breakaway region
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| Aug.16 |
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2 jets collide, crash in air show training
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| Aug.31 |
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Africans 'under siege' in Moscow
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| Sep.11 |
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Putin warns against Iran attack
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Putin hints at presidential bid
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| Sep.17 |
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Russia hails US missile overhaul President Medvedev has welcomed as 'positive' the decision to shelve controversial missile defence bases in Poland and the Czech Republic
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| Sep.18 |
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 Medvedev denies Putin has all power Russian President says those who question whether he has power in his country are going by 'stereotypes' and 'stigmas'
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| Sep.24 |
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Sex trap tape 'doctored,' smear campaign U.S.: A videotape on a Russian site allegedly showing a State Department employee having sex with a prostitute meant to discredit the man
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| Oct.12 |
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 Clinton to press Russia on Iran US Secretary of State is in Moscow to urge Russian leaders to support a tougher stance towards Iran's controversial nuclear program
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| Oct.13 |
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Clinton: Russia yet to back Iran sanctions U.S. Secretary of State stressed that Washington and Moscow are working together to ensure Iran's nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes
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Russian court rejects Stalin case A court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the grandson of Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper had defamed the Soviet dictator
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| Dec.3 |
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 Putin on retiring: 'Don't count on that' Russian Prime Minister spoke for four hours and fielded 80 questions out of 2 million-plus submitted on a live call-in program
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| Dec.5 |
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Russia to mourn club fire victims President Medvedev has declared a national day of mourning on 7 December after a fire at a nightclub killed at least 109 people
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| Dec.17 |
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  Nato fails to gain Russia aid in Afghanistan Secretary General Rasmussen has failed to gain any commitment from Russia to help win the war against the Taliban insurgency
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