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Europe Is Contemplating Banning Its Investors From Purchasing Russian Bonds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europeans could be barred from buying new Russian government bonds under a package of extra sanctions over Moscow's military role in Ukraine that European Union ambassadors were to...
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Food Prices Have Begun Skyrocketing In Parts Of Russia
Last month, we showed how Russian citizens had taken to social media to denounce their government's decision to bad food imports in response to Western economic sanctions.Those complaints do not appear...
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Russia Can't Lean On China For Support After Being Frozen Out By The US And EU
The imposition of joint US-EU sanctions meant a significant number of investment opportunities for both Russian companies and banks disappeared. Despite Russian efforts, it seems Asian markets will not...
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Baltic States Are Dismayed Over Russia And Not Impressed By Obama's Assurances
For the second time this year, President Barack Obama will travel to Russia's backyard to assure nervous nations of his ironclad commitment to their security. But his objectives will be clouded by the...
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All The Geckos On Russia's Space Sex Mission Have Died
Five geckos, one male and four female, launched into space in July aboard Russia’s Photon-M satellite died on their journey back to Earth, the Russian Space Agency said in statement. The creatures were...
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Top Crimea Official: Gays 'Have No Chance' On The Annexed Peninsula
The senior official in Crimea says sexual minorities "have no chance" on the peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.Speaking about gays during a Crimean government session on September 2,...
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Vladimir Putin: Russia Will Be A 'Leading Space Superpower'
VOSTOCHNY Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered construction sped up on a multi-billion-dollar spaceport in Russia's Far East that he said would break reliance on the Baikonur...
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Here's How Putin Might Use The Nuclear Weapons He Keeps Talking About
I don’t miss the Cold War, but apparently Russian President Vladimir Putin does. Either that, or he’s now clinically insane.There aren’t a lot of other explanations for Putin’s nuclear chest-thumping...
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Russia Is Seeing A Huge Drop In Tourism
Hoteliers in St Petersburg have seen a fall of up to 40 per cent in bookings.Russian aggression in Ukraine is putting thousands of tourists off visiting the country, with hoteliers in St Petersburg –...
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Putin Is Preparing For A Long Fight In Ukraine
Riding a wave of military gains by pro-Russia rebels, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it exceedingly clear that he wants a peace deal for Ukraine on his terms and will not be stopped by...
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Estonian President Asks NATO To Establish A Permanent Military Base In...
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says his country wants NATO to set up permanent bases on its territory to protect it against potential threats from Russia.Ilves said on September 2, "We should...
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A Sanctioned Russian Bank Just Hired Two Ex-US Senators As Lobbyists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gazprombank, Russia's third largest bank and the target of Western sanctions, has hired two former U.S. senators to lobby on its behalf in Washington, according to a disclosure...
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Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces Are Holding A Major Exercise Soon
The forces responsible for Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal will conduct major exercises this month involving more than 4,000 soldiers, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of...
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Obama Calls Out Russia's 'Brazen Assault' On Ukraine
President Barack Obama had harsh words for Russia's military presence in Ukraine in a speech made in Estonia on Wednesday. Citing the tenth anniversary of Baltic nations joining NATO, Obama said...
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Ukraine's Prime Minister Calls Russia A 'Terrorist State' As Rebels Target...
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Wednesday branded Russia a "terrorist state" over its actions in eastern Ukraine and reaffirmed Kiev's desire to join the NATO alliance,...
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Audi Sales Are Tanking In Russia
MARBELLA Spain (Reuters) - Premium car maker Audi expects to sell more than 1.7 million cars in 2014 even as sales momentum in some emerging markets slows, Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said.Audi,...
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China May Become A Shareholder In One Of Russia's Biggest New Oil And Gas Fields
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government may offer China an opportunity to hold a share in one of the biggest energy projects in Siberia, the Vankor oil and gas field.Putin made the...
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PUTIN'S PEACE PLAN: Ukraine Retreats While Russia Invades
Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out his conditions for a permanent end to the Ukraine crisis during a visit to Mongolia on Sept. 3. The seven-point plan makes it clear: He wants Ukraine to...
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Putin Name-Dropped A 1939 Soviet Victory Over Japan To Woo Mongolia
Russian President Vladimir Putin cited a 1939 Soviet victory over the Japanese army as a foundation of relations with Mongolia during a visit to Ulan Bator on Wednesday, despite a risk of upsetting...
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France Suspends Delivery Of Warships To Russia
France has suspended its delivery of warships to Russia amid continued escalation in Ukraine, The Associated Press and others are reporting, citing a statement from the office of French President...
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