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- US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow next week
(AFP)
- Medvedev suggests cooperation with OPEC
(AP)
- Russian blonde named new Miss World (The Charlotte Observer)
- Nicaraguans divided on arrival of Russian warships (AP via Yahoo! News)
- OMG: Russia entrepreneur looks for $$$ from ;-)
(AP)
- 12 dead in mine explosion in northern Russia: report
(AFP)
- Official: 12 dead in Russian mine blast
(AP)
- Russian police arrest 150 protesters (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
- Russian police arrest 150 protesters (The West Australian)
- Daimler buying stake in Russian truck maker
(AP)
- US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow
(AFP)
- U.S. official to Moscow for arms talks next week
(Reuters)
- Analysis: Kremlin exploits Russian suspicions of foreign meddling (Times Online)
- Russian warships in Cuban visit (BBC News)
- Russia retakes Georgian village near South Ossetia
(AP)
- Russian warships visit Cold War ally Nicaragua
(Reuters)
- Sochi Olympics spares money for Russian economy (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
- Court Upholds Fine Against Russian Mobile Operator (PC World)
- Russian navy: Russian warships to visit Cuba
(AP)
- Russia and U.S. committed to strategic arms deal
(Reuters)
- Russian Stocks: Novorossiysk Port, Sberbank, Lukoil, Uralkali (Bloomberg)
- Russian survivors flock to bus crash site (UPI)
- Russia's industrial activity plunges
(AP)
- Russian warships causing no ripples in Pentagon
(AP)
- Russian liberals condemn new ‘Stalinist' laws (Canada.com)
- Russian treason bill could hit Kremlin critics (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Banker's spat with author reveals Russia's rifts
(Reuters)
- US official: Russians intend to test Obama on arms
(AP)
- Russian Warships Arrive In Cuba (Nasdaq)
- Russian diplomat criticizes U.S. over arms control (Detroit Free Press)
- Russia to halt weapons if U.S. drops shield: report
(Reuters)
- Russia to axe some weapons if U.S. abandons shield
(Reuters)
- Russian retains heavyweight title (Stuff)
- Renowned Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya dies at 92 (Itar-Tass)
- Russian warships arrive in Cuba
(AFP)
- Putin asks Russians to buy domestically made cars
(AP)
- China pressure apparently disrupts Russian delegation’s visit (Phayul)
- Russia Russian riot police break up car demo 21/12 14:10 CET (Euronews)
- Don't destabilize Russia, Putin warns foes
(Reuters)
- Putin warns against any attempt to destabilize Russia
(AFP)
- Abbas seeks Russian support in sluggish peace process (The Daily Star Lebannon)
- Russian arms suspect claims US framed him (Financial Times)
- Russia giving Iran only defensive weapons
(AP)
- Russia eases ruble for 3rd time in 4 days
(AP)
- U.S., Russian Crews Conduct Spacewalk (ABC News)
- US, Russian space station crew begins spacewalk (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Belarus seeking $3.5B loan from Moscow
(AP)
- Russia to get 70 nuclear missiles in 3 years
(AP)
- Israeli bus crash kills Russian tourists (Guardian Unlimited)
- U.S., Russian space station crew conduct spacewalk (USA Today)
- US, Russian space station crew conduct spacewalk
(AP)
- New Russian sea-based missile fails again in test: report
(AFP)
- A Russian revolver's story (Asbury Park Press)
- Russian man shoots sex shop saleswoman over failed impotency cure (New Kerala)
- Russian strategic missile test fails: report
(Reuters)
- Russia's Putin says 'era of cheap gas' is over
(AFP)
- OGK-6, Russian Power Utility, Says Nine-Month Profit Falls 76% (Bloomberg)
- Russian opposition group joins car tax hike critics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- New Russian missile fails a 5th test
(AP)
- Putin: no more cheap gas
(AP)
- Russian president signs law forcing ministers to declare income (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
- Russian government gives regions $700 mln to buy vehicles (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
- Gas exporting states agree Qatar-based 'gas OPEC'
(AFP)
- US denies its volunteers fought with Georgia
(AP)
- Russia calls for immediate end of violence in Gaza –Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Itar-Tass)
- Local students to perform with Moscow Ballet in “Great Russian Nutcracker” (The Katy Sun)
- Russia, Serbia sign controversial energy deal
(AP)
- Pay debt or face sanctions, Medvedev tells Ukraine
(Reuters)
- Russian coach lands GB diving job (BBC News)
- Piece of Russian rocket falls into ocean off Labrador (CBC)
- Report: Russian military gets new nuclear missiles
(AP)
- Medvedev hopes for better ties with US under Obama
(AP)
- Russia launches 3 navigation satellites
(AP)
- Russia selling surface-to-air missiles to Libya, Syria: report
(AFP)
- Russian leader signs law extending presidential term (norsorpor.com)
- Russian General Shot Dead in Dagestan, Prosecutors Join Probe (Bloomberg)
- Chances of gas cut '50-50', Russia warns Ukraine
(AFP)
- Dictator Stalin voted third-greatest Russian
(AP)
- Russian presidential term extended to 6 years (CNN)
- South Russian ex-mayor shot dead (norsorpor.com)
- Stalin voted third most popular Russian
(Reuters)
- China, Russia top brass hold first hot line chat
(AP)
- Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills husband of Russian woman (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
- China's tanks, aircraft challenge Russian sales in Africa (UPI)
- Chechnya voices anger over murderer's release
(Reuters)
- Putin says Russia's goals remain despite crisis
(AP)
- Russian Manufacturing PMI Shrank the Most on Record in December (Bloomberg)
- Russian December Oil Exports Rise 10% After Tax Rate Declines (Bloomberg)
- 'Negative dynamic' for Russia economy in fourth quarter: Putin
(AFP)
- Wal-Mart joins Russian retail lobby group
(Reuters)
- Two Russian planes bring Gaza Strip evacuees to Moscow (Itar-Tass)
- Ukraine siphons Russian gas shipment (The Washington Times)
- Russia lets rouble fall again
(AP)
- Russia: Law signed to extend presidential terms
(AP)
- Russian gas supply to Bulgaria reduces (People's Daily)
- Russian's Out-There Vision of the Six Republics of America Is Under the Microscope (Washington Post)
- Gazprom profits triple in Q2, before crisis hit
(AP)
- Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin
(AFP)
- Croatia's imports of Russian gas back to normal (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
- Russian Christmas services announced (The Wayne Independent)
- Gazprom accuses Ukraine of 'blackmail' on gas transit: Gazprom
(AFP)
- Ukraine PM heads to Moscow for gas crisis talks: government
(AFP)
- Cuts in Russian gas supplies hit Europe (International Herald Tribune)
- Outhouse arsonist strikes again on Russian Hill (San Francisco Chronicle)
- US 'concerned' over Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
(AFP)
- EU suffers gas shortfall as Russia, Ukraine trade accusations
(AFP)
- Gas shortages spread as Russian-Ukraine row flares (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- E.ON Increases Non-Russian Gas Imports as Ukraine Route Halted (Bloomberg)
- Gazprom official says Ukraine stealing gas for Europe
(AFP)
- Russia wants warships stationed around the world
(Reuters)
- Belarus Raises Transit Tariffs For Russian Oil - Government (Nasdaq)
- Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev has approach for London Evening Standard rejected (Daily Telegraph)
- Gazprom toughens position in Ukraine gas dispute
(AP)
- Gazprom reducing supplies through Ukraine
(AP)
- Hopes for resumption of Russian gas supplies sink (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
- Police: Shooting was assault, not game of Russian Roulette (Dayton Daily News)
- Russian gas supplies to Balkans halted
(AP)
- Russian gas situation 'dramatically' worse: EU official
(AFP)
- Ukraine and EU discuss monitoring deal opening way for Russian gas flow to Europe (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
- EU seeks ways to resolve Russian gas crisis (Vietnam Net)
- Russia, Ukraine trade blame as gas war hits Europe
(AFP)
- Gas from Russia is down 90 percent in Austria
(AP)
- Confusion reigns over Russian gas supply (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
- Russian PM proposes Brussels talks over gas row (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
- GdF says Russian gas supply to France down 70 pct
(AP)
- European countries' gas dependence varies
(AP)
- ‘Chronic’ shortage of Russian-speaking doctors in Glen Eira (Leader Community Newspapers)
- Russian gas supply set to resume (Financial Times)
- Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce
(Reuters)
- Gas crisis could speed Russian pipeline projects
(AP)
- Captain dies as Russian fishing boat sinks - official (Interfax)
- Gazprom Says Ukraine Blocking Russian Gas Transit (Update1) (Bloomberg)
- Russian gas moves an energy 'show of force': US NATO envoy
(AFP)
- Eastern Europe battles the cold as gas dispute bites
(AFP)
- Russian Warship Rescues Dutch Ship From Somali Pirates (Nasdaq)
- Italy Can Get Through the Winter Without Russian Gas (Update2) (Bloomberg)
- EU says gas supplies should restart
(AP)
- Bush backs EU bid to solve gas crisis: US official
(AFP)
- Russian turns Scot (BBC News)
- Russian convicted of killing Chechen woman is freed from prison (Los Angeles Times)
- Analysis: EU now has chance to curb gas corruption
(AP)
- Russia lets ruble fall further
(AP)
- Russia's neighbors feel pain of slowdown
(Reuters)
- Putin's oil painting to be sold for charity
(AP)
- Spokesman: Russian oligarch seeks UK newspaper (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Russian conductor Dudarova dies at 92 (The Charlotte Observer)
- Power, politics fuels Russia-Ukraine war
(AP)
- Russian ruble dips to decade low
(AP)
- Putin painting fetches $1.4 million Cdn at Russian charity auction (Times & Transcript)
- No deal yet to restore Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine (Calgary Sun)
- Gazprom sways as Russia plays hardball
(AP)
- Spokesman: Russian oligarch seeks UK newspaper
(AP)
- Mel Gibson films four videos of Russian artist in Mexico (New Kerala)
- Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev refuses to run for Russian Orthodox Church head (Itar-Tass)
- New tremor hits eastern Russia near Japan: USGS
(AFP)
- Russia hopes US will not seek NATO expansion
(AP)
- Russian ship loses timber off south coast (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
- Russian human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov who fought early release of colonel killed in Moscow (Daily Telegraph)
- Putin meets European gas chiefs
(AP)
- HRW calls for probe of Chechen exile's killing
(AP)
- Russian Gas Reaches Europe Again Via Ukraine (The Moscow Times)
- BBC News in Arabic, Spanish or Russian (BBC News)
- HRW wants investigation of Chechen exile's killing
(AP)
- Putin says likes Obama, but urges caution
(Reuters)
- Europe's supplies of Russian gas return to normal (The Star)
- Russian tycoon takes majority stake in London's Evening Standard newspaper (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
- Driving oneself crazy on a bad Russian road
(AP)
- EU wary about latest natural gas deal
(AP)
- Security cameras film Russian killings (CNN)
- Russian gas deliveries to Poland fully resumed-PGNiG (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
- Analysis: Ukraine may be bigger loser in gas war
(AP)
- Ukraine says Russia resumes gas flow to Europe
(Reuters)
- Greenback climbs against Russian ruble (Nasdaq)
- Russian Property Prices May Fall 40% This Year, Fitch Says (Bloomberg)
- Russia says old nuclear satellite poses no threat
(AP)
- London newspaper to be sold to Russian tycoon
(AP)
- Russian Orthodox Church prepares to elect a new patriarch (Itar-Tass)
- Ivanovic sent crashing by Russian teenager (CNN)
- Lebedev to 'spend millions' saving Evening Standard
(AFP)
- European countries vow to prevent repeat of gas crisis
(AFP)
- Russian church asks God to help choose new leader (The Star)
- Russian Gas Crisis Cost Croatia EUR270 Million - Employers (Nasdaq)
- Phone records said to help Politkovskaya suspects
(AP)
- US 'welcomes' end of Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
(AFP)
- Masked Gunman Kills Russian Human Rights Lawyer (NPR)
- Russian Orthodox Church choses between 'ex-KGB candidates' as Patriarch (Times Online)
- Ukraine may seek changes to Russian gas deal
(AP)
- Russia ready to cooperate with Obama on Afghanistan
(AFP)
- Russian Church meets to elect new leader (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- Russian soldier paraded in Georgia after alledgedly deserting (International Herald Tribune)
- Russia plans base in Georgia rebel region: report
(Reuters)
- NATO, Russia mend relations as Afghan war heats up
(AP)
- Russian sailor detained on child pornography charges (CBC New Brunswick)
- Nome airline flying to Russian mines (USA Today)
- Russia's new patriarch seen as modernizer
(Reuters)
- Russian Orthodox Church elects leader
(AP)
- Jailed CIA spy, son accused of accepting Russian payouts (The Oregonian)
- Feds: Imprisoned spy renewed Russian contact (MSNBC)
- Will the Pope Meet Russia's New Patriarch?
(Time.com)
- Russia drops Kaliningrad missile plans
(AFP)
- Russian Boxing Update! (Fightnews.com)
- Cleveland feels a little like Omsk these days, but you don't have to be Russian to love Europa (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Putin calls economic crisis a 'perfect storm'
(AFP)
- Russia official says backing off on missile threat
(AP)
- Russia plans warplanes in Georgia rebel region: report
(Reuters)
- Russian protesters storm Putin party office
(Reuters)
- Russian soldier says he fled to Georgia on his own (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Basketball: Russian Kirilenko undergoes ankle surgery (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- Russia's S7 cancels Boeing 787 order
(Reuters)
- Russia's Lavrov urges 'new era of co-operation'
(AFP)
- Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new leader (Honolulu Advertiser)
- New leader seated in Russian Orthodox Church (MSNBC)
- Russia and Cuba seal new partnership at Kremlin
(Reuters)
- Clinton, Gates to meet Russian counterparts: report
(Reuters)
- Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new leader (AP via Yahoo! News)
- 2 jailed in attack on Russian dancers (5 Eyewitness News St. Paul)
- Russian soldier says he fled to Georgia on his own
(AP)
- Missile shield could boost U.S.-Russia ties: Senator Levin
(Reuters)
- Russian losses knock profits at BP (Guardian Unlimited)
- Siemens Sees ""Possible Partner"" in Russian Nuclear Firm (Deutsche Welle)
- Russia arrests dozens at anti-Putin protests
(AFP)
- Russian newspaper mourns another murdered reporter
(AP)
- Russian killers 'ate girl's body parts' (WA Today)
- PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Cuts 14 Russian Banks On Sovereign Cut (Nasdaq)
- Fire kills 23 in Russian retirement home: official
(AFP)
- New Russian patriarch targets youth, unity
(Reuters)
- PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Rating Action On 4 Russian Securitisations (Nasdaq)
- Council of the European Union: declaration on Russian plans to build up its military presence in Abkhazia and South ... (Girodivite)
- Kyrgyzstan closing US base key to Afghan conflict
(AP)
- Russia offers allies aid as U.S. base ordered shut
(Reuters)
- Russian MiGs remain grounded for two months following crashes (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
- Vietnamese, Russian linguisticians work on joint project (Vietnam Net)
- Two die in Moscow contract killings: reports
(AFP)
- Russia to start Iran nuclear plant by year end
(Reuters)
- Danish jets repel Russian bomber breach (UPI)
- One-third Russian fighter jets old and unsafe: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- Politkovskaya suspect says he was asked to lie
(AP)
- EU Commission in Russia to mend frayed ties
(AFP)
- Report: Russian-donated MIG-29 to Lebanon ""unsafe"" (People's Daily)
- Biden pledges ""new tone"" in US foreign relations; meets Russian deputy PM (Channel NewsAsia)
- Russia faces 'systemic threat' from extremism: Medvedev
(AFP)
- One-third Russian fighter jets old and unsafe: report
(Reuters)
- Top ten Russian insurers boost premium collections 15% in 2008 (Interfax)
- Indian, Russian warships conduct anti-piracy drill (rediff.com)
- Russia and allies to create joint air defence: report
(Reuters)
- Russian MiGs stay grounded after crash
(AP)
- Russian pair 'killed girl and ate her' (Guardian Unlimited)
- Pilot error blamed for fatal Russian air crash (The Charlotte Observer)
- ABBA tribute band says it played for Putin
(AP)
- Russia: Won't install missiles if no U.S. shield
(Reuters)