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Talks on Russia-EU cooperation pact to resume

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Brussels, Dec 2 (RIA Novosti) Talks on a new partnership agreement between Russia and the European Union (EU) will resume Tuesday in the Belgian capital.The new agreement is set to replace the ...

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Georgia launches probe into alleged firing by Russian forces

November 25th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Nov 25 (RIA Novosti) Georgia Tuesday said it has launched a criminal investigation into the Sunday's alleged firing by Russian troops at the motorcade of the Polish and Georgian presidents. ...

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EU, Russia to resume talks on partnership pact soon: Barroso

November 14th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Nice (France), Nov 14 (RIA Novosti) The European Union (EU) and Russia have agreed to restart talks on a new partnership and cooperation agreement, the head of the EU's executive wing said ...

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Berlusconi urges Obama to end standoff with Russia

Berlusconi urges Obama to end standoff with Russia

November 12th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Rome, Nov 12 (RIA Novosti) Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has urged US president-elect Barack Obama to focus on ending the standoff with Russia and improving ties, Italian media reported. Silvio Berlusconi, ...

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Russian Muslims hope Obama will improve ties with Russia

Russian Muslims hope Obama will improve ties with Russia

November 9th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Nov 9 (RIA Novosti) Russian Muslims hope that US president-elect Barack Obama will be able to improve relations between Washington and Moscow, a deputy head of the Council of Muftis of ...

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Russia-EU cooperation pact talks likely in November

October 28th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 28 (RIA Novosti) The European Union (EU) could resume in November talks with Russia on a new cooperation pact, put on hold last month over Russia's military operation in ...

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Two dead in explosion near Abkhazia

October 26th, 2008 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS -
Tblisi/Moscow, Oct 26 (DPA) A high-ranking local politician was killed Saturday in an explosion in Georgia along with another resident of a community just outside the breakaway region of Abkazia, local media ...

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Russia’s troop pull-out from Georgia not enough: EU

October 16th, 2008 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Brussels, Oct 16 (DPA) European Union leaders agreed Thursday to harden their common stance towards Russia by saying its partial troop withdrawal from Georgia was not a sufficient reason to reopen talks ...

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Russia, Georgia trade barbs, but talks to resume (Lead)

October 16th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Oct 15 (DPA) Russia and Georgia are to resume talks Nov 18 following the suspension in Geneva Wednesday of their first direct parleys since they went to war in August, European ...

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Russia, Georgia begin first direct talks since August

October 15th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Oct 15 (DPA) Russia and Georgia began the first direct talks since their five-day war in August at a United Nations meeting in Geneva Wednesday to discuss the situation in Georgia.The ...

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EU leaders gather to discuss market, Russia ties

October 15th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Brussels, Oct 15 (RIA Novosti) European Union (EU) leaders gathered here Wednesday for a two-day summit that will focus on the global financial crisis and the bloc's relations with Russia. The 27 ...

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More than 35 terror attacks prevented: Russia

October 14th, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 14 (RIA Novosti) More than 35 terror attacks, including some potentially major ones, in Russia have been prevented and more than 350 militants detained till date this year, the National ...

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UN chief to attend talks on Georgia in Geneva

October 11th, 2008 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Oct 11 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will take part in talks next week in Geneva to try to settle the Russia-Georgia conflict and determine the future role of ...

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Russian troops begin dismantling posts in Georgia

October 5th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 5 (Xinhua) Russian troops started dismantling posts in the buffer zone around South Ossetia and Abkhazia to meet the Friday deadline for withdrawal from Georgia's territory, Itar-Tass news agency reported ...

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Russia removes first checkpoint in Georgia, withdrawal welcomed

October 5th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Tbilisi (Georgia)/Moscow, Oct 5 (DPA) Members of the European Union (EU) observer mission in Georgia reported Sunday that a Russian checkpoint north-west of the Georgian city of Gori was removed five days ...

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South Ossetia explosion kills seven (Lead)

October 3rd, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 3 (DPA) At least seven people were killed and three injured Friday when a bomb planted in a car went off near a Russian army installation in Tskhinvali, the capital ...

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Car bomb attack kills six in South Ossetia

October 3rd, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 3 (Xinhua) At least six people were killed and four injured when a car bomb exploded Friday near the Russian peacekeepers' headquarters in South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali, Russian media ...

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Russian peacekeepers prepare for pullout from Georgia

October 3rd, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Oct 3 (RIA Novosti) Russian peacekeepers are preparing to withdraw from Georgian buffer zones bordering the breakaway province of South Ossetia in line with international agreements, a senior military official said ...

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EU observers start Georgia mission

October 1st, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Tbilisi, Oct 1 (DPA) European Union (EU) observers started their mission Wednesday to monitor the Russo-Georgian ceasefire agreement one and half months after conflict flared between the two countries over Georgia's breakaway ...

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Bush accuses Russia of violating UN Charter over Georgia

September 24th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 24 (RIA Novosti) US President George W. Bush has accused Russia of violating the UN Charter in its recent conflict with Georgia and said Washington would continue to support Tbilisi. ...

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Russia dismisses reports Georgia downed its spy plane

September 23rd, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 23 (RIA Novosti) The Russian military Tuesday dismissed reports that one of its pilotless planes was shot down by Georgia. Georgian authorities said earlier Tuesday that its military had shot ...

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Russia to push new European security deal at UN

September 23rd, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Sep 23 (RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will promote the idea of a new European security treaty this week when he attends the UN General Assembly. The General ...

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IMF approves $750 mn loan for Georgia

September 16th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 16 (DPA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $750 million emergency loan for Georgia to help in stabilising the Caucasus republic's economy following last month's conflict with Russia.The ...

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West, Russia on new confrontation course

September 16th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept.16 (ANI): NATO has reportedly served notice on the Kremlin that it would offer every support to Georgia''s ambitions to join the Western Alliance despite the continued presence of Russian ...

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Georgia lost up to 3,000 men in Caucasus: Russian official

September 15th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 15 (RIA Novosti) Georgia lost up to 3,000 soldiers and police personnel during military action to take control of its breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Russian intelligence source said ...

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Russian minister subjected British counterpart to f-word tirade?

September 13th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov subjected his British counterpart David Miliband to a tirade filled with four-letter words at the height of the Russia-Georgia crisis, according to a ...

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Russia says Georgia attack was its 9/11

September 13th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept.13 (ANI): Russia has described Georgias attack on South Ossetia and Abkhazia in August as its 9/11, and claimed that Russia would have attacked Georgia even if it was a ...

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Palin doesn’t rule out war with Russia over Georgia

Palin doesn’t rule out war with Russia over Georgia

September 12th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has said Georgia should be admitted to NATO, and that the US could go to war with Russia if it again attacks ...

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Putin believes Bush no longer runs America!

September 12th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Moscow, Sept.12 (ANI): U.S. President George W Bush, according to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, no longer runs America. In a tongue in cheek reference to Bush in the wake of the ...

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Moscow denies South Ossetia joining Russia (Lead)

September 11th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 11 (DPA) Russia Thursday denied reports that the break-away Georgian province of South Ossetia was considering joining the Russian federation.Clarifying Moscow's view on the new controversy over the future status ...

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