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Russia and America - latest news
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- Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:45:07 GMT |
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US holds off on civilian nuclear pact with Russia
Now is not the right time for the U.S. to move forward on a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
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Source: AP
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Kremlin reluctant to tackle Russia's smoking problem
The government appears to have allowed cigarette sales and smoking to flourish in part because it is wary of engaging in the kind of anti-vice campaigns that have historically produced a sharp backlash in Russia.
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Source: International Herald Tribune
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Cheney warns Russia to reverse course
Vice President Dick Cheney has denounced Russia's war against Georgia as evidence of a pattern of "troublesome and unhelpful actions" that threatened peace from Central Asia to the Middle East to Europe.
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Source: International Herald Tribune
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U.S. risks Russia row with Ukraine NATO backing
The United States has backed Ukraine's bid for NATO membership a day after similarly supporting Georgia, in a move which may further stoke tensions with Russia.
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Source: CNN.com
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Coming to grips with Russia's new nerve
There's all the difference in the world between an enfeebled and defensive empire, and a nation emboldened by vast wealth and brimming with resentment at past humiliations. This Russia does not look so very containable.
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Source: International Herald Tribune
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Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia
Vice President Dick Cheney harshly criticized Russia's military incursion into Georgia on Saturday, calling the action "an affront to civilized standards."
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Source: CNN.com
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Cheney Scolds Russia Over War in Georgia
CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept. 6 -- Vice President Cheney on Saturday called Russia's actions in the conflict with Georgia an "affront to civilized standards" and urged Western nations to stand united against any effort by Russia to use its dominance as an energy supplier to intimidate its neighbors.
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Source: Washington Post
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US-Russia tensions deepen over Georgia
Tensions between Russia and the United States over Georgia intensified Saturday with Vice President Dick Cheney casting Moscow as a brutal regime that aims to recapture its Soviet-era dominance.
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Source: AFP
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Russia accuses West of provocation in Georgia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of provoking Moscow by using warships to deliver relief aid to its ally Georgia, with which Russia fought a brief war last month.
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Source: Reuters
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Russia fails to win backing on Georgia regions: Miliband
Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday said Russia had failed to win backing for its recognition of Georgia's breakaway regions and warned that Moscow was isolating itself on the world stage.
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Source: AFP
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