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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Putin says United States will never 'subdue' Russia
The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
"They do not want to humiliate us, they want to subdue us, solve their problems at our expense," Putin said at the end of a four-hour meeting with his core support...
Read moreSunday, 16 November 2014
David Cameron warns of "further sanctions" on Russia
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron says Russian President Vladimir Putin "can see he is at a crossroads" over Ukraine.
"If he continues to destabilise Ukraine, there will be further sanctions, further measures and there will be a completely different relationship between European countries...
Read moreSaturday, 1 November 2014
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leader in war-torn eastern Ukraine
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Pro-Russian separatists will vote to set up a breakaway regional leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday aiming to take their war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West as the big guns still boom across the territory.
The United States and European Union...
Read moreThursday, 30 October 2014
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
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Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
"There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay...
Read moreTuesday, 21 October 2014
CEO of French oil giant Total killed at Moscow airport
Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who dedicated his career to the multinational oil company, was killed at a Moscow airport when his private jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators said Tuesday.
Three French crew members also...
Read moreSunday, 19 October 2014
Serena slams 'sexist' slur by Russian federation chief
The WTA took swift action and fined Tarpishchev $25,000 and disqualified him from working in an organizational capacity for a year on Saturday after he made the comments on Russian State Television on Friday.
Tarpishchev, who is also an International Olympic Committee member, made...
Read moreSaturday, 18 October 2014
'Putin tiger' may spend winter in China
A tiger that allegedly roamed into China after being set free by Russian President Vladimir Putin may spend the winter in China, according to the latest investigation.
The big cat "Kuzya," tagged with a tracking device, is moving southward, further away from Russia, said Eugene...
Read moreFriday, 17 October 2014
Russia and Ukraine reach tentative gas deal in tough Milan talksLEA
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(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine made progress on Friday towards resolving a dispute over gas supplies in time for winter, but European leaders said Moscow still had to do much more to prop up a fragile ceasefire and end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The mooted deal could re-open...
Read moreThursday, 16 October 2014
Capello invited to meeting at Russian State Duma
(Reuters) - Russia coach Fabio Capello has been invited to attend a parliament hearing at the Russian State Duma, the country’s main legislative body, on Oct. 27.
"I invited Capello to speak with him about how the Russian national team is preparing for the 2018 World Cup," Igor...
Read moreWednesday, 15 October 2014
Putin to focus on Ukraine during trip to Milan
(AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Italy, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
Attending this week's Europe-Asia summit in Milan offers Putin the first chance to discuss the Ukrainian crisis...
Read moreSunday, 12 October 2014
Putin orders Russian troop withdrawal from Ukrainian border
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said, in a sign of some tension easing before a key meeting next week.
The troop pullout...
Read moreWednesday, 8 October 2014
One killed, three wounded in shelling in east Ukraine
(Reuters) - At least one person was killed and three wounded when an artillery shell hit a shopping center in Donetsk, a city in east Ukraine controled by pro-Russian separatists where fighting goes on despite a ceasefire.
A Reuters cameraman in Donetsk saw at least one body...
Read moreSunday, 5 October 2014
Sharapova beats Kvitova to win China Open
(Reuters) - Russian Maria Sharapova overcame Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the final of the China Open to claim the title and move up to number two in the world rankings on Sunday.
Wimbledon Open champion Kvitova broke her opponent in the very first game but Sharapova showed...
Read moreSaturday, 4 October 2014
Ukraine says its forces killed 12 rebels at Donetsk airport
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(Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday.
The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has become increasingly...
Read moreThursday, 2 October 2014
Ukraine wary of fragile peace as patriotism surges
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(AP) — Since Ukraine's conflict with Russia erupted, Oleksandr Federenko has gone from village kid to army cadet, trading computer games for knife-throwing classes and morning marches. He is only 13.
Federenko's shy laugh and wisp of upper lip hair seem at odds with his bulky...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
Russian news agency goes back to Soviet name: Tass
(AP) — The Russian news agency known since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union as ITAR-Tass has reverted to its old, historical name: Tass.
Some see it as another sign of Russian nostalgia for the Soviet era, which has been heightened by the conflict between Russia and the West...
Read moreMonday, 29 September 2014
Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin
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(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine towards its dream of a place in Europe - but Russia's Vladimir Putin still holds cards that could thwart him.
And, a month away...
Read moreSunday, 28 September 2014
Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer' tops box office
(Reuters) - "The Equalizer", a thriller starring Denzel Washington as a man who helps rescue a teenage girl under the control of Russian gangsters, debuted in the top spot on U.S. and Canadian movie charts over the weekend with $35 million in ticket sales.
Young adult drama "The...
Read moreSaturday, 27 September 2014
Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
(Reuters) - Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone "what is good and evil."
The speech by Russian Foreign...
Read moreFriday, 26 September 2014
Russia, Ukraine In Talks On Gas As Winter Looms
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(AP) — Russia and Ukraine are holding talks to solve their long-running gas dispute as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukraine and beyond.
Friday's meeting in Berlin between the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers, brokered by EU energy...
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