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Created: 17.05.2006 16:13 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 16:16 MSK

Gazrprom’s Eye Fixed on Israel

Israel and Russia have started negotiations on contracts for the supply of natural gas and the construction of a pipeline to carry it. Who will profit from the billion-dollar deal? Gidi Weitz and Amir Ben-David at Yediot Ahronot, the Seven Days weekend magazine, search for a key to the puzzle.
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Created: 12.05.2006 14:36 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:31 MSK

Putin’s Address Heralds Return to Soviet Times — Illarionov Former presidential aide Andrei Illarionov comments on Putin’s key-note speech delivered by the president on May 10 to Russia’s Federal Assembly. Putin’s address shows that Russia has chosen a course towards militarization and sends out a clear signal to restore Soviet-era values and prepare for confrontation with the West. FULL STORY...

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Created: 23.03.2006 11:59 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:19 MSK

Despite Partnership, Russia Still Spying on U.S. Even as the U.S. and Russia are cooperating to resolve international crises and track militant Islamic groups, Moscow is working at least as hard at stealing U.S. military and industrial secrets as during the Soviet era, current and former intelligence officials say. FULL STORY...

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Created: 14.03.2006 16:27 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 16:34 MSK

Chechen Rebels Radicalize Radicals and Islamists now dominate the ranks of Chechen rebel fighters. FULL STORY...

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Created: 10.03.2006 15:26 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:26 MSK

Russia’s Trust in Putin to Be Tested Local elections across Russia on Sunday will be the biggest test of public opinion since President Vladimir Putin was re-elected two years ago, but his opponents say they will also be a new low point for democracy. FULL STORY...

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Created: 27.02.2006 17:03 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 17:03 MSK

Chechen Women Left Alone in War’s Path In Grozny, once renowned as the most beautiful city in the Russian Caucasus, stylishly dressed and impeccably made-up young women make their way along rubble-strewn streets amid apartment blocks gutted by more than a decade of conflict between Russian forces and separatist rebels. FULL STORY...

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Created: 14.02.2006 13:36 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 21:52 MSK

Russian Skinheads Intimidate Foreigners New arrivals in Russia receive advice not to walk around on their own and to avoid places where skinheads hunt foreigners. A series of random racist murders, like that of 28-year-old Cameroonian late last year and other foreign students in Moscow and elsewhere, have forced the issue into the headlines. FULL STORY...

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Created: 27.01.2006 18:04 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 18:04 MSK

NATO Insists on Poking Russian Bear Over the past several months, NATO has steadily crept into Russia’s backyard, romancing the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia with the prospect of membership in the alliance. It seems that poking the Russian bear is back in vogue. FULL STORY...

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Created: 23.01.2006 19:41 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 19:41 MSK

Georgian Gas Crisis May Hint at Moscow’s New Energy Strategy Georgia’s contentious relations with Russia hit a new low in the wake of the Jan. 22 attacks on a pipeline supplying gas to Georgia. Without supplying evidence to support their claims, President Mikhail Saakashvili and other Georgian officials accused Russia of engineering the explosions as a means of triggering a political crisis in Georgia. FULL STORY...

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Created: 06.01.2006 14:06 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:06 MSK

Russia and West Had Good Year Those who think stronger Russia-West partnership is crucial for international stability should be pleased with the results of the outgoing year. Though it began with mutual criticism, misunderstanding and tensions, it is ending quite well. FULL STORY...

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World Religious Leaders Meet in Russian Capital Ahead of G8 Summit

A meeting of international religious leaders convened Monday in Moscow with the intention of crafting a statement to be sent to the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations. The participants are expected to discuss everything from terrorism to poverty.

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Russia’s Titanium Giant VSMPO-Avisma Receives $75M Back Tax Claim — Paper

The world’s largest titanium producer, Russia’s VSMPO-Avisma, has received back tax claims for 2005 for a sum of 2 billion rubles ($75 million). This information was reported by Russian daily Kommersant, which quoted company sources, on Tuesday, July 4.

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Moscow Hit by Wine Crisis

Wine shelves went empty in grocery stores and supermarkets across the Russian capital in June, as suppliers and retailers followed the government’s order to remove all imported wines and spirits with old excise labels from sale by July 1.

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Genealogy of Fifth Generation Fighters

The more talk there is about fifth-generation fighters, the more often the question arises: what exactly is a fifth-generation fighter? A special report from Lenta.ru traces back to the roots of this highly sought after aircraft.

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Ukraine’s Football Achievements Mean a Brighter Future for Children — Shevchenko

Ukraine’s Andriy Shevchenko is one of more than 100 football greats serving as a FIFA charity ambassador. In an interview to SOS-Kinderhof International, Shevchenko explains his decision to take part in the Children’s Villages project, speaking about the situation in his homeland of Ukraine and the chances that Ukraine and Germany have at the World Cup.

Cars Dive into Moscow Canal

One after another, a blue BMW and a red convertible broke through an embankment and plunged into the waters of the Moscow Canal in the center of the city. What happened was not actually a tragedy, not a real one, at least.