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Obama, Putin say Syria violence must endUS President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday that the violence in Syria has to end but they offered no new solutions and showed no signs of healing a rift over whether to impose tougher sanctions on Damascus. More… |
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Medvedev orders Russia poll inquiryPresident Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation on Sunday into allegations of fraud in Russia's parliamentary election, one day after tens of thousands of protesters demanded it be annulled and rerun. More… |
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Russia sees over $10bn in deals with IndiaRussia plans to sign over $10 billion worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week, Putin's deputy, Sergei Sobyanin, told Reuters in an interview. The deals will range from contracts for the j More… |
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Russia to spend $46.5bn on arms in 2009Russian spending on arms will rise to a record $46.5 billion next year, a senior government official said on Friday, as the Kremlin moves to beef up the armed forces after a conflict in Georgia. Russian national defence orders will rise to More… |
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Russia to spend $46.5bn on arms in 2009Russian spending on arms will rise to a record $46.5 billion next year, a senior government official said on Friday, as the Kremlin moves to beef up the armed forces after a conflict in Georgia. Russian national defence orders will rise to More… |
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Putin to go ahead with Iran visitPresident Vladimir Putin will go ahead with a planned visit to Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry said, despite a Russian news agency report that a plot was being prepared to assassinate him there. "Mr Putin will ... be arriving this evening, More… |
