Eastern Europe

Romanovs demand probe of last Tsar’s murder

The Investigative Committee said it had formally closed a criminal investigation into the killing of Nicholas II because too much time had elapsed …
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The Washington Post: Russia: No agreement on Iran sanctions

The Russian official, Sergei Ryabkov said the six powers want to meet again with the Iranians to discuss their October proposal that Tehran exchange …
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Agence France-Presse: Medvedev photo outdoes Putin’s painting

The black-and-white photo of the Tobolsk Kremlin, or fortress, in western Siberia taken by Medvedev from a helicopter sold at auction for 51 million …
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The Business Insider: Here’s why the Russia-Belarus conflict is a real threat to Western oil supplies

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Xinhua: Russian president orders strict adherence to budget

"In other words, we need to guarantee timely financing in accordance with the plan for all budget items," said the president at a Friday meeting on …
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Agence France-Presse: ‘Significant’ progress in US-Russia nuclear talks

"We have taken a fairly serious step forward, and to a significant degree we have brought our positions closer," Medvedev said, quoted by the …
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Medvedev: progress made on START treaty

"The talks will continue, they are not easy, but in general we have agreed with Americans on many positions," RIA quoted Medvedev as saying at a …
Reuters

Major operations under Nord Stream could begin in April

"Current preparations under the Nord Stream project involve orders for pipeline products and a compressor station," Zubkov told journalists in …
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Washington Post: Don’t throw flames on Russia-Belarus oil talks

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Russia rules could hurt U.S. beef exports

"We have been told that the U.S. beef industry has been informed that only U.S. product which has been inspected according to Russian standards will …
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Russian policeman held in snow plough driver death

The driver of the snow plough bled to death after being shot in the knee with a rubber bullet during an argument over the crash in Moscow last month, …
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Porn video shown on Moscow highway billboard

Late-night traffic on one of the Russian capital’s busiest roads slowed Thursday as a couple’s explicit escapades appeared across the 9-by-6-meter …
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Russia-Belarus row affects oil flows again

Traders said Russia’s pipeline monopoly Transneft had told oil firms to re-route one third of flows scheduled for Belarussian refineries to the Polish …
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Russia backing for delayed Court reform welcomed

The lower house of parliament, the Duma, voted 392 to 56 to ratify changes that the court hopes will streamline and speed up the way it processes …
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Russian lawmakers sneer at Yuschenko proposal to set up tribunal on Soviet regime

Since I am convinced that it was the Americans who brought Yuschenko to power in order to ruin Russian-Ukrainian relations as much as possible, I see …
Interfax-Ukraine

UPDATED: Russian parliament backs reform of human rights court

Lawmakers voted 392 in favour and 56 against. The Kremlin has been involved in a protracted spat with the Strasbourg-based court for refusing to …
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Moscow policeman charged with killing

The Moscow Investigative Committee said Thursday in a statement that 39-year-old Anatoly Maurin was detained Jan. 13. It said Maurin shot 60-year-old …
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Pravda: Europe wants to put pressure on Russia, does not know how

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