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Belarusians vote in local elections seen as test for isolated regime

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Belarusians voted in local elections seen as a test for the ex-Soviet nation’s isolated regime after a bitter oil dispute with …
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Russia-Belarus oil dispute negotiations resume

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian and Belarusian officials held more tense negotiations Friday in an effort to end the trade dispute that triggered a three-day …
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Russian, Belarusian premiers meet after Russia resumes pumping oil to Europe via Belarus

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s prime minister met for talks with his Belarusian counterpart Thursday, hours after Russia resumed pumping oil to Europe via …
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Oil row between Belarus and Russia looks set to drag on

MOSCOW (AP) – Belarus complained bitterly Tuesday that Russia was digging in its heels over a trade row that has disrupted Russian oil supplies to …
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Belarus, Russia seek to resolve oil dispute amid alarm in Europe at cutoff

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia and Belarus sought Tuesday to resolve a damaging trade row that has led Moscow to halt oil supplies to several EU nations via …
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Truck drivers block Georgia-Russia border to protest agricultural export ban

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) – Several dozen trucks loaded with tangerines blocked the border between Georgia and Russia for a fifth day in protest of a …
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Merkel, Barroso say ‘not acceptable’ to halt energy deliveries without consultations

BERLIN (AP) – EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that it was “not acceptable” for energy …
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EU calls for a rapid resolution of Russia-Belarus gas conflict

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – The European Union on Dec. 28 called on Belarus and Russia to quickly resolve their dispute over gas deliveries and guarantee …
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Russia’s Gazprom sets time for Belarus gas cutoff, informs European clients

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom will halt supplies to Belarus on Jan. 1 if no new contract is signed to end a price dispute, warning …
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Russia stands firm in gas dispute with Belarus despite threat of disruption to Europe

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Russia refused to back down on Wednesday in a gas price dispute with Belarus after Minsk threatened to siphon off Russian …
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Germany shows understanding for Gazprom in price dispute, but urges gradual change

BERLIN (AP) – A German official expressed understanding Wednesday for Russian gas firm Gazprom’s aim of raising prices to “world market levels,” but …
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Russian prosecutors question Khodorkovsky in new criminal probe, his lawyer says

MOSCOW (AP) – Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was questioned Wednesday as a suspect in a new criminal inquiry, his lawyer said. Yuri …
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Turkmen media run bios of presidential candidates’ bios

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Official media on Wednesdaycarried the biographies of six presidential candidates whowill run in elections to succeed …
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Belarusians gird for cold winter as Russia threatens gas shut-off

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Residents of Belarus’ capital have stocked up on warm clothes and electric heaters as fears rose that Russia is about to cut off …
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Azerbaijan threatens to shut down Russian and some Turkish TV broadcasts

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) – Azerbaijan could pull Russian state television stations off the air if Azerbaijani TV stations are not allowed to broadcast in …
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Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan to hold more talks on sharing of Caspian gas

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Energy ministers from Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan will hold more talks in Istanbul to discuss the sharing of gas from the …
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Turkmenistan’s interim leader to stand for presidency on Feb. 11

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan’s top legislative body on Tuesday gave the country’s interim leader approval to run for president to …
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British Council ends English classes in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) – The British Council has stopped offering English-language lessons in Russia after the country’s foreign ministry required that it obtain …
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