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Russia Sees No Chance Of NATO Membership For Ukraine And Georgia
Russia's Ambassador to NATO says chances of Ukraine and Georgia getting NATO membership in the near future are grim.
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EGF Foreign Policy Briefing: Russian Relations with the Syrian Arab Republic
 (58 Kb) Although Russia is now concentrating on its near abroad (the states and territories of the former Soviet Union), not global domination, for both geo-political and strategic reasons, the Arab and Muslim countries of the Middle East are of substantial and even growing interest to Moscow. Its bilateral relations with Syria are of particular importance for both parties and are not without impact on the whole region.
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Putin and Kadyrov Among ‘Predators of Press Freedom’
In honor of World Press Day on Monday, the Paris-based press watchdog Reporters Without Borders released its annual list of “Predators of Press Freedom.”
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Putin hails Russia-Ukraine relation breakthrough
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine achieved "a breakthrough", said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday.
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Wind energy rescues fading German shipyard
The illustrious history of Germany's century-old Nordseewerke shipyard was heading toward a final unhappy chapter when the global economic crisis throttled demand, dooming one of the region's biggest employers.
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Asia and Pacific to get 3,000 MW solar power by 2012
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced an Asian solar energy initiative (ASEI) to generate some 3,000 megawatts of solar power over the next three years.
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Iran rules out swapping nuclear fuel in Turkey
Iran will never accept swapping its low-enriched uranium (LEU) with nuclear fuel abroad, a senior adviser to the country’s top authority said on Friday, making clear Tehran’s continued defiance in a row with global powers.
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Putin Proposes Merging Russian, Ukrainian State Gas Firms
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed merging Gazprom, the world's largest gas firm, with Ukraine's state gas company, Naftogaz.
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