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Ukraine seeks practical cooperation with Russia in games of balance
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich discussed a wide range of issues in a three-hour meeting here on Friday.
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US, China discuss Korea tensions
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged China to make clear to North Korea that its recent actions are unacceptable.
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Putin says EU energy laws are uncivilised 'robbery'
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday lashed out at European Union laws aimed at liberalising the continent's energy market, saying they hinder investment and amount to uncivilised 'robbery'.
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Russia and NATO: "Not a piece of furniture"
The results of the NATO summit were as predictable as a Soviet Communist Party congress, with the word "peace" replaced by "war". NATO's embrace of the US agenda of missile defence, nuclear arms, and its new role as global policeman surprised no one. No word about the United Nations or peacekeeping. In deference to Russia, the only mention of eastern expansion was continued "partnerships" with former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia. Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Japan were also offered special status. The new Strategic Doctrine, replacing the more modest Euro-centric 1999 model, really just reaffirmed US control of the foreign policy of what Zbigniew Brzezinski called its "vassal states."
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Kristovskis: Latvia and Belgium have much potential for economic cooperation
Relations between Latvia and Belgium are good, however, there is still much potential for closer economic ties between the two countries, new Foreign Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis said yesterday during a meeting with the Belgian Ambassador to Latvia Leopold Merckx, who arrived on an introductory visit.
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Russia Expresses Anger Over European Visa Proposal
Russia responded angrily on Thursday to a proposal that would deny European visas to a list of 60 officials who have been implicated in the death of Sergei L. Magnitsky, a lawyer who died in pretrial detention in Moscow last year.
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Turkey stresses commitment to normalising ties with Armenia
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Thursday that his country is firmly committed to pushing on with normalising ties with Armenia after nearly a century of bitterness over World War I-era massacres.
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U.S. Recruits Russia As Junior Partner To Maintain Global Dominance
This past weekend the world witnessed an event that until recently would have seemed inconceivable: A Russian head of state attended a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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