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Russia to Pursue Solo WTO Bid
Russia will revive its bid to join the World Trade Organization on its own rather than as part of a regional group, removing a major obstacle to membership for the largest country outside the bloc.
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Uzbek ruler spooked by Kyrgyz unrest, warms to Moscow
Uzbek President Islam Karimov set aside disputes with Russia that have strained relations during his visit at the Kremlin, stressing the two countries’ shared concern about instability in Kyrgyzstan.
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Russia publishes Katyn archives
Russia publishes once-secret files about the 1940 Katyn massacre of Poles, amid a warming in Polish-Russian relations.
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Putin Proposes Russia, Ukraine Nuclear Energy Merger
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed creating a nuclear power holding company with Ukraine as the two former Soviet republics rebuild ties.
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China and Pakistan Renew Atomic Friendship
Pakistan may not have been able to secure a nuclear deal from Washington, but it seems to have sewn up an agreement for building additional reactors with longtime ally China.
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Kyrgyz Ex-Interior Minister Extradited by Russia
Almazbek Atambayev, deputy head of the interim Kyrgyz government, thanked Russia on Monday for detaining and extraditing the country's former interior minister, Moldomusa Kongantiyev.
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Russia and Norway strike deal over oil-rich Barents Sea region
Moscow and Oslo have struck a deal that equally divides the long-contested Barents Sea between them. The agreement ends decades of negotiation over the inhospitable area believed to be rich in oil and gas deposits.
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Italy, Russia sign nuclear agreement
Italy and Russia signed on Monday an important agreement of cooperation in the nuclear sector aimed at exchanging technological know-how and building new power plants.
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