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EU suspends partnership talks with Russia pending Georgia pullout
01.09.2008 12:34
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"As long as the withdrawal of troops has not been respected, all meetings on the partnership accord are postponed," Jose Manuel Barroso told reporters after an emergency EU summit in Brussels.
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Ukraine Security Council chief expelled from opposition party
01.09.2008 12:34
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International law - an instrument of registering adopted decisions
01.09.2008 12:34
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In a recent interview with several Russian television channels, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev outlined the principles that he says will guide Russia's future foreign policy.
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Georgia demands Russian peacekeepers' withdrawal from Abkhazia
01.09.2008 12:34
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Georgia asked the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Monday to end Russia's peacekeeping mandate in Abkhazia, one of the two rebel regions that Moscow has recognized as independent, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Gazprom Neft looks to send crude to China via Kazakhstan
01.09.2008 12:34
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Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, plans to apply for permission to ship crude oil to China via Kazakhstan in the fourth quarter of this year and in 2009, the company CEO said on Monday.
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South Ossetians sue Georgia for genocide
01.09.2008 10:37
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South Ossetians have sent over 300 lawsuits to the International Criminal Court, seeking to bring Georgian authorities to justice for 'genocide' committed in the August 8-12 attack, a local presidential advisor said.
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Russia to send 200 peacekeepers to central Africa
01.09.2008 10:37
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on sending a Russian military contingent to Chad and the neighboring Central African Republic in support of a UN mission in the region, the Kremlin said on Monday.
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Thousands protest police killing of S.Russia opposition activist
01.09.2008 10:37
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U.S. warship met by anti-NATO protests in Ukraine's Sevastopol
01.09.2008 08:31
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The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, which arrived on Monday morning at the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol where Russia has a naval base, has refused to go ashore amid anti-NATO protests, customs officers said.
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