By Lisa McAdams Moscow 23 April 2007 Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he arrives at Helsinki airport (File photo - 20 Mar 1997) Russia's first freely elected president, Boris Yeltsin, has died of heart failure at the age of 76. VOA's Lisa Mca

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 June 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedyns

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 March 2007 watch Mining Disaster report Many people in the Russian region of Kemerovo are in mourning. On Monday (March 19th), a massive methane explosion tore apart the Ulyanovskaya mine in Siberia, killing at least 108 pe

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union is considering sanctions against Russia following its recognition of independence for the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. France has called an EU meeting Monday in

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Russia is claiming the right to increase the number of troops it has in and around South Ossetia, where it is also establishing additional checkpoints in response to what it says is a continued Georgian threat. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky has t

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Russian historians widely recognize June 27, 1709 as the date their country became a great power. Russia that day defeated an invading Swedish army at Poltava in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces allied with Sweden were also vanquished. The Battle of

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 25 September 2009 Russians look at the newest cars at the Moscow auto show The Russian government is planning to introduce its own cash for clunkers package, following the success of rebate programs in the U.S. and parts of w

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Russia is proposing a summit of all countries involved in the current gas dispute between Moscow and Kyiv. The proposal comes a week after Moscow halted deliveries of Russian gas through a Ukrainian pipeline that supplies much of Europe. Russian PM

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it is a matter of honor for law enforcement agencies to dredge the militants out of sewer and to bring them into God's daylight. Peter Fedynsky | Moscow 31 March 2010 Cars damaged in an explosion are seen in

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Police detain a woman - one of the protesters who gathered for an unsanctioned rally, known as the Day of Anger - in front of the Moscow mayor office, 12 Aug 2010 Russia's two-month heat wave took a political turn as protesters tried to gather in fro

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A Russian Emergencies Ministry soldier floods a peat bog to prevent an outbreak of fire near the town of Shatura, some 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, 13 Aug 2010 Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fu

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Russia is postponing scheduled consultations with the government of Ukraine pending review of Monday's agreement between Kyiv and the European Union to improve the Ukrainian gas pipeline system. Earlier, Moscow also threatened to reassess its relati

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Russian news agencies report that the suicide bomber at Moscow's airport was from Ingushetia, one of Russia's three so-called Green Republics, where Islamic extremists seek to impose Sharia law. Citing security officials, Russian news agencies report

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Meeting in Minsk May Hinge on Putin MOSCOW The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine are expected to meet face-to-face Tuesday in Minsk, along with European leaders, for talks on the situation in Ukraine. The much-welcomed dialogue could help bring an end

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Russia Prepares Law to Ban Gay Propaganda MOSCOW When a gay group held a film festival in Moscow in April, there were the usual anti-gay protesters. But this time, there was an unexpected visitor: a policeman armed with a Kalashnikov, checking IDs. L

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Russia, officials say they're pleased that Rex Tillerson has finally been sworn in as U.S. secretary of state. When Tillerson was an ExxonMobil executive, Vladimir Putin awarded him Russia's Order of Friendship. Now Russians e

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The Russian Healthcare Week is sponsored by the country's government to showcase Russian and international medical development. Eight major industry forums are taking place concurrently as part of the weeklong event. This year, a Chinese pavilion has

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Russia Concerned Over Georgia's Presidential Election 俄罗斯关切格鲁吉亚总统大选 TBILISI Before Russia fought a shooting war with Georgia, it fought a trade war with its small neighbor. First, Russia lifted a 7-year-old ban on Georgian w

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 September 2007 Russia's ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party has confirmed Andrei Lugovoi, a man wanted for murder in Britain, to be one its candidates for upcoming elections to the Russian Parliament. Lugovoi is a

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According to three former senior U.S. government officials, one of the central foreign policy questions facing the incoming Obama administration will be how to deal with a resurgent Russia. 即将上任的奥巴马政府面临的一个主要外交政策

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