Russia 100526 Basic Political Developments

Russia 100526

Basic Political Developments

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  Chosun Ilbo: Moscow 'Ready to Cooperate' Over Cheonan Sinking - Russia is ready to "closely cooperate" with South Korea over the sinking of the Navy corvette Cheonan in March, President Dmitry Medvedev said in a telephone conversation with his Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday.
  
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  RIA: Russian military says troops not on high alert in response to Korean crisis
  
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  RIA: UPDATE: Russia sends its mightiest warships for drills in Far East
  
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  RIA: Flagship of Black Sea fleet arrives in Far East for drills
  
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  Ynet: Iran: Russian support for sanctions 'not acceptable' - "We shouldn't see, at sensitive times, our neighbor (Russia) supporting those who have been against us, have shown animosity to us for 30 years. This is not acceptable for the Iranian nation. I hope they will pay attention and take corrective action," Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech in the south-eastern city of Kerman.
  
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  AFP: Iran urges US, Russia to back nuclear fuel deal - Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the United States and Russia on Wednesday to back a nuclear fuel deal, warning it would be the last "opportunity" to resolve the atomic standoff.
  Russian technical experts visit Tehran research reactor - "A delegation from Russian technical experts arrived in Tehran to visit Tehran's research reactor and hold talks on medical and industrial radioisotopes," he said.
  
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  Itar-Tass: Patriot missiles deployment in Poland cannot favour security – FM
  
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  RIA: U.S. Patriot missiles in Poland do not strengthen regional security – Russia
  
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  Reuters: Russia says U.S. missiles in Poland "don't help trust"
  
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  Russia Today: US, Russia reach deal for Iran sanctions - According to Bhalla, the ability for Russia to sell the S-300 to Iran is a huge bargaining chip. This allows Russia to maintain a strategic advantage in the region and balance US influence in Central Asia.
  
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  Itar-Tass: US House of Reps trying to block RF-US peaceful atom agt - The House of Representatives of the US Congress has prepared a resolution that is to block the Russian-American intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the sphere of peaceful uses of atomic power. Its co-authors are Democrat Edward Markey (Massachusetts) and Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Nebraska), Markey’ s press secretary Daniel Reilly told Itar-Tass.
  
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  VOR: Medvedev congratulates Israeli veterans on 65th anniversary of victory
  
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  EUobserver: EU to raise human rights with Russia amid visa-free hype - The European Commission on Wednesday (26 May) is set to raise concerns about human rights violations by Russian police less than a week ahead of an EU-Russia summit where Moscow is pressing for visa-free travel to Europe.
  
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  Express India: Russia reports surge in illegal migration from Asia - The Russian Federal Security Service's Border Service has reported a sharp increase in illegal migration from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
  
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  Reuters: Russia to resume WTO negotiations in June – official: "On June 17 we will resume the WTO accession talks which had been suspended," Maxim Medvedkov said after informal consultations with members of the working group on Russia's accession in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday.
  
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  RIA: Georgia ready to develop ties with "modernized" Russia - Georgia is ready to develop relations with "modernized" Russia, the country's president Mikheil Saakashvili said during an interview with the country's media.
  
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  Trend.az: Azerbaijani Defense Minister pays working visit to Russia
  
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  Interfax: Russian paratroopers to undergo training in NATO countries -"The General Staff has ordered training to be organized for our servicemen with foreign armed forces and within the framework of the Russia-NATO format," Shamanov told the press in Moscow on Wednesday.
  
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  Trend.az: RF created five rapid reaction airborne battalions, one of the units currently in Kyrgyzstan
  
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  RIA: Defence announced the creation of five battalions of five battalions of rapid reaction paratroopers in Russia
  
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  Bloomberg: Russia to Resume Making World’s Largest Cargo Airplane, RIA Says - -- Russia will resume production of the world’s largest mass-produced cargo plane, the Antonov An-124, next year, RIA Novosti reported, citing military officials.
  
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  Russia Today: Russia looks at Northern Sea transport route - Russia will send a large-capacity tanker in September from Europe to South-East Asia via the Northern Sea Route. According to the country's transport minister, the voyage will show the economic value of taking the shorter seaway rather than going through the Indian Ocean.
  
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  Dow Jones: Russian Cargo Ship Traversed Northern Route To Asia –Vedomosti
  
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  Interfax: Catholic festivities not best occasion for Pope's visit to Ukraine - Moscow Patriarchate
  
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  VOR: Relatives of bus crash victims to arrive in Turkey today
  
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  VOR: Russia prepares for ISS crew landing on 2 Jun
  
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  RIA: Medvedev signs housing law amendment giving research hubs free land - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an amendment to the federal housing law providing innovative projects with free land, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
  
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  RIA: Federation Council supported the empowerment of small and non-parliamentary parties in Russia
  
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  RIA: St. Petersburg police chief tops list of Russia's richest law-enforcers
  
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  Russia Today: Thirteen tons of red caviar stolen in St. Petersburg
  
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  Itar-Tass: 15,000 Khasavyurt dwellers left without gas after pipeline accident
  
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  Rosbalt: Due to gas pipeline explosion in Dagestan, 15 thousand people without gas
  
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  Moscow Times: Time to Let the North Caucasus Go - By Yulia Latynina
  
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  Forum18: RUSSIA: Dagestan's Sufi monopoly - By Geraldine Fagan
  
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  Gazeta.ru/Russia Today: The lying employers - Eighty-four percent of Russia’s workers have been deceived by their employers during recruitment. For drivers and vendors, this indicator reaches 95%, learned HeadHunter.ru (a recruitment agency). In fact, during job interviews, job seekers often hear something different than what they were told by a recruiter, and perceive possibilities as promises.
  
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  Bloomberg: Billionaire Vekselberg to Revive Soviet Oil Plant to Save Town
  
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  Barentsnova: Russia celebrates Day of Entrepreneur
  
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  RIA: Fugitive businessman Chichvarkin to speak by phone to Moscow rally - Fugitive tycoon Yevgeny Chichvarkin will speak by phone to a rally in central Moscow as Russia celebrates the Day of the Businessman.
  
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  RIA: Fraudsters caught selling seats in Russian State Duma for $4,800
  
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  Russia Today: Russian healthcare system pushes family to risk children’s lives