Russian Photographer Killed in Iraq
Six U.S. troops and a Russian photographer were killed by a roadside bomb blast in Iraq, the editor of the Russian edition of Newsweek magazine said Monday.
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US Prepares for Massive Attack on Iran
Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran’s borders, a high-ranking security source said to russian RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday.
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March 27, 2007Russia Voices Regret Over Former Iraqi Vice President’s Execution
The execution of a Saddam aide, former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, will not bring stability or normalize the situation in the country, a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the RIA-Novosti news agency.
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March 20, 2007Russia Urges Washington to Set Iraq Pullout Deadline
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday called on Washington to set a time limit for its military presence in Iraq, saying it would help stabilize the country, the Associated Press reported on Monday, March 19.
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Russian Lawmakers Warn Against Hussein`s Execution
Russian senior lawmakers condemned the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein warning that the execution may cause civil war in Iraq, RIA Novosti news agency reported December 29.
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December 29, 2006- Posted in: Russia, Iraq, Saddam Hussein
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Turkey’s PM to Visit Iran, Russia
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he would soon visit Iran and Russia to discuss the situation in the Middle East, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reports.
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November 27, 2006Russia Condemns Baghdad Terrorist Attacks
Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned Thursday a series of terrorist strikes in the Iraqi capital earlier in the day, which left more than 150 people dead and some 300 wounded.
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November 24, 2006LUKoil Plans to Refine Venezuelan Crude in Canada
LUKoil, Russia’s largest oil company, is working on a project to refine crude from Venezuela in Canada, the company president said Friday.
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November 17, 2006- Posted in: Russia, Oil & Gas, Iraq, Middle East, Business & Finance, Latin America, Bulgaria, Lukoil, Canada, Venezuela, Vagit Alekperov, Norway
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Russian Parliament Says Saddam Execution Will Bring More Violence to Iraq
Russia’s parliament has warned that carrying out the death sentence imposed on former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein could provoke a new wave of violence in Iraq.
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November 16, 2006- Posted in: Russia, Iraq, Middle East, Politics, Protest, Saddam Hussein, State Duma
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Russia Views the Verdict to Saddam Hussein as Iraq’s Internal Affair
Russia views the verdict to Saddam Hussein as Iraq’s internal affair and calls on external forces to stay out of the course of trial, the Foreign Ministry official spokesman said as the world split after Hussein’s death verdict was announced Sunday.
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November 7, 2006- Posted in: Russia, Iraq, Middle East, Saddam Hussein
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