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Putin is Always Telling Me the Truth - Bush

After hearing criticism of the US and its foreign policy from his Russian counterpart for months, President Bush praised President Vladimir Putin for his truthfulness and frankness - a move that drew criticism from some Russia experts.

Popularity: 15% [?]

July 3, 2007

Russia May Block US Missile Defense Plan

Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia’s president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the US to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Teheran.

Popularity: 7% [?]

June 17, 2007

Azerbaijan Ready for Talks on Gabala Radar Station

Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov announced his country is ready for talks on Russia-US joint use of the Gabala Radar Station. He made the announcement to reporters in Baku today, REGNUM news agency reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

June 11, 2007

Pepsi to Buy Ukrainian Juice Producer

According to Pravda.Ru, PepsiCo and PepsiAmericas, the second-largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola products, said they agreed to jointly acquire 80 percent of Ukrainian juice company Sandora LLC for a total of $542 million plus assumed debt to increase their presence in the East European country.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Russian Woman Gets Record High Divorce Settlement in USA

A former USSR citizen has been awarded a record-setting settlement from her former spouse in divorce, $184 mln, which made the divorce process the most expensive one in the US history.

Popularity: 4% [?]

June 6, 2007

Bush - “Vladimir, You Shouldn’t Fear a Missile Defense System”

US President George W. Bush calls the Russian leader not to be afraid of deployment of the US anti-missile shield in Europe.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Missile Shield Could Trigger War

Vladimir Putin told a British newspaper U.S. plans to put a missile defense system in eastern Europe could trigger a nuclear war.

Popularity: 7% [?]

June 4, 2007

Russian Man Pretends to be American to Escape Legal Persecution

A Russian man, who wanted to escape legal persecution, pretended to be an American citizen who ventured to travel across Russia without money and documents to set a new Guinness Record.

Popularity: 1% [?]

May 19, 2007

USA and Russia Start Cold War Over the Moon

The chief of Russia’s space agency said that the United States has rejected a proposal for the two countries to explore the moon together, a Russian news agency reported.

Popularity: 4% [?]

May 13, 2007

US Couple Gets 4 Years for Adopted Russian Child’s Death

The adoptive parents of a Russian child were each sentenced to four years in prison for causing the death of their son more than six years ago.

Popularity: 2% [?]