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: 17% [?]
July 3, 2007Hundreds of ethnic Georgians confronted Russian peacekeeping forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia Thursday, throwing paint and gasoline on them and forcing them to stop blocking a road project, officials said.
Popularity: 15% [?]
June 29, 2007Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday railed against the United States at the start of a visit to Russia and called on Moscow to help lead a worldwide revolution against Washington.
Popularity: 17% [?]
Internet sites in Russia should be censored to combat extremist material, a senior legal official says, the business daily Kommersant reported Friday, June 22.
Popularity: 7% [?]
June 22, 2007Iran 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: 8% [?]
June 17, 2007President Vladimir Putin, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term next year, left the door open for a return to the Kremlin in 2012, a Russian daily Kommersant reported Saturday.
Popularity: 4% [?]
June 11, 2007Azerbaijan 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% [?]
US President George W. Bush calls the Russian leader not to be afraid of deployment of the US anti-missile shield in Europe.
Popularity: 5% [?]
June 6, 2007Vladimir 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, 2007Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a working visit to Moscow of Mozambiquean Foreign Minister Alcinda Antonia Abreu would be useful for the consolidation of bilateral cooperation in the international arena.
Popularity: 5% [?]
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