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Russia seeks UN intervention to ease tension in Georgia

Russia, UNNew York - Russia asked the UN Security Council on Tuesday to call on disputing parties i

Russian judiciary classifies negative blog comments as crime

Russia FlagMoscow - The Russian judicial authorities have classified negative comments about the po

Three years on, Estonians debate border treaty with Russia

Tallinn - After three years of silence, Estonians dove into a fierce debate over a border treaty with Russia, which is supposed to control the only unregulated border in the 27-nation European Unio

Russian deserter shoots dead three fellow soldiers, himself

Moscow - A deserter from the Russian army shot dead three fellow soldiers who were attempting to capture him before shooting himself, local media reported, citing the country's Defence Ministry on

Bush says Medvedev is "a smart guy," though disagreements remain

Toyako, Japan - US President George W Bush met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Japan on Monday and later described his counterpart as "a smart guy" who could be trusted.

Leave Russia alone, energy expert says

Paris - Europe is playing an ineffectual double game with Russia and must cease if it wants to better diversify its energy sources, the former head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Claude

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