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Prokhorov Vows to Sell Business if Wins Presidential Race

05:11 21/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti)

Russian billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov, the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and the ONEXIM Group investment fund, promised on Saturday to sell his business if he wins March elections.

No Talks on ‘Assets for Gas’ Deal with Russia, Says Ukrainian Minister
03:42 21/01/2012
Kiev and Moscow are not discussing the sale of Ukrainian state assets to Russia as part of a future gas deal, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yury Boyko said on Saturday.

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Final Bell Rings for Russia’s High School Seniors

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Russian and Ukrainian Sailors Save a Ferry and Defend a Hospital During a Joint Exercise

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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