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Rosatom has no plans to close NPP in Chukotka-nuclear chief

17:44 26/08/2006

Putin to discuss regional energy balance with govt. ministers
17:12 26/08/2006
Govt. ready to work with Duma on 2007 draft budget-PM Fradkov
16:45 26/08/2006
Russian government sends 2007 draft federal budget to State Duma
15:54 26/08/2006
No new military doctrine for Russia-Sergei Ivanov
14:37 26/08/2006
Russia's defense minister denied Saturday that he had received any instructions to prepare a new national military doctrine. Sergei Ivanov, who is also a deputy prime minister, commented on media reports that Russia was drafting a new military doctrine.
Former Ukraine PM sentenced to 9 years for fraud, extortion
13:55 26/08/2006
The Federal District Court of San Francisco has sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko to nine years in prison and $10 million in fines for extortion, fraud, and money laundering, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Saturday.
Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov denies plans to run for president
13:18 26/08/2006
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who is also a prime minister, denied Saturday media reports that he intended to run for president.
2 arms caches discovered in Chechnya
11:48 26/08/2006
Russia's defense order to reach $11 bln in 2007-Sergei Ivanov
11:01 26/08/2006

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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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