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NATO flag burnt at Crimean rally for Ukrainian army holiday

17:13 23/02/2009

Ukrainian political and civic activists held a rally on Monday in Crimea for Defender of the Fatherland Day, burning a NATO flag to protest the military alliance's eastward expansion.

Medvedev congratulates Yushchenko on his birthday
16:45 23/02/2009
Communists honor Russian soldiers, slam military reforms
14:45 23/02/2009
The Russian Communist Party used a Moscow rally marking Defender of the Fatherland Day on Monday to slam the government's plans for military reform.
Kazakhstan could delay JV with Gazprom over crisis
13:47 23/02/2009
The global financial crisis could prompt Kazakhstan to suspend a joint venture with Russia's Gazprom to process Central Asian natural gas, the country's energy minister said on Monday.
Iran to test Bushehr nuclear plant on Wednesday - official
12:11 23/02/2009
Iran will start up its Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant for a test on February 25, a spokesman for the country's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) said, according to Iranian media reports.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

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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.

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Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

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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.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

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