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Obama says Medvedev-Putin tandem effective

22:31 06/07/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin effectively work together, U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday.

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Medvedev says U.S. missile shield must balance others' interests
22:28 06/07/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday it is necessary to link any resolution of the U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe with other countries' interests.
Russia, U.S. sign deal on military transit to Afghanistan
22:00 06/07/2009
Russia and the United States signed on Monday an agreement on military transit, both overland and by air, via Russian territory to Afghanistan.
Prominent Russian writer Aksyonov dies at 76
21:50 06/07/2009
Prominent Russian novelist Vasily Aksyonov died in Moscow on Monday at the age of 76, his doctor said
Israel still mulls preventative strike on Iran - Russian expert
21:48 06/07/2009
Israel is not threatening anyone but has not yet decided if it would be right and necessary to launch a preventive strike against nuclear facilities in Iran, a senior Russian academic said on Monday.
Obama says Georgia's territorial integrity 'must be respected'
21:37 06/07/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama urged that Russia respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity during talks with President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday.
Medvedev, Obama discuss N.Korea and Iran at Moscow summit
21:30 06/07/2009
The leaders of Russia and the United States discussed the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran during their meeting in Moscow on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
Medvedev, Obama sign Kremlin deal to cut nuclear arsenals
21:28 06/07/2009
The Russian and U.S. presidents signed a preliminary agreement on Monday to cut their countries' nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads within seven years after a new arms reduction treaty comes into force.
Medvedev, Obama sign deal to cut nuclear arsenals
19:36 06/07/2009
The Russian and U.S. presidents signed a preliminary agreement on Monday to cut their countries' nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads within seven years after a new arms reduction treaty comes into force.
Net capital inflow into Russia $7.2 bln in 2Q09
19:12 06/07/2009
Net capital inflow into Russia was $7.2 billion in the second quarter while net outflow in the first six months of the year was $27.6 billion, the Central Bank said on Monday.
Gay groups call off embassy protest during Obama visit
18:06 06/07/2009
Sexual minorities have dropped plans for a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow during President Barack Obama's visit, citing security concerns, Russian media reported on Monday.
Defying the world costs N. Korea $700 mln so far in 2009 - paper
16:27 06/07/2009
Poverty-stricken North Korea has spent an estimated $700 million on nuclear and missile tests since the beginning of 2009 in defiance of UN sanctions, a South Korean newspaper said on Monday.
Russian gas exports down 50% to 37.8 bcm in Jan.-May
15:50 06/07/2009
Russia's natural gas exports to countries other than former Soviet republics declined 50%, year-on-year, in January-May 2009 to 37.8 billion cubic meters, the Federal Customs Service said on Monday.
Russia, U.S. can agree on arms cuts - Medvedev
15:47 06/07/2009
Russia and the United States have every chance of reaching important agreements, including on strategic arms reductions, the Russian president said on Monday.
U.S. not to blame for global economic crisis - Obama
15:16 06/07/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama has dismissed suggestions that Washington was responsible for the ongoing global economic crisis.
U.S. President Obama arrives in Moscow
14:20 06/07/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in an overcast Moscow on Monday on his first visit to Russia since his victory in November's presidential elections.
Russia 'regrets N. Korea's missile launches' - foreign ministry
14:09 06/07/2009
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed on Monday its regrets over a series of new missile launches conducted by North Korea and urged Pyongyang to return to the negotiation table.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan may resume WTO talks in September
14:00 06/07/2009
The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan could resume talks on joining the World Trade Organization in the fall, Russia's WTO negotiator has said.
Russia's international reserves up $8.42 bln to $412.591 bln in June
12:50 06/07/2009
Russia's international reserves, largely holding gold and foreign exchange, increased by $8.42 billion to $412.591 billion in June, the Central Bank of Russia said on Monday.
Locals discover heroin stash in south Siberia
11:32 06/07/2009
Residents in south Siberia have discovered a hoard of some 9 kilograms (19 lbs) of heroin, a Federal Security Service spokesman said on Monday.

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