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Viktor Yanukovych

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14:54 28/03/2012

U.S. President Barack Obama raised concerns about the selective prosecution of political opponents in Ukraine at a meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Seoul, the Obama administration reported on Wednesday.

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Seoul Nuclear Security Summit Blocks Nuclear Power Industry Development
13:23 28/03/2012 RIA Novosti commentator Konstantin Bogdanov
The nuclear security summit in Seoul adopted a vague communiqué suggesting the renunciation of highly enriched fuel. Apart from being aimed at non-proliferation, this appeal may testify to the intensification of competition for new technology in nuclear power engineering. Third World countries are being forced to adopt obsolete light water reactors, while the rivalry between leading nuclear powers is growing.
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A live microphone has captured U.S. President Barack Obama telling Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev he will have more room to negotiate on missile defense after the November election.
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20:00 26/03/2012
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Russian, S.Korean Leaders Meet During Nuclear Summit
12:52 26/03/2012 SEOUL, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
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11:40 26/03/2012 SEOUL, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
Russian-US relations are at an all-time high, President Medvedev told President Obama at a nuclear security summit in Seoul on Monday - but not high enough, it seems, to find a common stance on deployment of missile defense in Europe.
Obama Thanks Medvedev For Cooperation
10:13 26/03/2012 SEOUL, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
US President Barack Obama thanked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday for the cooperation the two leaders had acheived, saying that he could not wish for a better partner.
Obama Calls For 'World Without Nuclear Weapons'
08:01 26/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he is pushing for "a world without nuclear weapons" and directly appealed to North Korea and Iran, the BBC reported.
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07:44 26/03/2012 SEOUL, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama are meeting on the sidelines of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which opens on Monday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Russian, Swedish Top Defense Officials to Talk Cooperation
07:17 26/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
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Russian, S.Korean Leaders to Discuss Nuclear Problem
02:11 26/03/2012 SEOUL, March 26 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss the North Korean nuclear problem with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak on the sidelines of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which opens on Monday.
Medvedev Heads Off for Seoul, Delhi
19:47 25/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday departed for South Korea and India, where he will attend a nuclear summit in Seoul and a meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) heads of state in Delhi.

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20:00 26/03/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and has invited him to visit Russia.

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