Russia plans no forces build-up after CFE freeze
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Russia has no plans to mass armed forces near its Western borders after freezing compliance with a landmark arms treaty signed at the end of the Cold War, senior government and army officials said on Saturday.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he called a new arms race.
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili  has dismissed sharp words by Russian President Vladimir Putin,  saying Moscow was unlikely to use force to free four Russian  officers whose arrest for spying has sparked a crisis.
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Russian Defence Minister rejects allegations that have sparked a crisis in the between Russia and Israel.
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LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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According to the Russian president, such systems do not have analogues anywhere in the world. Putin, speaking to armed forces chiefs, said although international terrorism was one of Russia&#39;s main security
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Russian authorities have brushed aside a US court ruling seeking to halt the sale of the core asset of the embattled Yukos Oil company.
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Russia said Saturday it will suspend participation in a key European arms control treaty, halting NATO inspections of its military sites and no longer limiting the numbers of its tanks and other heavy conventional weapons.
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Russia said on Saturday that Washington should freeze its missile defence talks with the Czech Republic and Poland pending examination of an alternative Russian proposal on using an Azerbaijani radar site.
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Russia brushed aside an American court&#39;s attempt to halt the auction of the oil giant Yukos&#39; biggest production unit, but a consortium of international banks withdrew
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Russia dismissed accusations that  Russian firms abused the U.N. oil-for-food program imposed on  Iraq, saying on Wednesday that there was no proof of wrongdoing  by Russian companies.
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Russia has suspended its participation  in a key pact limiting conventional forces in Europe through a  decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in  a statement on Saturday.
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Russia warned on Friday that its plans to close military bases in Georgia were in doubt and Georgia claimed Russia was moving troops near their shared border, as relations between the countries deteriorated in one of their worst crises since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday, the government has no plans to seize the embattled oil giant, but if its assets are sold, anyone, including government organizations, will be able to bid.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not sign a long-awaited strategic partnership accord with the European Union next week because negotiations have made insufficient headway.
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A Russian defense official said the country will not build up arms when it suspends participation in a key Cold War-era treaty, news agencies reported Wednesday, while another official warned that Russia could pull out of the pact altogether.
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Russia said it would deliver a response today to Britainâs decision to expel four of its diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row to affect booming economic ties.