Russia changes lead negotiator in six-party talks
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Russia has replaced its lead negotiator in six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the Russian Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russia and the United States must take leadership in discussions on a new international arms regime, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has appointed a new chief negotiator with Ukraine on the status of the Azov Sea, Interfax news agency said Monday.
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Ukraine's new PM goes to Russia for talks which will test his commitment to pro-Western policies at home.
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The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed the start of talks on a partnership pact.
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KIEV - An agreement was reached at Wednesdayâs crisis talks in Ukraine to change the countryâs election laws and implement political reforms, outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said after the meeting.
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The European Union and Russia moved closer on thorny issues of trade and political relations at a summit here on Friday that steered clear of confrontation on major policy disputes.
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Russia has offered to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.
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Russia's foreign minister said Thursday his country and Poland should improve their relations through top-level dialogue.Comment
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The six-party talks to resolve North Korea's nuclear impasse that involves the two Koreas, the US, Russia, China and Japan are currently on hold.
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Russia wants to start negotiating a new  Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty in the autumn, a  foreign ministry department head told Interfax on Friday,  adding a timeframe to a previous offer.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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Russia called on North Korea to resume talks on abandoning its nuclear weapons program, at the same time as it signed a multi-billion-dollar package of trade and investment deals strengthening ties with South Korea.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system to boost the Kremlin's powers in "the fight against terrorism."
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Russia will revamp its security forces  and seek international cooperation to hunt militants in the  wake of a school siege which killed more than 300 people nine  days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program would take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier statement that the talks had been delayed.