Russia makes overture on Kurils
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Russia says is ready to resolve its dispute with Japan over the Kuril islands, seized by the Soviets in 1945.
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Russia said on Saturday it would welcome more offers for the assets of oil major YUKOS as the only declared bidder, Gazprom, inked a cooperation deal with India's state-run ONGC oil firm.
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North Korea has offered Russia exclusive  rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for open  support at the six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, a  Japanese daily said on Sunday.
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Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi takes a boat trip to view the Russian-held Kuril islands, which Tokyo lays claim to.
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The Kremlin is to revive on May 9 the Soviet-era practice of parading its big weaponry, the Russian defence ministry confirmed yesterday
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered to expand his proposal for a shared missile defense system during meetings in Maine with President Bush.
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Russia is ready to accept help from the West in resolving social and economic problems in Chechnya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday, echoing Putin s earlier statement, made in Germany ...
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MOSCOW, Feb 2 (IPS) - The Russian government has announced early  intentions of looking for economic opportunities under a new  regime in Iraq.
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Japan's foreign minister visits Russia for talks aimed at improving ties damaged by the Kuril Islands dispute.
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Proposals put forward by Washington to ease Russian concerns over the planned missile shield in Europe are "positive signs," a senior Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.
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Japan tried to reassure Russia about its  missile defense ties with the United States on Tuesday, after  Moscow expressed opposition to Tokyo's involvement in the  system earlier this month.
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Meeting with visiting here Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to support all Iraqi steps aimed at restoring order
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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Britain was Wednesday waiting for a response from Russia, which has said it is planning a &quot;targeted and appropriate&quot; reply, in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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At least one Russian ministry has signed letters agreeing to Moscow&#39;s approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a spokesman said on Thursday, in what could be a final step in bringing the global pact into force.
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Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to cooperate if the radar system is based in Azerbaijan instead of the Czech Republic.
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Russia warned on Wednesday that it was ready to carry out pre-emptive strikes on &quot;terror bases&quot; anywhere in the world as it stepped up security after the country&#39;s worst hostage crisis.