Russia signs Serbia, wins "pipeline war" with EU
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Russia won the right on Friday to route  a major gas supply route to Europe through its ally Serbia, a  move analysts described as marking a Kremlin victory in a  "pipeline war" with the European Union.
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Italian energy company Eni SpA and Russia's state-controlled OAO Gazprom said on Saturday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding on the possibility of supplying Russian gas to European Union countries through a pipeline under the Black Sea.
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BELGRADE, Sep 14 (IPS) - Serbia is finalising the procedure for signing the  strategically important Stabilisation and Association Agreement  (SAA) with the European Union (EU) as soon as possible, but  several obstacles are still in the way.
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Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 25 -- Russian and Serbian officials signed a multibillion-dollar energy deal Friday that would make Serbia a key hub for Russian energy supplies and strengthen Moscow's dominance of the European energy market.
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BRUSSELS/BELGRADE  - Serbia warned the EU on Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks continue.
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Russia gave a definitive "no" on Monday to a European-American draft resolution on Kosovo that would end a U.N. presence and put European representatives in charge of the Serbian province.
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European Union's largest countries also formally recognize the independence of Kosovo from Serbia.
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Bulgaria and Russia signed a deal Friday to build the 10 billion euros (14.7 billion dollars) South Stream pipeline to carry Russian gas to Europe, giving Moscow an even greater say on European energy supplies.
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Russia on Wednesday backed its  ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the  United Nations or other international organizations if the  breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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BELGRADE, Jan 26 (IPS) - Russia and Serbia signed a "strategic"  energy deal Friday.
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Serbia warned the EU on  Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken  outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United  States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks  continue.
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BRDO, Slovenia  - The European Union and Russia failed on Wednesday to narrow differences over Kosovo's independence drive but Moscow said it did not plan sanctions against the Serbian province or its backers after any secession.
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China and Russia signed an agreement in which Beijing formally endorsed Moscow's bid to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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The European Commission on Thursday welcomed the approval by Russia&#39;s cabinet of the Kyoto Protocol Thursday, claiming it was a &quot;victory&quot; for the European Union which has pushed Moscow hard on the issue.
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Shell made the offer after months of pressure by RussiaÂs environmental regulators, who threatened to freeze work on the project by revoking critical operating permits.
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MOSCOW  - Russia&#39;s anti-monopoly agency approved state oil company Rosneft&#39;s acquisition of the firm which won an auction for the embattled Yukos oil giant&#39;s core asset.