Russian Minister: U.S. is 'Difficult'
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According to the Interfax news agency, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the U.S. is Moscow's "most difficult" global partner and that its approach to the Middle East was too confrontational
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MOSCOW, Feb. 20 -- An increasingly angry dispute over U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Central Europe is adding strain to already fragile U.S.-Russian relations.
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A British cabinet minister acknowledged that relations between Britain and Russia were very difficult after the death of a Russian ex-spy here, as reports emerged that detectives were to fly to Moscow and Rome to continue their inquiry.
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Russian-American relations are good but have been harmed by Washington's Cold War-style power games in ex-Soviet republics, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in comments made public Saturday.
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Russia hopes Washington will take  seriously its objections to the U.S. missile shield plan,  Russia&#39;s foreign minister said on Thursday before President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s visit to the United States.
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The top U.S. and Russian diplomats on Sunday tried to play down concerns about a Cold War revival set off by Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Washington is fostering a global arms race.
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A clash between the United States and Russia over a proposed missile shield overshadowed a meeting of G8 foreign ministers Wednesday also marred by differences over climate change and Kosovo.
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MOSCOW Russia&#39;s foreign minister on Wednesday defended sweeping political changes announced earlier this week by President Vladimir Putin, telling the United States and other critics that the plans were an internal matter.
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The government faces a warning today from Robin Cook and a liberal-oriented foundation that it must work harder to reverse the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Vladimir Putin.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was a matter strictly for Moscow to decide.
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U.S. ties with Russia are ominously bad. Longtime diplomat Zbigniew Brzenski warns Washington to tread wisely in the days ahead
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Moscow and Washington are no closer to resolving their differences over U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe despite talks on a compromise, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday he had concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin's sweeping political changes.
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Some of the international challenges facing Russia's next leader:
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is winding up his year expressing doubts about his country&#39;s relationship with the United States.
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Russia's envoy to six-party talks on North Korea said on Thursday foreign ministers might need to join the negotiating teams if progress was made during talks on February 8 in Beijing , RIA news agency reported.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that United States missile defence plans could worsen the Iranian nuclear stand-off and urged Washington to freeze work on the issue with the Czech Republic and Poland.