U.S. "very concerned" by Russian steps on Shell
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The United States on Friday added  its voice to the chorus of Western nations troubled by Russia's  dealings with foreign oil companies, saying it was "very  concerned" by Moscow's treatment of Royal Dutch Shell.
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Russia stepped up the pressure on Royal   Dutch Shell and its Japanese partners on Tuesday over a $20   billion oil and gas development in the Far East, sparking   protests from Tokyo and Brussels.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's natural resources minister said Monday foreign companies would be welcome to help develop offshore oil fields, the same day a senior U.S. diplomat expressed concern about the minister's earlier statement that foreign access to oil and gas deposits would be limited.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - Moscow warned Western nations  on Tuesday against interfering in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet  republics and Washington and the European Union accused Russia  of a heavy-handed approach to its neighbors.
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Russian opposition to a U.S. proposal to build a missile defense system in Poland stems from Moscow's hopes to regain influence over its former satellite, the prime minister said Tuesday.Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve  differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that  Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
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: The Bush administration today protested Russiaâs auction of Yukosâ main oil production unit and warned it could have a âchilling effectâ on foreign investment in Russia.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called a Russian general's warning that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted if they host U.S. missile defense bases "extremely unfortunate.
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A senior Russian official warned Wednesday that Moscow could put new missiles in western Russia if Washington pursues plans to build a missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is on the brink of a deal to bring Russian gas monopoly Gazprom into the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project, a spokesman said on Sunday.
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The United States is concerned over the prosecution of the Yukos oil case and the sale of the Russian oil giant's crown jewel, the US ambassador to Russia said, reiterating earlier comments by senior US officials.
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Kremlin warning on eve of G8 as gulf widens over US defence shield plans.
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Russia's state environmental agency has said it had launched a legal challenge to work at Sakhalin-2, a massive oil and gas project led by British group Shell, as efforts continued by state-owned Gazprom to obtain a stake in the project.
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Russia issued a veiled threat on Wednesday to deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad region bordering the European Union if the United States built a missile defence shield in central Europe.
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The Russian state-run company building a nuclear plant in Iran warned Wednesday that Iranian payment delays may cause "irreversible" damage to the project &#151; another strong signal of Moscow's annoyance with Tehran.
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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.