Putin spars with EU over energy, trade
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.
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Russia s President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Associated Press, said on Monday, August 23, that Russia and Belarus have put a sharp dispute over natural gas deliveries behind them.
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"That's the task of the summit, to establish general principles of cooperation."  Russian President Vladimir Putin flies to Croatia on Sunday to launch a new energy strategy for the Balkan countries of southeast Europe. via Peak Oil
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin sought to reassure France and Germany on Saturday they  had nothing to fear from Moscow's growing economic clout and  held out the prospect of more natural gas for Europe.
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The sensitive issue of energy supplies is to feature in a renewed pact between Moscow and the European Union, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a meeting with top officials from the bloc.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday scoffed at Washington's claims that possible deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in central Europe was intended to counter threats posed by Iran and said that Russia would take countermeasures.
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President Vladimir Putin  scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels'  plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit  that achieved little on key sticking points.
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Roman Abramovich wanted a trade away from Russia's remote Arctic, but President Vladimir Putin isn't letting him go.
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Paris - Europe is becoming more and more dependent on Russian energy supplies, making it vulnerable to high prices, say International Energy Agency (IEA) executives.
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on  Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy  disputes that have strained ties.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.
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RBC, 23.12.2004, Moscow 13:21:47.The tax burden on energy firms is sufficient, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists at a news conference today.
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Energy deals will take centre stage on the second day Friday of the visit to Bulgaria of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid criticism that while seeking to profit from the contracts, Bulgaria seals its total dependence on Russia for its energy sources.
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WARSAW -- Despite deep differences between Europe and the United States over the Iraq war, missile defense, and NATO's future, President Vladimir Putin of Russia failed in a harsh speech to widen the dispute with Washington, according to security analysts in Poland and elsewhere.
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Their ties with Kremlin-backed Gazprom are vexing EU efforts to create an energy security policy that would lessen dependence on Russia.
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Russia and Finland are ready to build up volumes of bilateral trade and to encourage investment in high-tech industries, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference here upon the results of talks ...Comment
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Differences over trade, energy, human rights and international policy look set to mark the EU-Russia summit.