US criticizes Russia over vote monitors
551145
The United States on Thursday criticized Russian proposals that would curtail the activities of international election monitors.
743461
MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force its will on the world.
283022
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department is calling on Ukraine to investigate allegations of fraud in its presidential elections -- or risk souring relations with the US.
615565
MOSCOW, Jan. 29 -- Europe's principal elections watchdog group said Tuesday it may refuse to monitor a second Russian election in a row because the authorities here have imposed "serious restrictions" on the organization's ability to scrutinize the March 2 presidential elections.
711285
A top election watchdog rejects Russian concessions for monitoring of the presidential election.
582432
Russia has rejected criticism from the United States that reforms designed to overhaul national security could undermine democratic development.
728040
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  said on Thursday he regretted the way Europe's main election  watchdog had behaved in a dispute over monitoring a March 2  presidential vote.
336421
An international election monitoring group sent an advance team to Russia Wednesday amid complaints that Kremlin-imposed restrictions would hamper its ability to observe next month's presidential election.
213556
Russia and the United States on Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning
550899
The United States expressed "serious concerns" Thursday about the March 29 general elections in Zimbabwe, a country it finds under constant repression from President Robert Mugabe's regime.
517969
Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday that the United States can not accept the results of Ukrainian election as legitimate and called for a full review of the tallying of the election result.
46144
The United States voiced strong concern on Thursday over the December 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and said the poll was marred by widespread irregularities.
157808
In a sharp statement of dismay over abuses and official interference before Sunday's presidential election, U.S. officials say Ukraine could face punitive measures if the vote is not free and fair.
647682
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday said  Europe's main election watchdog was seeking to sabotage plans  for monitoring the March 2 presidential election.
453872
In a veiled swipe at the United States and its United States allies such as Israel, Russia&#39;s foreign minister said Sunday his country opposed a Security Council resolution demanding free presidential elections here and a Syrian troop withdrawal out of
247409
Russia said on Friday the Council of  Europe would send observers to monitor a March presidential  election that Europe's main vote watchdog has already declined  to attend, accusing Moscow of unreasonable restrictions.
452396
European election observers have denounced last weekend&#39;s national elections in Ukraine as a democratic step backwards, Voice of America reported Tuesday.