Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism; EU Joins Fray
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan  - Russia curtly told the  United States to stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S.  criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir  Putin's plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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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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The United States and Russia clashed at the OSCE international security body over the Ukraine crisis and other key issues with Cold War-style rhetoric that prevented a final consensus statement following two ...
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Russia on Wednesday rejected a NATO offer to hold a special conference on a key European arms pact and instead proposed working on a new agreement, local news agencies quoted a top defense ministry official as saying.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was strictly Moscow's business.
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Russia and the United States on Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning
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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 United States does not believe Russia has hostile intentions toward it, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, downplaying concern about a Russian bomber mission near a U.S. aircraft carrier.
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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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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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Russia took a fresh swipe at the United States on Tuesday over its missile shield plans, raising tensions on the eve of a big power summit that could also expose divisions on climate change and aid for Africa.
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MOSCOW. Dec. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States and the European Union of employing "double standards" in disputing the results of last month's Ukrainian presidential elections.
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MOSCOW, May 23 (IPS) - Leading non profitable organisations and civil  society have vehemently rejected Russian President Vladimir  Putin's accusation last week that they did not take  collective action when Estonian authorities removed Soviet war  monuments from the city centre to an obscure location.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- Russia and the United States yesterday appeared to step back from their confrontation over a planned US missile shield, as President Bush said Moscow was not a menace to Europe and the foreign minister of Russia withdrew a threat to pull out of a conventional arms treaty.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S. criticism, echoed  by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's plans for  radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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WASHINGTON -- A debate is brewing at the highest levels of the Bush administration over whether to adopt a tougher stance toward Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, who has systematically rolled back democratic freedoms and tried to snuff out democracy in weak neighboring states with little American opposition, according to US officials and policy analysts.
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Russia's envoy to NATO urged the United States to hold broader consultations with Moscow on its plans to deploy missile defense sites in Europe, saying in an interview published Wednesday that Russia was disappointed by a lack of U.S. cooperation.