Backdrop to G-8 summit: Russia-West tensions
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A growing list of irritants, including Kosovo and Russian energy policy, may sour the meeting.
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G8's agenda on greenhouse gas emission goals and Europe's growing distrust of Russia.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia -- NATO defense ministers faced a tense meeting with their Russian counterpart Friday after the Western alliance angered Moscow by agreeing to deepen cooperation with Georgia.Comment
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NATO led criticism on Monday of President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight (G8) encounter with Putin this week.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin considers that the British presidency of the G8 and the EU in 2005 opens up new possibilities for cooperation.
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The diplomatic struggle over Russia's refusal to extradite the man suspected in the poisoning death of a former KGB agent in London could hamper progress on an array of issues critical to the West.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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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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BERLIN -- Germany and some of its partners in the Group of 8 leading industrial economies are bracing for a major conflict with the United States at a summit meeting next week, with the Bush administration expected to block a declaration on global warming, European officials said during the weekend.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - President George W. Bush   arrived in Russia on Friday planning to press President   Vladimir Putin at a weekend G8 summit over concerns the Kremlin   is curbing the rights of the Russian opposition and media.
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Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russian tensions.
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Stepping up economic cooperation and prospects for bilateral projects will be central as usual at the Russian-German summit-level consultations in Hamburg on December 20-21. The two countries key cabinet ...
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G-8 countries, consisting of the seven largest industrialized countries and Russia met regarding Iran&#39;s nuclear program. Iranian Deputy Prime Minister Gulariza Aghazade, the head of Iran&#39;s atomic energy program
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The United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union (EU) have scheduled a meeting for next week to discuss the latest situation in the Middle East and
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Russia and Portugal preparing for EU-Russia summit RBC, 28.05.2007, Moscow 16:57:22. Russia and Portugal will prepare a wide range of joint documents to be signed at the EU-Russia summit, which will take place ... via RBC
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Europe's ties with Russia and Turkey dominate a summit between the leaders of France, Germany and Poland, with Chancellor Angela Merkel due to propose stepping up the pressure on Ankara over its troubled EU candidacy.
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The world should rethink its emphasis  on unfettered economic growth and boost efforts to create  environmentally-friendly sources of fuel, a draft statement by  oil and gas giant Russia ahead of a G8 summit says.