Russia rejects US criticism of strengthened Kremlin power
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Russia rejected US criticism of moves to strengthen Kremlin power, saying they were reforms of a domestic nature that were perfectly constitutional.
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A top election watchdog rejects Russian concessions for monitoring of the presidential election.
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Russia dismissed accusations that Russian firms abused the U.N. oil-for-food program imposed on Iraq, saying on Wednesday that there was no proof of wrongdoing by Russian companies.
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Russian officials Wednesday shrugged off the decision by embattled oil giant Yukos to file for bankruptcy protection in the US, saying the move was politically motivated.
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Russia has rejected criticism from the United States that reforms designed to overhaul national security could undermine democratic development.
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The United States told Russia on Thursday a Kremlin offer to share a radar site in Azerbaijan could not replace U.S. plans to site a missile shield in eastern Europe.
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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 Foreign Ministry said that Russia was against possible U.S. sanctions against Belarus.
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Russia shrugged off U.S. criticism over nuclear issues Thursday, saying it had made progress in reducing its tactical weapons in Europe and would continue cooperating with Iran's program despite concerns Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.
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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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Russia on Monday repudiated criticism from the European Union and United States that it was dragging its feet in talks on joining the World Trade Organization and said it still hoped to accede this year.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday carped at US criticism of Russia&#39;s elections and internal changes and said the US voting system had its flaws.
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A Kremlin spokesman says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Riga, Latvia to meet with the French and Latvian presidents.Comment
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Russia's foreign ministry rejects US claims that an arms shipment to Venezuela could be sold on to rebels.
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Russia's Central Election Commission on Sunday barred the most vocal Kremlin critic from the presidential election.
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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 the West against interference and Washington rejecting the charge.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell reacted with guarded criticism of President Vladimir Putin&#39;s new steps to consolidate his power over Russia&#39;s political system, saying the fight against terrorism should not become an excuse to move away from