Russia says Council of Europe to monitor vote
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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.
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About 60 mainly European election observers have taken up their posts in six states, including Florida and Ohio, saying they hope their presence will serve as a &quot;preventative to the shenanigans&quot; during voting tomorrow.
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Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.
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Â· OSCE says restrictions prevent it doing its jobÂ· Russia accuses observers of double standards
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Regional polls in Russia  next Sunday may be a blueprint for nationwide elections in the  coming 18 months. If they are, the Kremlin's harshest critics  will be watching the national votes from the sidelines.
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Russia expressed cautious optimism that its initiative to step up the global campaign against terrorism will get unanimous support in the U.N. Security Council after lengthy negotiations to ensure that it does not outlaw resistance fighters.
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Russia warned the United States and  European Union on Monday that it would take a series of  unidentified measures if Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo  unilaterally declared independence.
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Sunday's vote comes as Russia continues its probe into the dual jet bombings.
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The Russian president says he would welcome EU involvement in efforts to resolve the Chechnya conflict.
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Why Russia, the U.S. and Europe care so much about Ukraine's disputed presidential election
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THE HAGUE, Nov 6: Russia has asked the European Union's presidency to delay an annual EU-Russia summit scheduled for next week because of the turmoil caused by the line-up of the new European Commission.
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A trio of top EU officials was in Moscow on Monday to try to bridge the gap between Russia and the European Union over the future of Kosovo.
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Russia is backsliding on democracy and  the EU must take Moscow to task while bringing other former  Soviet republics closer to the West, the bloc's incoming  External Relations Commissioner said on Tuesday.
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European election observers cited severe restrictions imposed on their work by the Russian government.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expects that the administrative problems in the formation of the European Commission, the EU&#39;s supreme executive body, will be solved sooner or later, and Russia and the EU will continue active co-operation.
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Russia on Tuesday offered to ease restrictions imposed on Europe's main election watchdog by giving its monitors a week longer to observe the March 2 presidential poll, Russian news agencies said.
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Europe's main election watchdog says it will boycott Russia's presidential election on 2 March.