Russia hits back at US in plan to direct gas to Europe: press
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A plan to give Europe access to a substantial amount of natural gas from a huge new field originally earmarked for the US market is a direct consequence of US policy toward Russia on WTO membership and sanctions on Russian defense exports, newspapers have said.
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US President George W Bush criticises Russia for "derailing" promised democratic reforms.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s  warning that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if the United  States pursued its plan for a missile defense shield near  Russia&#39;s borders is &quot;not helpful,&quot; a senior U.S. official said  on Monday.
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Russia said on Saturday  its offer to the United States of joint use of a radar it  controls in Azerbaijan made a planned American missile shield  in central Europe unnecessary.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.
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The EU and Russia say they will try to avoid "misunderstandings" over energy policy in future.
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President Vladimir Putin criticized  Washington's plans for an anti-missile system in Central Europe  and said on Thursday Russia would come up with a "highly  effective" response.
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Russia issued a veiled threat on Wednesday to deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad region bordering the European Union if the United States built a missile defence shield in central Europe.
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Russia warns Europe and US against recognising independent state
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin harshly criticized the United States and other Western  nations on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force  their will on the rest of the world and make it "unipolar."
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"Politicians have to know how to respond to current uncertainties and tensions in the world. Nothing would contribute more to peace in the world than a good, stable and lasting relationship between the EU and Russia"  By Jeff MasonMAFRA, 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.One EU source called the talks "tough, frank" and described the players as "still trying to make each other hear the other."Putin, in his final EU summit as president, took a swipe at proposals from Brussels that could prevent gas monopoly Gazprom from buying up power grids and pipelines while the 27-nation bloc revamps its gas and electricity markets. Read more
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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 is considering forming a natural gas cartel, President Vladimir Putin has said, rejecting Western criticism of Moscow's reliability as an energy supplier and defending his record on democracy.
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Russia said on Wednesday it wanted to  supply Syria with advanced missile systems, a move certain to  anger the United States which accuses Syria of having links to  terrorism.
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European papers are unimpressed with the Russian president's plans for radical change after recent terrorist attacks
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Secretary of State Colin Powell rejected on Tuesday Russian charges the West is engaging in political manipulation to expand its influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics.
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President Vladimir Putin's warning that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if the United States pursued its plan for a missile defense shield near Russia's borders is "not helpful," a senior U.S. official said on Monday.