EU&#39;s Patten warns Russia over Kremlin clampdown
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EU external relations commissioner Chris Patten warned Wednesday that Russian authorities should do more than simply bolstering the powers of the Kremlin in response to the Beslan tragedy.
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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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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business on 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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NATO said on Monday it was very concerned at Russia's decision to suspend participation in a landmark treaty limiting armed forces in post-Cold War Europe amid growing tension over a U.S. missile shield.
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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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The government faces a warning today from Robin Cook and a liberal-oriented foundation that it must work harder to reverse the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Vladimir Putin.
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Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock.
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The European Union regrets Russia&#39;s  refusal to extradite a murder suspect to Britain but wants to  prevent the standoff further damaging already strained  EU-Russia relations, an EU presidency official said on Friday.
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Russia hailed changes to a European draft resolution urging UN sanctions to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment but objected to a proposed travel ban on officials linked to Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.
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Russia and the EU were today embroiled in another major row after the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) said that it would not monitor next month's presidential elections in Russia because of "severe restrictions" placed on it by Moscow.
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Russia&#39;s top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists &quot;in any region of the world,&quot; and the Kremlin offered aa reward equivalent to $13.
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Japan, Britain and the European Union all expressed worries on Tuesday about RussiaÂs actions.
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MOSCOW , Sep 13 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - President Vladimir Putin announced steps to tighten Kremlin control over Russia &#39;s regions and called for &quot;radical&quot; moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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Moscow -- President Vladimir Putin&#39;s moves to scrap regional elections and reform parliament in the name of fighting terrorism will move Russia closer to authoritarianism without making the country any safer, analysts and liberal politicians say.
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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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Russia said Friday it could not rule out freezing its participation in a treaty limiting non-nuclear heavy weaponry around Europe after its attempt to overhaul the accord was rebuffed in what a diplomat called "fine, polite, elegant lip service."
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Russia said on Saturday it would suspend  its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in  Europe in five months&#39; time unless a compromise was found on  updating the treaty.