Russia Warns West Against Meddling in Chechnya
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned  the West not to meddle with Russia's Chechnya policy on  Thursday in the wake of a bloody hostage crisis, highlighting a  growing rift over the issue between former Cold War foes.
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Russia issued a veiled warning on Friday that it could deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad enclave bordering the European Union if Washington does not draw back from its missile defence plans.
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President Vladimir Putin should grant Chechnya special status within Russia to end a decade-long insurgency, although some Western countries would like to see Moscow trapped in the "Chechen quagmire" for years, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Monday.
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Russia hinted on Wednesday it may station missiles in its most westerly region bordering EU members Poland and Lithuania, if the United States does not cooperate over plans for a European missile shield.
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PARIS  - Canada's foreign minister urged Russia on Friday to avoid launching a unilateral strike on Chechen terrorists, but to handle its war against terrorism within an international framework.
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Russia warned the West on Tuesday against recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, saying it could set off a chain reaction of secessionist movements in Europe and around the world.
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Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn has accused the West of trying to ignore and sideline Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin said in a  veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on  Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by  treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic partner.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his refusal to negotiate with Chechen separatists, warning critics against applying what he called a double standard in the definition of terrorism.
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Russia's top general threatened on Wednesday to strike terrorists "in any region of the world," and the Kremlin offered a &#36;10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - 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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Russia is calling for a crackdown on terrorists who seek political asylum to avoid prosecution, including the speedy extradition of terror suspects.
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President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia on Wednesday not to provoke or blackmail Russia as Moscow tightened the screw on its southern neighbor.
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Russia&#39;s foreign minister criticized Western countries for granting asylum to Chechen separatists, who Moscow blames from last week&#39;s bloody school hostage taking, saying the practice
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Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said that Russia was facing an invisible enemy in the face of Chechen rebels and urged the country to be on the lookout for future attacks.
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Last week's attack on a Russian school has driven new wedges between Russia and the West in the fight against terrorism, as Moscow continues to accuse the United States and European countries of coddling Chechen separatists.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - Moscow warned Western nations  on Tuesday against interfering in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet  republics and Washington and the European Union accused Russia  of a heavy-handed approach to its neighbors.