Putin offers salary to help build Jewish museum
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The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has promised to give a month's salary to help build a Jewish museum to promote tolerance and respect between faiths.
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Russia will return so-called trophy art taken from Nazi Germany during World War II only on a case-by-case basis, an official said Friday, arguing that most of the cultural treasures Moscow retains were seized as compensation for huge Soviet wartime damage.
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Russia&#39;s foreign minister welcomed Israel&#39;s offer of help in combating militant groups on Monday, saying Russia needs to be more effective in fighting terror after last week&#39;s deadly hostage school standoff.
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Russia is to allocate 2bn dollars to reduce prices of medicines within the framework of the implementation of the monetary benefits programme, [Russian] President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with representatives of India&#39;s business circles in
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Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to boost political and economic links with South Africa and said Russia was eager to catch up in the race for trade and investment in Africa's powerhouse.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his government would work towards fulfilling a 1956 agreement with Japan to resolve the status of two disputed islands.
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In an address to the countryâs top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal centerâs control over political life.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was expected to offer intelligence and humanitarian assistance to Russia after the Beslan hostage tragedy in talks with visiting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin put his prestige on the line Wednesday, promising a 2014 Winter Olympics in his country that will feature a stunning setting and vast state support to build a sports complex from scratch.
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A sculptor in Russia's Volga region pays homage to the radiator - claimed to be a Russian invention.
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Russia on Wednesday urged Palestinians and Israelis to hold direct talks ahead of a Middle East mediators' meeting in Berlin to discuss how to deal with a new Palestinian coalition between the Islamist Hamas and the mainstream Fatah groups.
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France and Russia have signed deals in the transport and aviation sectors worth 10 billion dollars, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a telephone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, promising Israeli cooperation with Russia to concentrate efforts to combat terrorism, local newspaper Haaretz reported on its website.
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MOSCOW -- A group of nationalist Russian lawmakers called yesterday for an investigation aimed at outlawing all Jewish organizations and punishing officials who support them, accusing Jews of fomenting ethnic hatred and provoking anti-Semitism. About 20 members of the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, joined in the action. Jewish leaders have praised President Vladimir Putin's government for encouraging ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert flew to Moscow on Thursday in a surprise visit to discuss Iran's nuclear program with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who just returned from talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran
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JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, speaking on the eve of a visit by the Russian foreign minister, called Sunday for an international anti-terrorist alliance after the deadly seizure of a Russian school by militants.