Putin clinches key European pipeline deal
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Russian President Vladimir Putin clinched a key pipeline deal with Bulgaria on Friday that strengthens Moscow's grip on European gas markets before issuing a stern warning about the future status of Kosovo.
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EU leaders on Saturday clinched a deal on Europe&#39;s future, agreeing the shape of a treaty to streamline the expanded bloc after striking a compromise with tough-talking Poland in all-night talks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS' key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, calling it a legitimate business deal.
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Kremlin said Friday, giving the final stamp of approval to the global climate pact that will come into force early next year.
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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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President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the $9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting the new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company or a Chinese conglomerate.
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But exports to Europe safe after the Russian oil firm seals a barter deal with pipeline monopoly. MOSCOW  - Yukos&#39; crippling tax debts finally forced the Russian oil major to make a much-feared production cut Wednesday.
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Bulgaria backs a gas pipeline deal with Russia that is set to strengthen Moscow's grip on energy to Europe.
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The European Union and Russia agreed at a summit on Friday to end a 20-year fight over access to Russian airspace, after a dispute over Polish meat imports blocked the start of talks on a broader cooperation pact.
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Italy&#39;s ENI and Russian gas giant Gazprom said Saturday they had signed a deal to build a 900 kilometre (560 mile) gas pipeline between Russia and Europe.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine is one of key partners for Russia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on Saturday.
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Russia President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday that changes value added tax payments in the energy sector in a bid to increase economic cooperation with three other former Soviet republics.
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Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a number of concessions for a strengthened friendship with Germany, even a supporting role for Europe in solving the Chechnya conflict.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader  of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election  in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to find quick success on a historic Mideast tour that saw the leader of energy-rich Russia forging oil diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and backing a natural gas cartel Monday with neighboring Qatar.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.