Hirsh: Icy G8 Meeting for U.S., Russia
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Compared to a decade or so ago, the belief in the messianic power of democracy and markets has reached a new low. Why another face-off between Washington and Moscow isnât as impossible as you might think.
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SOCHI, Russia A three-way meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Jacques Chirac got underway Tuesday, their third summit since the trio united in strong opposition to the US invasion of Iraq.
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MOSCOW, Jun 7 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to  reaffirm his disagreement with Washington's view of Russian  democracy, reiterate objections to the proposed U.S. missile  shield in Eastern Europe and give more meaningful explanations on  the rules of the international community at the Group of Eight  (G8) summit under way in Germany this week, analysts say.
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High-level representatives from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia will meet Friday in London to discuss what to do next about Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the Foreign Office said Thursday.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
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Differences over trade, energy, human rights and international policy look set to mark the EU-Russia summit.
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PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: President Ilves, Foreign Minister Swarzenberg, and distinguished guests: Laura and I are pleased to be back in Prague, and we appreciate the gracious welcome to this historic hall. Tomorrow I will attend the G-8 Summit, where I will meet with the leaders of the world's m...
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BERLIN, Jun 4 (IPS) - Legislators from the G8 countries -- Britain,  France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada, United States and Russia  -- are hoping against hope that an historic breakthrough on  climate change will be achieved at the Heiligendamm summit this  week.
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Group of Eight leaders  seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit  this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian  bear glowering in the room.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States offered reassurance on Wednesday that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts but ruled out agreeing deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a G8 summit.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 5 (IPS) - As if the summit of the eight most industrialised  countries did not have enough problems in fulfilling its own  agenda this week, the group's members are also aligning in a  confrontation along international borders and actions that recall  those of the Cold War.
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POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia and the United States sparred over Kosovo and U.S. missile shield plans on Wednesday, souring a meeting aimed at preparing the ground for next week's Group of Eight summit on the Baltic coast.
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SCHLESWIG, Germany - Lucrative energy deals, the sell-off of stricken oil group Yukos and a fresh initiative for Chechnya were to top the agenda of a second day of talks Tuesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.
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MOSCOW, Aug 18  - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Black Sea resort residence at the end of the month, Interfax quoted the top Kremlin spokesman as saying ...
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Stepping up economic cooperation and prospects for bilateral projects will be central as usual at the Russian-German summit-level consultations in Hamburg on December 20-21. The two countries key cabinet ...
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia proposed yesterday that an existing missile-defense radar system in Azerbaijan be used to protect Europe from a possible future attack from Iran, and President Bush said the United States and Russia would begin talks to find areas of potential strategic cooperation.