Planned Russian Arms Sale to Venezuela Troubles U.S.
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The United States said on Thursday  it was troubled by Russian plans to sell Venezuela arms that  U.S. officials suggest could be used to aid leftist guerrillas  in Latin America.
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The Bush administration on Tuesday  protested Russia's auction of YUKOS's main oil production unit  and warned it could have a "chilling effect" on foreign  investment in Russia.
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The recent military build-up in Venezuela by U.S. nemesis President Hugo Chavez has other countries in the region worried that the weapons could end up in the hands of terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.
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Arms makers who export to the U.S. are in a squeeze thanks to a complex set of State Department rules known as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan  - Russia curtly told the  United States to stay out of its business 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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CARACAS, Venezuela  - The U.S. government must  respect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wants  to improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, Foreign  Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Venezuela's quest for a U.N. Security Council seat, in the teeth of U.S. opposition, is approaching the decisive moment and putting increasing pressure on Latin American and Caribbean countries to choose sides.
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The absorption of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft by the gas giant Gazprom appeared to run into trouble amid press reports of furious infighting among top Kremlin officials over the deal.
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American courts came into direct conflict with Russia yesterday, after Russia insisted it would push on with plans to sell off the main chunk of stricken oil giant Yukos
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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U.S. sanctions against two leading  Russian arms exporters mark a new low in already chilly ties  between Moscow and Washington and could hurt business deals  worth billions of dollars.
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A dispute over access for  U.S. meat to the Russian market helped frustrate U.S.-Russian  talks on a deal for Russia to join the World Trade  Organization, America&#039;s top trade negotiator said on Saturday.
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The State Department said Thursday it was disappointed with the way the Kremlin handled the purchase of Yukos oil assets, contending the action sends the wrong signal to foreign investors.
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Frustration is deep over Western support for independence that Russia sees as destabilizing and against international law.
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WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday criticised Msocow&#39;s move to take over the main asset of oil giant Yukos, saying the lack of transparency in the process could hurt Russia&#39;s standing in the world economy.
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Russia will help Venezuela  build plants to make Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition after  the United States restricted arms sales to the South American  nation, President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday.