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Boston bombing could have U.S.-Russia implications
Russian President Vladimir Putin may use Boston tragedy to reset relations with U.S. Continue reading
Russia says U.S. talks produced no progress on missiles
By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russia and the United States remain at odds over U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe following talks in Moscow this week with President Barack Obama's national security adviser, a senior aide to President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. White House national security adviser Tom Donilon met Putin and senior Russian officials in the highest-level face-to-face talks since Obama began a new term in January at a time of tense relations with Moscow Continue reading
Anti-Putin Blogger Alexei Navalny On Trial
A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin is going on trial – and claims he has already been found guilty before it begins. Continue reading
TV drama? Putin rips Sochi official on air over Olympic cost overruns
Vladimir Putin marked the one-year countdown to the Sochi winter Games, to which he has pegged his personal prestige, by throwing a televised fit of temper and dressing down a top Olympic official, who was subsequently fired. Continue reading
Kremlin says U.S. adoption deal still in place
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin official said on Thursday a bilateral agreement with Washington on adoptions was still in place, creating uncertainty over the immediate impact of Russia's new ban on Americans adopting Russian children. Continue reading
Four killed when Russian airliner crash lands
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian airliner flying without passengers broke into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow upon landing on Saturday, killing four of the eight crew on board and leaving smoking chunks of fuselage on the icy road. The crash during peak holiday travel ahead of Russia's New Year's vacation, which runs from Sunday through January 9, cast a spotlight on the country's poor air-safety record despite President Vladimir Putin's calls to improve controls. … Continue reading
