Russia
Smoke from Russian wildfires reaches Kazakhstan
(Reuters) - Smoke from Russia’s deadly wildfires has spread into northern regions of Kazakhstan but poses no immediate danger to residents, the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry said on Friday.
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Russian drought devours world wheat supplies - U.S.
(AFP) - The US government on Thursday cut its forecasts for global wheat production as Russia suffers its worst drought in decades.
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Parched Russia warns on harvest, wheat prices surge
(AFP) - Leading wheat exporter Russia cut its grain harvest forecast by millions of tonnes on Tuesday owing to the worst drought for decades, adding to concerns pushing wheat prices to a two-year high point.
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Belarus, Russia sign long-awaited gas transit deal
(AP) - Belarus and Russia have signed a gas transit deal expected to end disagreements that led to a cut in Russia’s Europe-bound supplies flowing via Belarus last month, officials said on Friday.
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Belarus revives Russia energy feud with cut threat
(AFP) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday revived an energy feud with Moscow, warning he would halt Russia’s Europe-bound oil and gas transit within two days if Moscow did not pay a debt.
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Russia cuts Belarus supplies again as ‘gas war’ escalates
(AFP) - Russia cut gas supplies to Belarus by nearly two thirds on Wednesday, as a payment feud went into a third day and claimed its first European victim when Lithuania reported a drop in gas flow.
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Russia cuts gas supplies to Belarus over debt
(AP) - Russia on Monday started cutting most natural gas supplies to ex-Soviet neighbor Belarus over what it claims is a debt of nearly $200 million, threatening to rekindle political disputes in the region over energy policy.
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ANALYSIS: Russian energy projects in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector
(SRI) - Russian oil and gas companies have begun to expand into Kazakhstan in late 1990s, as they started to implement strategic plans to grow production capacity beyond Russia’s borders.
Lawmakers brawl in Ukraine over pro-Russia measure
(AP) - The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament huddled under umbrellas as eggs rained down and smoke bombs filled the chamber with an acrid cloud. Then the lawmakers attacked each other, punching and brawling in the aisles.
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Belarus leader raps Russia, may snub security summit
(Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday berated ally Russia for not paying for its military bases deployed in his country and warned that he could snub the summit of a Moscow-dominated security pact next month.
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