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Ukraine and Russia vow ‘new page’ in ties

(AFP) - Ukraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovych vowed Friday to end years of acrimony with giant neighbor Russia, as he paid his first visit to Moscow since taking office last week.
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Kazakhstan hindering Russian space missions - official

(AFP) - Kazakhstan, home of the space base used to launch rockets to the International Space Station (ISS), is interfering with Russian space missions, the head of Russia’s space agency said Saturday.
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Russia claims Turkish backing for pipeline

(AFP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia had won Turkey’s backing for Moscow to build a key section of a new gas pipeline seen as a rival of an EU-backed project in Turkish waters.
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BTA’s Russian subsidiary secures Eurobond restructuring agreement

(SRI) - BTA Bank (Moscow) bondholders agreed to restructure the Slavinvest Finance Eurobond, the bank said in a statement.

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Turkmenistan resumes gas supplies to Russia

(AFP) - Turkmenistan resumed gas supplies to Russia on Saturday, Russian state energy giant Gazprom said, after a nine-month break that raised questions about Moscow’s influence in the energy-rich state.
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Russia cuts gas to Armenia after bomb found - report

(Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Armenia after a bomb was found close to a pipeline in southern Russia, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the Georgian company responsible for transiting the gas.
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Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan agree on customs bloc

(AFP) - The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus reached a deal Friday to create a customs union among their three ex-Soviet states from July 1 next year.
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Russia wants quick WTO entry as separate entity

(Reuters) - Russia wants to join the World Trade Organization on its own but will synchronize its entry with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a customs union, a Russian official said on Wednesday.
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Serbia seen as hub for Russian gas in Europe

(AP) - Serbia will become a major hub for distribution of Russian natural gas to Europe thanks to the storage and transport capacities of the planned South Stream pipeline, the general manager of Serbia’ state energy company said Thursday.
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Russia confident of joining WTO with allies

(Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization had not been damaged by the complications of pursuing membership together with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
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