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Russian adoption: American mom Vs. Russian politicians

February 26, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russian politicians have made political hay this week out of the recent unexplained death in Texas of Max Shatto, a

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Business Europe News 

South Stream’s status high on Russia-EU summit agenda

December 20, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol energy, European Commission, Russia, South Stream

In the big picture of Russia’s relationship with the European Union, Bulgaria has never played a big role – certain

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Russia launches construction of South Stream gas pipeline

December 7, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol energy, Russia, South Stream

Russian president Vladimir Putin gave the start to construction of South Stream gas pipeline on December 7, Moscow’s ambitious geopolitical

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Europe News 

Russia, Turkey resolve to find solution on Syria crisis

December 4, 2012June 2, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Syria, Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is working with Turkey to resolve the ongoing crisis in Syria – an

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Europe News Perspectives 

Putin’s Turkey visit could smooth Syria relations

December 3, 2012June 2, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Syria, Turkey

Russian President Vladmir Putin is scheduled to visit Turkey on December 3.  The visit comes as the two countries remain

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Fighting words: Bulgaria talks tough on Russian energy projects

September 13, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, Russia, Simeon Dyankov, South Stream

Vladimir Putin raised quite a few eyebrows when his last foreign visit as president of Russia in 2008 was to

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Russia Watch: Linguistic future — Ukrainians who do not speak Russian?

July 27, 2012June 2, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia, Ukraine

It’s a sunny summer evening here in Lviv, the café and cobblestones capital of Western Ukraine. But a steady stream

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Europe News Perspectives 

Russia Watch: Putin the Permissive and Russian football hooligans

June 26, 2012June 2, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Poland, Russia

The world may indeed be flat. Several thousand Russians recently traveled to the western edge of their country – and

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Russia Watch: Join Russia and the US by rail tunnels under the Bering Strait?

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russia’s Urals oil has been over $100 a barrel for a year now. The country’s budgets are balanced. Debt is

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