U.S. Warns Russia About Corruption
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The corruption that plagues Russia and its former Soviet neighbors will stifle investment and economic development unless more is done to combat it, the U.S. ambassador to Russia said Tuesday.
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(CBS/AP) Russia castigated the United States on Wednesday for its willingness to hold talks with Chechens agitating for independence and suggested the issue could harm bilateral relations, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russia and the United States on Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning the West against interference and Washington rejecting the charge.
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The chief of Russia's space forces on Thursday said Moscow would have to retaliate if others deploy weapons in space &#151; a stern warning to the United States.
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Reveling in the apparent election of a pro-Western president in Ukraine, the Bush administration on Monday urged Russia to join with the United States in helping the former Soviet republic. "Let's all join together now and see what we can do," Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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The United States is concerned over the prosecution of the Yukos oil case and the sale of the Russian oil giant's crown jewel, the US ambassador to Russia said, reiterating earlier comments by senior US officials.
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The United States warned Ukraine to hold fair presidential elections this month, threatening unspecified punitive measures against the ex-Soviet republic's leadership.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia was concerned by the West's attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine, where allegations of vote fraud have sparked a political crisis that has ...
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Ukraine's main opposition leader, on the eve of a trip to the U.S., warned Saturday that the former Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under the influence of Russia.Comment
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US secretary of state Colin Powell has warned of &quot;consequences&quot; for its relationship with Ukraine if the widespread allegations of fraud over its presidential elections are not properly dealt with.
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Moscow has asked the United States for a clarification following remarks in which U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that Russia's future course is uncertain and lumped the nation together with Iran and North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia was concerned by the West's attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine, where allegations of vote fraud have sparked a political crisis that has brought the rival candidates' supporters into the streets.
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The new US secretary of state says Russia must do more to show it is committed to democracy.
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A corruption report from Transparency International (TI) ranks Russia 90th out of 146 countries. The report suggests that corruption remains a serious problem that has not changed significantly in recent years.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that U.S.-Russia relations must rise above shifting political trends, as influential top diplomats, ministers and Cabinet secretaries conferred on the two countries' uneasy relationship.
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U.S. ties with Russia are ominously bad. Longtime diplomat Zbigniew Brzenski warns Washington to tread wisely in the days ahead
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Russian papers take a cynical view of US criticisms of President Putin's planned security reforms.