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RUSSIA: Foreign trade grows, but remains undiversified
Russia's foreign trade performance is crucial to its fiscal position as well as to its ability to...
RussiaBELARUS: Emotial Lukashenka speech betrays concern
President Alyaksandr Lukashenka became agitated in his attack on opponents at home and abroad in...
BelarusMIDDLE EAST: Cartoons tap into deep-seated grievances
The furore in the Middle East caused by the publication of cartoons insulting the Prophet...
Middle EastRUSSIA/GEORGIA: Blasts rupture bilateral relations
A series of explosions hit a gas pipeline and a high-power electricity transmission tower...
RussiaBELARUS: OSCE gains invitation to March election
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that Belarus had asked the Organisation for Security...
BelarusRUSSIA: Moscow pins its future as gas supplier on LNG
Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed a resolution on January 10 to lift the export duty on...
RussiaUKRAINE: Government in limbo after sacking
The government lost a no-confidence vote on 10 January over its handling of the gas dispute with...
UkraineRUSSIA/EU: New pipeline will harm transition states
The appointment of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to the board of the consortium that...
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