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Russia’s Mordovia woos new citizen Gerard Depardieu

YoopyaJanuary 7, 2013

by YoopyaJanuary 7, 201304

The Russian region of Mordovia has invited French actor Gerard Depardieu to set up home there, hours after he received his Russian passport. Governor Vladimir...

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Putin makes French film star Depardieu a Russian

YoopyaJanuary 4, 2013

by YoopyaJanuary 4, 201302

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Gerard Depardieu, the French movie star whose decision to quit his homeland to avoid a...

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Hopes for Syria breakthrough faint as U.N. envoy visits Russia

YoopyaDecember 29, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 29, 201202

(Reuters) – The international mediator seeking to end the 21-month-old conflict in Syria met Russia’s foreign minister in Moscow on Saturday after talks in Damascus but expectations...

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Russia’s Putin signals he will sign U.S. adoption ban

YoopyaDecember 28, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 28, 201203

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signaled on Thursday he would sign into law a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children and sought to forestall...

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Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU

YoopyaDecember 22, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 22, 201207

(Reuters) – Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Union countries, and...

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No Russian revolution after a year of protests

YoopyaDecember 5, 2012December 5, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 5, 2012December 5, 2012010

(Reuters) – Artyom Kolpakov has learnt not to hope for too much after an exhilarating but ultimately frustrating year of protests against Russian leader Vladimir...

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Russia’s Putin to discuss Syria with Turkey PM Erdogan

YoopyaDecember 3, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 3, 201204

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Syrian conflict, which has strained bilateral relations. Moscow is a...

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Russian scientist jailed under Putin walks free

YoopyaNovember 24, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 24, 201205

(Reuters) – Russian scientist Valentin Danilov walked free on parole on Saturday after serving eight years of a 14-year sentence on charges of spying for China during...

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Pussy Riot protester alone in cell after inmate tension

YoopyaNovember 24, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 24, 201200

(Reuters) – Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina has been moved to a single-person cell for her own protection because of tension with other...

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Putin provokes criticism with Pussy Riot anti-Semitism charge

YoopyaNovember 17, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 17, 201201

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin provoked angry criticism from bloggers and activists on Friday when he suggested to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that one...