Format-wise, the Obama Administration's policies in the Ukraine crisis appear to have troubles in two aspects: the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and containment of Russia. First, national strength in the United States is falling short of ...
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China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting with Egyptian President Ceci, Russia is now providing arms to Egypt, the two sides have reached consensus on the cooperation. Agreed simplify the process of Egypt agricultural ...
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Seafood firms in the US state of Alaska have joined forces to support imposition of a ban on seafood imports from Russia and also urged Russia to ease its ban on US food imports. The move will support sustainable and quality fisheries in ...
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In view of the western sanctions against Russia, the President Putin signed a decree on 6th, will perform a ban for imports of western agricultural and food products for one-year. On 7th, the prime minister Medvedev announced specific and ...
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The Government of Russia is aiming to increase the share of local goods in the country’s domestic textile market to 50 percent, from the current share of less than 35 percent, reports Novosti news agency. At present, Russian made ...
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Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, is set to put his problems with Europe behind him for a few days on a visit to Beijing. Putin hopes to return to Moscow with a slew of energy deals, including a pipeline gas supply deal with China for ...
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Russian gas giant Gazprom has sent the first cargo with crude produced at the Prirazlomnoye offshore field -- the country's only Arctic offshore hydrocarbon project -- to the international market, the company said Friday. "ARCO, or Arctic ...
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Ukraine's National Committee for Power Regulation (NCPR), the government's energy sector regulating body, said on Monday it has moved to increase average natural gas prices for industrial consumers by 29.1% starting April 1. The committee ...
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US Representative Pete Olson, R-Texas, on Tuesday called for less federal regulation for oil and gas drilling, including allowing some drilling in national parks. Olson, who spoke at the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners ...
Expedited regulatory approval of proposed US liquefied natural gas export terminals would not lead to their immediate construction nor to near-term deliveries of US gas into Europe, panelists at a Senate hearing said Tuesday. Several US ...
Dolls were sent in act of solidarity for Russia's gay and lesbian communities. A collection of Russian Dolls depicting five of Britain's most celebrated gay icons have been sent to the Russian Embassy in London and the Kremlin. In ...
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Russia's state-owned Rosneft and China National Petroleum Corporation are in talks over upstream co-operation in Russia, including the Arctic and Far Eastern territories, and could reach concrete agreements by May, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin ...
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MOSCOW, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Twenty-five percent of Russian men die before age 55, the average life expectancy for Russian men is age 64, and many blame vodka, researchers say. The study, published in the Lancet, found Russian male smokers ...
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Gazprom expects to sign a long-awaited gas supply contract with China National Petroleum Corp during the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China in May, despite the ongoing failure of the two sides to agree on a price for ...
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