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Well, last month people in and out of Russia were trying to figure out: A, why Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly fired his prime minister, and B, why he replaced him with Viktor Zubkov, some random guy no one had ever heard of.
NPR: Looking Into Putin's Soul Again
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Russian politicians bridled at McCain's call to kick Russia out of the Group of Eight leading industrial countries and his fierce denunciation of Moscow's invasion of Georgia earlier this year.
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Lithuania has not signed economic deals with Russia as Latvia has, and Vilnius has repeatedly called out Russian energy behemoth Gazprom over unbundling issues, even going so far as threatening to take the state-owned energy firm to court.
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The EU correctly points out that Russia needs European energy consumers just as much as Europe needs Russian energy suppliers.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A Bear energy market
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The BBC's Russian affairs analyst Steven Eke says when weapons are left out of the equation, trade between Russia and India has actually fallen to its lowest level for more than two decades.
BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Putin set for arms, energy talks
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Russia had indicated it could bail out Cyprus, but reports said talks between Russian and Cyprus officials have ended without any agreement.
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The Russian is undefeated in the winter indoor season, winning seven out of seven competitions in the Czech Republic, Russia, Germany and Slovakia.
BBC: Ivan Ukhov retains European Indoor high jump title
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My firm started out representing U.S. companies doing business in Russia or Korea, as well as Russian and Korean companies doing business in the U.S. Fairly soon after that, we were representing Korean-American and Russian-American businesses as well, mostly relating to their transactions with Russia and Korea.
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