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Leading Russian Rights Lawyer Is Shot to Death in Moscow, Along With Journalist

MOSCOW — A prominent Russian lawyer who spent the better part of a decade pursuing contentious human rights and social justice cases was killed on Monday in a brazen daylight assassination in central Moscow, officials said. Investigators... 
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Deal Struck to End Gas Cutoff

BRUSSELS — European officials said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had reached an agreement to send a monitoring mission to oversee gas deliveries as part of efforts to resolve a bitter row between the two countries over pricing and transit.... 
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Dispute hits Europe gas supplies

Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine appear to have completely stopped amid a dispute over gas supplies between the two countries. Several countries are relying on their own limited reserves of gas The two sides have blamed each... 
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Russia shuts off gas to Ukraine

Russia has stopped all gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to end a row over unpaid bills and prices. Much of the EU's gas from Russia arrives via Ukraine Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said it turned off the taps at 0700... 
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NATO Acts to Renew Its Relations With Russia

PARIS — The secretary general of NATO had lunch on Friday with the Russian ambassador to the organization, beginning the “conditional and graduated re-engagement” with Moscow that NATO foreign ministers approved earlier this month. The... 
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Creating the Illusion of Democracy in Russia’s Loyal Neighbors

Belarus special anti-terrorist troops commandos leave a polling booth during pre-term parliamentary elections in September. ZHODINO, Belarus — The voting monitor began his rounds on election day here at Polling Place No. 7. “Issues? Violations?”... 
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