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US, Europe denounce Russian support for Georgian provinces’ independence

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The US and Western European powers have issued vitriolic denunciations of Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of the two breakaway provinces of Georgia-South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russian President Dimitry Medvedev signed a decree Tuesday backing independence for the provinces, just one day after both houses of the Russian parliament voted unanimously to call on Medvedev to take the action.

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Number Of Russian Women Smokers Has Doubled Since Soviet Collapse

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Russian women who smoke has more than doubled since the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to new research.

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US and Russia at loggerheads over Kosovo independence

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Tensions between the United States and Russia, already inflamed at the G8 summit last month, have erupted over the issue of independence for Kosovo. The dispute is also splitting Europe, emboldening secessionist movements elsewhere to press for independence and threatening further instability in the Balkan region. There is widespread fear of further violence whether independence goes ahead or not.

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