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Leading Russian business daily Vedomosti...

Leading Russian business daily Vedomosti has filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the speaker of the Russian parliament"s lower house, the newspaper said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ukraine"s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych...

Ukraine"s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych could author a philosophic essay on the fickleness of human nature. State leaders, organizations and analysts who only recently referred to him as the Kremlin"s puppet, an election forger, a twice-convicted violent felon and lumpen victor, now seem happy to congratulate him on his victory. At the very least they recognize him as the president of Ukraine and are able to accept him as he is for the sake of international cooperation.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised energy cooperation with Turkey on Wednesday and said he looked to joint efforts in addressing regional disputes.