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| Feb.1 |
 Geneva |
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Ivanov worried by U.S. shield Russia's foreign minister has called for active dialogue over National Missile Defense
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| Feb.4 |
 Chechnya |
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 Raid frees US relief worker Russian security forces freed Kenny Gluck kidnapped in Chechnya and held for ransom
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| Feb.5 |
Moscow |
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3 hurt in subway blast Blast hit the underground station, a key hub on one of the busiest lines in the Moscow
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Moscow |
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Kremlin buys control of TV Berezovsky sold his 49 percent stake in ORT. Abramovich acted as the Kremlin's middleman
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| Feb.9 |
Moscow |
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Raids on Gusinsky media empire Gusinsky is fighting extradition from Spain. He has accused the Kremlin of trying to take away the television station NTV
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| Feb.10 |
Chechnya |
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7 dead in violence in Chechnya Russian servicemen have been killed when armoured vehicle exploded on a mine and another vehicle destroyed
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| Feb.11 |
Russia |
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Russia to oppose U.S. missile plan Russia's heads are preparing to oppose to U.S. anti-missile defence system during talks with German Foreign Minister
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| Feb.12 |
 Ukraine |
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 Russia-Ukraine summit| Putin and Kuchma kept strictly to trade and energy issues. They agreed to reconnect electricity grids | |
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| Feb.13 |
Moscow |
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 Germany urged NMD talks Foreign Minister Joschka called Russia and the U.S. for the rapprochement to missile defence shield
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| Feb.15 |
Russia |
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Mir dumping delayed Space officials have postponed the dumping of the 15-year-old space station until between March 13 and 18
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Russia |
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Chechen convicted of video murders Sentenced to life in prison for numerous crimes, including killings of 3 Russians whose deaths were recorded on a video
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| Feb.16 |
Russia |
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Russia tests missiles Nuclear-capable missiles have been test-fired from air, sea and land
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| Feb.20 |
FBI |
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FBI agent charged with espionage| R. Hanssen, 27-year veteran FBI agent, worked an assignment sniffing out Russian spies | |
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Moscow |
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Putin faces no-confidence vote| The communists are unlikely to secure the simple majority needed to topple regime, but it could force to sack government | |
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Moscow |
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 Mobile missile shield Russia proposes to NATO a cut-price European anti-missile defence shield
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| Feb.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia cool on spy arrest| Russia kept a tight lid on official pronouncements | |
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| Feb.26 |
 Kazakhstan |
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Ship launched to space station| M-44 cargo ship is carrying equipment, food and fuel | |
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