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02.02.2009, 19:47
There is a national holiday in Venezuela on Monday when the Latin American country celebrates the day president Hugo Chavez came to power or, simply, Hugo Chavez Day.
27.11.2008, 19:31
Saluting a friend or warning an adversary? As Russian warships ventured into the Caribbean for the first time in two decades, the cold breeze of Western criticism reached the Venezuelan tropics.
27.11.2008, 03:53
Military links and joint energy ventures have dominated talks between the Russian and Venezuelan leaders in Caracas. Dmitry Medvedev is the first Russian leader to pay an official visit to Venezuela in more than 150 years of relations between the two coun
15.10.2010, 19:58
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President Dmitry Medvedev has chosen Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Sobyanin as the next mayor of the Russian capital and described him as an “experienced manager” capable of solving the city’s problems.
27.10.2010, 17:48
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Nikita Mikhalkov goes beyond directing actors and cameras. He’s sent a 63-page political manifesto to the Kremlin.
21.10.2010, 12:26
What challenges face the new mayor of Moscow and how is it different from New York? Will the native of a remote oil-rich region be able to solve the Russian capital’s problems?
RT Politics Interview
31.12.2009, 13:38
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When the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, declared his resignation hours before the year 2000 began, not only did he thus close his own rich political career, but also ended a whole era in modern Russian history.
20.02.2010, 12:36
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko has withdrawn her appeal against the results of the country's presidential run-off from the country’s Supreme Administrative Court.
17.01.2010, 09:00
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Viktor Yanukovich, head of Ukraine’s Party of Regions, leads the Ukrainian presidential election after 98% of the votes have been counted. Current Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko is behind him by 10%.
08.02.2010, 06:00
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Tension remains high in Ukraine as counting gets underway after Sunday’s Presidential election run-off. Preliminary results show Victor Yanukovich to be less than 5 percent ahead of rival Yulia Timoshenko.
Published: 15 February, 2009, 08:44
Rising intolerance and intimidation has marked the run up to the poll on presidential term limits. Opposition figures, students and religious groups have all faced tear gas and vigilantes.
