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Russia hits 18 US officials with tit-for-tat entry ban Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington's move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses.
13 April 2013
General Philip Breedlove. Photo courtesy of internethavadis.com US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general A "reset" in US-Russia relations is now on pause and Moscow likely will be "the primary actor of regional concern".
13 April 2013
Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome.
12 April 2013
Kazakhstan Modern Art exhibition. Photo courtesy of organizers Kazakhstan Modern Art exhibition receives Sergey Kuryokhin award Nailya Allakhverdiyeva won in the Best Curatorial Project category at Sergey Kuryokhin award for the exhibition Bride’s Face. Kazakhstan Modern Art.
11 April 2013
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan and Russia to join in grain transportation Kazakhstan's KazTemirTrans and Russian RusTransCom (RusAgroTrans) will establish a joint company for grain transportation.
09 April 2013
Conspiracy theories fly as Poles mark presidential jet crash Three years after a jet crash in Russia killed a Polish president and 95 other people, conspiracy theorists in Poland are as adamant as ever that it was an assassination.
09 April 2013
Ukraine leader pardons Tymoshenko ally under EU pressure Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned Sunday a close ally of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko as several thousands rallied in Kiev to protest his policies amid rising political tensions.
08 April 2013
Merkel asks Putin to give NGOs in Russia a chance German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organisations which she described as a "motor of innovation".
08 April 2013
Ancient mysteries revealed in Turkmen desert sands Over four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.
06 April 2013
Tengrinews.kz stock photo Kazakhstan and Russia may revise Baikonur agreement The joint use of Baikonur cosmodrome rented by Russia from Kazakhstan has to be reviewed: head of Roskosmos.
05 April 2013
©RIA Novosti Rosneft wants to control Russian oil export to Kazakhstan Rosneft has applied to Medvedev with a suggestion to make the company the sole coordinator of all supplies of Russian oil to Kazakhstan.
04 April 2013
Ainur Turisbek. Photo courtesy of KFW.kz Kazakhstan designer receives enthusiastic comments at Ukrainian Fashion Week The collection of Kazakhstan's Ainur Turisbek reflected an image of a strong woman.
04 April 2013
Yermukhamet Yertysbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Yertysbayev appointed ambassador to Georgia Kazakhstan President's advisor Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has been appointed ambassador of Kazakhstan to Georgia.
04 April 2013
Prime-Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov. ©RIA Novosti Ukraine interested in renewing direct gas supplies from Kazakhstan Ukraine is interested in renewing direct gas supplies from Kazakhstan like those it had before 2005.
03 April 2013
Emir Kusturica. Photo courtesy of arthouse.ru Emir Kusturica to star in Kazakhstan-Russian movie Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will take part in Russian-Kazakh historical drama called Zhangir. Big Game.
03 April 2013
©RIA Novosti Ukraine interested in renewing Kazakhstan oil transit Ukrainian is interested in transit of Kazakhstan oil and its supplies to Ukraine’s oil refineries; transit of Russian oil is going down.
03 April 2013
Photo courtesy of munaigaz.kz Kazakhstan mulls restricting oil products import from Russia in 2013 Kazakhstan might restrict import of oil products from Russia until the end of 2013.
02 April 2013
Tengrinews.kz stock photo Air Astana launches direct flights from Astana and Almaty to Kiev Air Astana has launched direct flights from Astana and Almaty to Kiev starting from March 31 and April 1, 2013, correspondingly.
01 April 2013
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov. Photo courtesy of primeminister.kz Idrissov calls Asian states to cooperate in energy security Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Udrissov called Asian countries to cooperate in water management, food and energy security.
01 April 2013
Victoria Nuland. ©REUTERS Russia accuses US of meddling after 'witch hunt' remarks Moscow on Saturday accused Washington of interfering in its domestic affairs after the State Department compared searches of Russian non-governmental organisations to a "witch hunt."
31 March 2013

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