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Duma Committee OKs Bill on FSB Agent Stationing Abroad

18:42 03/04/2013

Russia’s parliamentary committee on security urged the parliament Wednesday to pass in a first reading a presidential bill that would allow the Federal Security Service (FSB) to dispatch its officers abroad on a permanent basis.

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10:04 03/04/2013
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Georgia Against Military Solutions of Territorial Disputes
22:07 02/04/2013
Georgia rules out any type of military solutions to the territorial disputes with its former republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Alasaniya said on Tuesday.
Another US City ‘Requires’ Gun Ownership
19:16 02/04/2013
Residents of Nelson, Georgia have 10 days to purchase guns and ammunition under a new ordinance that makes their small city the latest in a growing number of communities across the United States to encourage gun ownership.
Court Extends Home Arrest for Protest Leader Udaltsov
15:49 01/04/2013
A Moscow court ruled on Monday to keep Sergei Udaltsov, a leftist activist charged with plotting to overthrow President Vladimir Putin, under home arrest until at least August.
Russia Dismisses Georgia’s Concerns over Black Sea Drills
14:06 01/04/2013
Moscow on Monday dismissed Tbilisi’s condemnation of Russian military drills in the Black Sea region.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, April 1, 2013
10:10 01/04/2013
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Georgia Voices Concern over Russia’s Recent Military Drills
07:46 30/03/2013
The Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday that Tbilisi was concerned with Russia’s military drills in the country’s southern Black Sea region this week.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, March 29, 2013
09:44 29/03/2013
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Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, March 28, 2013
09:41 28/03/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Georgia Rejects Nonuse of Force Deal - Moscow
23:59 27/03/2013
Tbilisi has turned down a Russian proposed draft document on the non-use of force between Georgia and its former republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Saakashvili Signs Law Stripping Him of Vital Powers
16:46 27/03/2013
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed amendments to the country’s Constitution on Wednesday, which reduce his authority and tip the balance of power toward the prime minister.
Belarus Customs Seize 85 Kg of Heroin
22:12 25/03/2013
Customs officers in Belarus said on Monday that they intercepted a major haul of heroin heading into neighboring Lithuania over the weekend.
Georgian Lawmakers Strip Saakashvili of Vital Powers
19:11 25/03/2013
Lawmakers in Georgia approved changes to the Constitution on Monday that will reduce President Mikheil Saakashvili’s authority and tip the balance of power to the prime minister.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, March 25, 2013
09:34 25/03/2013
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Breakaway Republic Protests Georgian ‘Piracy’
22:34 22/03/2013
The president of the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia on Friday condemned the seizure by Georgia of a ship headed for Turkey as an act of piracy.1
Georgian Lawmakers Vote to Limit Presidential Powers
00:33 22/03/2013
Lawmakers in Georgia tentatively approved amendments to the Constitution on Thursday depriving President Mikheil Saakashvili of the power to dismiss the Cabinet, disband parliament and call elections.
Poland: EU Should Scrap Visas with Russia, Ukraine, Georgia
19:34 20/03/2013
Poland supports the introduction of a visa-free regime between European Union countries and Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Wednesday.
Russia May Delay Inspection of Georgian Wineries
00:11 19/03/2013
Russia said Monday that it may postpone new inspections of wine and mineral water producing plants in Georgia, in a hold-up that threatens to further drag out the resumption of imports to Russia.
Georgia Ex-President Urges Incumbent Saakashvili to Resign
16:48 18/03/2013
Georgian ex-president Eduard Shevardnadze urged on Monday the country's current leader, Mikheil Saakashvili, to resign for the good of the country.

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