US, Russia can't agree on missiles
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to overcome sharp differences over a U.S. missile defense system, closing their seven-year relationship Sunday still far apart on an issue that has separated them from the beginning. Nations:[Russia][Ukraine][Romania] People:[Dmitry Medvedev][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations][Russia-U.S.] 2008-04-06 Missile defense deal unlikely in Russia
President Bush has begun a farewell call in Russia as the White House abandons hope of a major agreement on missile defenses during talks this weekend with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nations:[Russia][Ukraine][Romania] People:[Vladimir Putin][Dmitry Medvedev] Activities:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations] 2008-04-05 NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day. Nations:[Georgia][Macedonia][Russia][Croatia][Greece][Ukraine] People:[Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel] 2008-04-03 NATO allies turn down Bush request
President Bush suffered a painful diplomatic setback Wednesday when NATO allies rebuffed his passionate pleas to put former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia on the path toward membership in the Western military alliance. Nations:[Ukraine][Macedonia][Greece][Romania][Russia] People:[Dmitry Medvedev][Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Bush Admin.] 2008-04-02 Bush pushes for NATO expansion
President Bush renewed urgent calls Wednesday for NATO nations to allow Ukraine and Georgia to start the admission process over Russian objections and to counter Osama bin Laden's latest threats to Europe by stepping up their efforts in Afghanistan. Nations:[Ukraine][Russia][Romania] People:[David Petraeus][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Bush Admin.] 2008-04-02 Bush backs Ukraine NATO bid
President Bush on Tuesday vowed full support for Ukraine and Georgia's NATO aspirations, saying Russia would have no veto over the ex-Soviet states' membership bids. Nations:[U.S.][Ukraine][Russia][Lebanon][Romania] People:[Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Bush Admin.][2004 Ukraine Election Crisis] 2008-04-01 Medvedev to take Russian presidency
Just hours after Russia elected a new president, the Kremlin sent two strong signals that it doesn't plan to back down from its pull-no-punches foreign policy -- a coalition of pro-government youth groups marched on the U.S. Embassy and the state-controlled gas monopoly reduced gas supplies to Western-looking Ukraine. Nations:[Russia][Ukraine] People:[Dmitry Medvedev][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[2008 Russian Election][2006 Russia Gas Dispute] 2008-03-03 Djokovic beats Tsonga for Aussie title
Novak Djokovic started making peace with the crowd as soon as he lifted the trophy. After beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Sunday night to win the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title, Djokovic knew a little public relations was in order. Nations:[Australia][Belarus][Ukraine] People:[Pete Sampras][Marat Safin][Svetlana Kuznetsova][Maria Sharapova][Roger Federer][Rafael Nadal] Activities:[2008 Australian Open] 2008-01-27 At least 33 killed in Ukraine mine blast
A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least 33 miners and leaving about 70 others trapped, emergency officials said. Nations:[Ukraine] 2007-11-18 Winds halt cleanup of Russian oil spill
Fierce winds Tuesday hampered crews struggling to clean up in the wake of a killer storm that sank at least 11 ships and split an oil tanker in two, spilling tons of petroleum in the waters near this southern Russia seaport. Nations:[Russia][Ukraine] People:[Vladimir Putin] 2007-11-13 Russian military resurgence raises US concerns
A Russian military resurgence bolstered by booming oil wealth is raising some concern here about where Moscow is headed, US defense officials and outside experts say. Nations:[Russia][Ukraine][Estonia] People:[Vladimir Putin][Robert Gates][Condoleezza Rice] Activities:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations] 2007-10-17 Spy chief: West wants to split Russia
Russia's security chief said that Western spies were working to weaken and break up the country and singled out British agents as the most intrusive, according to an interview published Wednesday. Nations:[Russia][U.K.][Poland][Ukraine] People:[Vladimir Putin] Activities:[2006 Russian Spy Poisoning] 2007-10-10
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