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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Belarus</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Italian PM visit to Belarus first by Western leader in 15 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian PM visits Belarus
MINSK, Belarus — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has become the first Western leader to visit Belarus in 15 years, as the authoritarian former Soviet state takes small steps toward reform.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, often characterized as Europe&#8217;s last dictator for his suppression of political opposition and independent media, called Berlusconi&#8217;s visit, which .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-pm-visit-to-belarus-first-by-western-leader-in-15-years-237771/">Italian PM visit to Belarus first by Western leader in 15 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pallam Raju holds talks with Belarus Defence Minister in Minsk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK - During his four-day visit to Belarus Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju held wide ranging talks with Belarus Defence Minister Colonel-General Leonid Semenovich Maltsev in capital Minsk on Sunday.

Both the leaders took stock of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries including military and technical cooperation.
On Monday, Raju was briefed by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pallam-raju-holds-talks-with-belarus-defence-minister-in-minsk-207377/" title="Pallam Raju holds talks with Belarus Defence Minister in Minsk">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group honors journalists from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel for work in harsh conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Four newswomen from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel who have kept working in the face of intimidation, threats and attacks were honored Tuesday by an international media group.

Agnes Taile of Cameroon, who was beaten and left for dead for her work at a radio station; Iryna Khalip, a reporter and editor in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-honors-journalists-from-belarus-cameroon-iran-and-israel-for-work-in-harsh-conditions-201503/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Group honors journalists from Belarus, Cameroon, Iran and Israel for work in harsh conditions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gypsy laborer faces execution in Belarus, the last European country using capital punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TATARYA VILLAGE, Belarus — His last hopes fading, a 30-year-old illiterate Gypsy laborer whose lawyers say was tortured into confessing to murder awaits his unannounced appointment with the executioner.

With all appeals exhausted and pleas for mercy from rights activists and European officials unheeded, Vasily Yusepchuk is to be killed Soviet-style — with a bullet in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gypsy-laborer-faces-execution-in-belarus-the-last-european-country-using-capital-punishment-194322/" title="Gypsy laborer faces execution in Belarus, the last European country using capital punishment">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Russia-dominated NATO-style rapid-reaction force kicks off first military exercises</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-russia-dominated-nato-style-rapid-reaction-force-kicks-off-first-military-exercises-185005/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Thousands of troops from Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations began military exercises in southern Kazakhstan on Friday, the first of its kind for the newly formed NATO-style rapid-reaction force.

Moscow is hoping the force will help bolster the power and prestige of the seven-nation Collective Security Treaty Organization, which Russia is hoping ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-russia-dominated-nato-style-rapid-reaction-force-kicks-off-first-military-exercises-185005/">New Russia-dominated NATO-style rapid-reaction force kicks off first military exercises</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Belarus presidents attend military exercises near NATO member Poland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-belarus-presidents-attend-military-exercises-near-nato-member-poland-180831/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus — Russia and Belarus on Tuesday completed two days of massive joint military exercises on bases that are close to borders with NATO members.

Officials said about 12,500 servicemen took part in the West-2009 exercises, roughly half from each country, in Russia&#8217;s westernmost Kaliningrad region, which borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania, and in .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-belarus-presidents-attend-military-exercises-near-nato-member-poland-180831/">Russia, Belarus presidents attend military exercises near NATO member Poland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Krishna   describes   attacks  on  Indians   in   Australia   as unfortunate</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/krishna-describes-attacks-on-indians-in-australia-as-unfortunate-171172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK - Reacting to the recent attack  on Indians  in  Melbourne,  Australia,  External  Affairs   Minister S.M.Krishna said on Thursday that the incidents were unfortunate.

He  said the Indian Government would take up the issue  with  the Australian authorities.
Krishna  issued the statement after concluding his ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/krishna-describes-attacks-on-indians-in-australia-as-unfortunate-171172/">Krishna   describes   attacks  on  Indians   in   Australia   as unfortunate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez visit to Russia expected to focus on energy, weapons deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to arrive in Russia on Wednesday on a visit expected to focus on energy issues and military cooperation.

Russia has forged close ties with Venezuela as part of efforts to expand its global clout and counter U.S. influence in Latin America.
Venezuela hosted Russian warships and bombers for joint ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-visit-to-russia-expected-to-focus-on-energy-weapons-deals-163639/" title="Chavez visit to Russia expected to focus on energy, weapons deals">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarusian fighter jet crashes during air show in Poland, killing 2 pilots</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarusian-fighter-jet-crashes-during-air-show-in-poland-killing-2-pilots-154463/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — A Belarusian fighter jet crashed Sunday during an air show in central Poland, killing both pilots on board the two-seater plane, officials said.

The Su-27 jet went down while performing maneuvers at a festival in Radom, 65 miles (105 kilometers) south of Warsaw.
Footage broadcast on state television in Poland showed the plane turning ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarusian-fighter-jet-crashes-during-air-show-in-poland-killing-2-pilots-154463/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Belarusian fighter jet crashes during air show in Poland, killing 2 pilots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lukashenko to West: ready to work together, but warns against manipulations to change power</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lukashenko-to-west-ready-to-work-together-but-warns-against-manipulations-to-change-power-145276/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus — Belarus&#8217; authoritarian president said Thursday he was willing to work with the European Union and the United States, but warned they should not expect him to leave office or to abandon ties with Moscow.

The comments by President Alexander Lukashenko struck notes of both cooperation and defiance.
Lukashenko has often been characterized in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lukashenko-to-west-ready-to-work-together-but-warns-against-manipulations-to-change-power-145276/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Lukashenko to West: ready to work together, but warns against manipulations to change power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lenin statue collapses on man in ex-Soviet Belarus, kills him</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus —A massive statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin collapsed on a man who was hanging from it Monday, killing him on the spot, authorities said.

The 21-year-old man was drunk when he climbed onto the five-meter (16-foot)-high plaster monument and hung from its arm, the Emergency Situations ministry said. It then broke into pieces .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lenin-statue-collapses-on-man-in-ex-soviet-belarus-kills-him-135766/">Original source &nbsp;: Lenin statue collapses on man in ex-Soviet Belarus, kills him</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia clinches deal to open 2nd military base in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-clinches-deal-to-open-2nd-military-base-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-127495/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — Russia clinched a tentative deal Saturday allowing it to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has an important air base.

Under the terms of a joint memorandum, Russia could significantly boost the number of troops it has deployed in the Central Asian nation for a period of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-clinches-deal-to-open-2nd-military-base-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-127495/">Read : Russia clinches deal to open 2nd military base in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian lawmakers approve $7.5 billion crisis fund for neighboring economic partners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-lawmakers-approve-75-billion-crisis-fund-for-neighboring-economic-partners-109902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia set up Wednesday a $7.5 billion crisis fund to help former Soviet nations weather the global economic crisis — and, analysts say, to increase Moscow&#8217;s clout in the region.

The fund was created to aid Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, all members of a group called the Eurasian Economic Communit. But it is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-lawmakers-approve-75-billion-crisis-fund-for-neighboring-economic-partners-109902/">Russian lawmakers approve $7.5 billion crisis fund for neighboring economic partners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian president: WTO membership via customs union with Kazakhstan, Belarus &#8220;problematic&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-president-wto-membership-via-customs-union-with-kazakhstan-belarus-problematic-105904/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[L&#8217;AQUILA, Italy — Russia&#8217;s plans to join the World Trade Organization as a three-way customs union including Kazakhstan and Belarus could be &#8220;problematic,&#8221; President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.

Medvedev&#8217;s comments, at the G8 summit in the Italian town of L&#8217;Aquila, were the latest indication that Moscow was backtracking on its earlier statements that Russia would seek ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-president-wto-membership-via-customs-union-with-kazakhstan-belarus-problematic-105904/">Russian president: WTO membership via customs union with Kazakhstan, Belarus &#8220;problematic&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Russia plays checkbook diplomacy in own backyard _ but finds money won&#8217;t buy friends</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-russia-plays-checkbook-diplomacy-in-own-backyard-_-but-finds-money-wont-buy-friends-98640/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catrina Stewart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia is using its energy wealth to shore up influence abroad, pouring billions of dollars in loans and grants into former Soviet states and long-standing allies — even as it faces its own severe economic downturn.

Faced with its own economic crisis, the Kremlin could have downplayed its drive to reclaim its former status ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-russia-plays-checkbook-diplomacy-in-own-backyard-_-but-finds-money-wont-buy-friends-98640/" title="Analysis: Russia plays checkbook diplomacy in own backyard _ but finds money won&#8217;t buy friends">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ailing US lawyer imprisoned in Belarus on widely denounced charges walks free after pardon</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ailing-us-lawyer-imprisoned-in-belarus-on-widely-denounced-charges-walks-free-after-pardon-96083/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus — An ailing American lawyer who was imprisoned in Belarus last year on charges of using fake documents and attempted industrial espionage walked free Tuesday night after a presidential pardon.

Emanuel Zeltser, a 55-year-old diabetic, was sentenced to three years in prison in August 2008 after being convicted in a closed trial on charges ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ailing-us-lawyer-imprisoned-in-belarus-on-widely-denounced-charges-walks-free-after-pardon-96083/">Original article on  : Ailing US lawyer imprisoned in Belarus on widely denounced charges walks free after pardon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Belarusian world champion cyclist Stagurskaya killed when hit by car while training</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus — Former road race world champion Zinaida Stagurskaya has been killed after being hit by a car while training in her native Belarus.

Police say the 38-year-old cyclist was killed when an oncoming car crossed the center line on the Vitebsk-Gomel highway in eastern Belarus on Thursday.
The driver of the car was hospitalized.
Police say .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-belarusian-world-champion-cyclist-stagurskaya-killed-when-hit-by-car-while-training-92709/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus takes down customs posts on Russia&#8217;s border after dairy import deal reached</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-takes-down-customs-posts-on-russias-border-after-dairy-import-deal-reached-84699/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sergei Grits</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[REDKI, Belarus — Russia and Belarus stepped back from their growing trade dispute Wednesday, as Minsk said it would dismantle new customs posts following Moscow&#8217;s agreement to resume dairy imports from its western neighbor.

But a potentially more troubling conflict loomed as Russia&#8217;s state-controlled gas monopoly said Belarus owed more than $200 million in debts for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-takes-down-customs-posts-on-russias-border-after-dairy-import-deal-reached-84699/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus puts customs posts on Russia&#8217;s border as trade dispute escalates</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-puts-customs-posts-on-russias-border-as-trade-dispute-escalates-84281/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REDKI, Belarus — Belarus set up customs posts on its border with Russia on Wednesday for the first time in 14 years as a trade dispute between the two countries escalated.

Belarusian customs officials said that as of Wednesday morning all cargo coming from Russia would be subject to new rules, including more stringent inspections. About  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-puts-customs-posts-on-russias-border-as-trade-dispute-escalates-84281/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus sets up customs posts on Russia&#8217;s border as trade dispute escalates</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-sets-up-customs-posts-on-russias-border-as-trade-dispute-escalates-84065/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REDKI, Belarus — Belarus has set up customs posts on its border with Russia for the first time in 14 years as a trade dispute between the two countries escalates.

Belarusian customs officials say as of Wednesday morning all cargo coming from Russia is subject to new rules, including more stringent inspections. About 30 customs officers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-sets-up-customs-posts-on-russias-border-as-trade-dispute-escalates-84065/" title="Belarus sets up customs posts on Russia&#8217;s border as trade dispute escalates">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus skips Moscow security alliance summit amid dairy dispute with Russia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-skips-moscow-security-alliance-summit-amid-dairy-dispute-with-russia-81397/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Gutterman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Two former Soviet republics refused to sign onto a deal Sunday to create a NATO-style rapid-reaction force for a Moscow-dominated security alliance, undermining a Kremlin bid to bolster its power and prestige amid a struggle with the West for regional clout.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko angrily boycotted the Moscow summit of the Collective Security ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-skips-moscow-security-alliance-summit-amid-dairy-dispute-with-russia-81397/" title="Belarus skips Moscow security alliance summit amid dairy dispute with Russia">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus skipping Moscow security alliance summit amid &#8216;trade war&#8217; with Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Gutterman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Belarus boycotted a Moscow-led security summit on Sunday to protest a Russian ban on Belarusian dairy products, deepening a politically charged dispute between the two ex-Soviet neighbors.

The boycott raised the stakes in the confrontation between Russia and Belarus, an authoritarian regime that is now courting the West amid increasingly strained relations with its ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-skipping-moscow-security-alliance-summit-amid-trade-war-with-russia-81154/" title="Belarus skipping Moscow security alliance summit amid &#8216;trade war&#8217; with Russia">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lukashenko accuses Russia of blackmailing Belarus to recognize Georgian regions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINSK, Belarus — Belarus&#8217; leader has accused Russia of trying to blackmail Belarus into recognizing the independence of Georgia&#8217;s separatist provinces.

Alexander Lukashenko says Moscow has made recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia a condition for Belarus to receive the last $500 million of a $2 billion loan.
Russian officials have denied any such link.
The comments released ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lukashenko-accuses-russia-of-blackmailing-belarus-to-recognize-georgian-regions-72998/">Lukashenko accuses Russia of blackmailing Belarus to recognize Georgian regions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European Union tries to draw ex-Soviet republics closer into EU orbit with Prague summit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-union-tries-to-draw-ex-soviet-republics-closer-into-eu-orbit-with-prague-summit-2-55527/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The European Union extended its hand to former Soviet republics on Thursday, holding a summit to draw them closer into the EU orbit despite Russia&#8217;s deep misgivings.

Presidents, premiers and their deputies from 33 nations are signing an agreement meant to extend the EU&#8217;s political and economic ties. Moscow, however, has eyed the EU&#8217;s .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-union-tries-to-draw-ex-soviet-republics-closer-into-eu-orbit-with-prague-summit-2-55527/">European Union tries to draw ex-Soviet republics closer into EU orbit with Prague summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European Union tries to draw ex-Soviet republics closer into EU orbit with Prague summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Despite deep Russian misgivings, the European Union and six former Soviet republics formally agreed on Thursday to pursue a new partnership meant to draw the eastern nations closer into the EU orbit.

The agreement approved by presidents, premiers and their deputies from 33 nations is meant to extend the EU&#8217;s political and economic ties ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-union-tries-to-draw-ex-soviet-republics-closer-into-eu-orbit-with-prague-summit-55296/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : European Union tries to draw ex-Soviet republics closer into EU orbit with Prague summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belarus leader takes advantage of end of 10-year EU travel ban, visits Italy, sees pope</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-leader-takes-advantage-of-end-of-10-year-eu-travel-ban-visits-italy-sees-pope-40981/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Winfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Belarus&#8217; authoritarian president met with the pope Monday on his first trip to Western Europe since the European Union lifted a travel ban imposed a decade ago over his dismal human rights record.

President Alexander Lukashenko, condemned in the West for stifling dissent, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Apostolic Palace and later ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belarus-leader-takes-advantage-of-end-of-10-year-eu-travel-ban-visits-italy-sees-pope-40981/">Belarus leader takes advantage of end of 10-year EU travel ban, visits Italy, sees pope</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former synagogue of renowned late Orthodox rabbi slated for destruction in Belarus</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-synagogue-of-renowned-late-orthodox-rabbi-slated-for-destruction-in-belarus-37819/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuras Karmanau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LUBAN, Belarus — The roof has been removed and the windows stripped of their frames and glass. Piece by piece, workers are tearing down the former synagogue where a renowned rabbi served before fleeing the Soviet Union for New York in 1936.

Moshe Feinstein, considered one of the most influential Orthodox rabbis in the United States ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-synagogue-of-renowned-late-orthodox-rabbi-slated-for-destruction-in-belarus-37819/" title="Former synagogue of renowned late Orthodox rabbi slated for destruction in Belarus">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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