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Russia’s Largest Wargame Festival

Every October Russian wargame fans gather near Moscow for the year’s biggest event — the “Moscow Lies Behind”. Thousands look on as the Red Army inevitably beats Wehrmacht, enjoying both the victory and the scrupulously reconstructed World War II uniforms and arms.

MosNews

Head of Russia’s Largest Oil Company Says Crude Exports Must Be Stopped

The president of Russia’s largest private oil company Lukoil said on Tuesday, Feb. 6, that all Russian crude must be refined inside the country.

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ITAMAR AICHNER, NATASHA MOZGOVAYA

Yedioth Ahronoth

Russia’s Israeli Prisoners as Bargaining Chips

Moscow has continuously denied four Israeli nationals convicted in Russia permission to serve their terms at home unless Israel extradites Jewish Russian-born entrepreneur Leonid Nevzlin, once the second-in-command of Yukos and business partner of the jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yedioth Ahronoth reports.

DELIYA MEYLANOVA

MosNews

The Temptation of Vladimir Putin

The “2008 question” increasingly being put to Vladimir Putin is important not only for because it will decide who will lead Russia until 2012, but also because of its symbolic significance. Will the constitution be changed?

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Litvinenko’s Contacts Say British Media Lying About Murder Charges

In an interview with the Russia Today television the two men at the centre of British accusations over the murder of former Russian security agent Aleksandr Litvinenko have denied the claims they were suspects in the case.

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U.S. Blasts Russian Move to Slap New Charges on Khodorkovsky

The United States assailed a decision by Russian prosecutors to issue new charges against jailed former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, saying it raised questions about democracy under Vladimir Putin’s government, the Agence France Presse reported on Monday.