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KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The absence...

KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The absence of a Russian ambassador in Kiev means that bilateral relations have been frozen, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was quoted as saying in an interview with a Polish paper on Tuesday.


Violence and corruption in Russia"s legal...

Violence and corruption in Russia"s legal system could ultimately spell the end for the Russian state as it is today, the jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in a newspaper article published on Wednesday.


The next test launch of Russia"s troubled...

The next test launch of Russia"s troubled Bulava intercontinental missile could take place in January, an unidentified Defense Ministry official said on Friday.

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Ordinary citizens have the right to defend...

"I was on duty...he committed a crime, I detained him and he resisted."

But the chief spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry, Police Maj. Gen. Valery Gribakin said citizens "are entitled to resist a police officer if his behavior is improper."

Nurgaliyev also reiterated his intention to fight police corruption regardless of rank and position.

However, a police officer from the southern Russian city of Novorossiisk was fired earlier this month after posting a video on the web asking Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to launch a nationwide corruption probe.

The reputation of the Russian police has taken a beating in recent years, with frequent cases of police brutality. In the last 18 months, police in Russia have been convicted or charged with burning a suspect to death, shooting sprees and rape.

SHCHYOLKOVO (Moscow Region), November 26 (RIA Novosti)



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