21 February: Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin will win the presidential election on March 4 with 58.6 percent of the vote in the first round, according to a survey conducted by state-run pollster VTsIOM. (Vedomosti)

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20 February: The Azerbaijani Army has started large-scale military exercises on the frontline. The Press Service of the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said that personnel of Army and Air Forces are involved in the exercises which are being held under command

20 February: The Chairman of the Armenian Parliament Samuel Nikoyan told visiting American congressmen that he would like the USA to take the same stance on Karabakh as on Kosovo. The Congressmen were in Armenia on a short visit on their way to Afghanista

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20 February: Russia’s armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next ten years, Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin sai

19 February: "Armenia seeks Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s international recognition", Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov stated Saturday during official closing of the international conference, entitled “20th Anniversary

19 February: French President Nikolas Sarkozy has sent a personal message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev. The letter was delived by the special envoy of the President and Minister of Transport Thierry Mariani (APA)

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17 February: Azerbaijan will participate in the next summit of the G20 Nations in Mexico according to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The spokesperson of the Ministry, Elman Abdullaev, said this "will strengthen the country's image in the inte