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Gazan Tank Battles 2009 - Part Three Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 
The Israeli failure to crush Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in 2006 strengthened the fashionable impression in the United States that counterinsurgency was now the cutting edge of war and that therefore investment in expensive ground forces, primarily main battle tanks and artillery, could be drastically curtailed.
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Slovakia tests EU's patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan
Bratislava (AFP) Jan 12, 2009Slovakia is keeping the European Union on tenterhooks with its plan to reactivate an outdated nuclear reactor in a bid to avert an energy crisis after gas pipelines from Russia dried up. The plan provoked angry reactions from the EU and environmentalists even though Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Monday the final decision would wait another day, as Russia promised to open the gas tap ... more Analysis: Caspian energy in 2009 
Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2009While making predictions, especially about energy issues, is a murky business at best, the general outline of the themes surrounding the ongoing development of Caspian energy assets is already broadly emerging. Russia will attempt to reverse the economic decline brought about by the recent implosion of oil and, to a lesser extent, gas prices over the last several months as the global e ... more Analysis: Central Asian energy in 2009 
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2009As Eastern Europeans shiver because of Ukraine's obdurate refusal to pay world market prices for Russian natural gas, much less pay off its debts, the era of cheap gas is also over in eastern Central Asia. In 2009 many Central Asians and businesses will look back with some nostalgia on 2008 as a time when they could pay their energy bills without undue hardship. While in Eastern Europe ... more Russian gas crisis puts a flame under nuclear debate in Europe 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 11, 2009Cuts in Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine have reignited interest in Europe about using nuclear energy as an alternative to hydrocarbons, sparking environmentalists' ire. "On nuclear energy, this crisis will have consequences for the way we consider energy security in all EU countries," said Czech Energy Minister Martin Riman, whose country holds the bloc's rotating presidency. ... more Swords and Shields: Boosting Venezuela 
Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2009Russia held joint naval exercises with Venezuela late last year to demonstrate its growing strategic reach and political clout, particularly in Latin America, which many consider the traditional U.S. sphere of influence. Provocative? Yes. But Washington and Moscow have restrained the verbal squabbling. Many observers take that as a sign that both sides hope for improved bilateral relati ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2009It isn't easy to build reliable heavy military air transport aircraft, or military air lifters. Currently only the United States and Russia have mastered the job, and the European aircraft industry, led by Germany and France, is trying to join them. But other nations have been forced to take different routes. Venezuela is buying Ilyushin Il-76s from Russia. They are reliable, old jet-po ... more US, Iran have shared interest in Afghanistan: Petraeus 
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009Iran could become involved in a regional strategy to the conflict in Afghanistan, as Tehran shares common interests with the United States there, suggested Thursday General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command. A resolution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan requires "a regional approach ... that includes Pakistan, India the Central Asian states and even China and Russia, along wit ... more Analysis: Ukraine-Russia gas row escalates 
Berlin (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 Russia's gas price row with Ukraine escalated Tuesday, disrupting deliveries to Europe as the continent is suffering from a bitterly cold winter. Alexander Medvedev knows he needs to soothe his best customer. The No. 2 at the Russian energy giant Gazprom arrived in Berlin Tuesday to meet with German Economy Minister Michael Glos and a representative from the Czech presidency of the Euro ... more Slovakia says it might reopen nuclear plant if gas freeze lasts
Bratislava (AFP) Jan 7, 2009Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that Slovakia might reopen a power generating unit at Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant if a freeze of gas supplies from Russia continued. "Should Slovakia continue to be a hostage of this bilateral conflict between Russia and Ukraine, I can imagine reopening of the shut-down unit at Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant," Fico told a press confe ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 02, 2009The Russian Air Force is testing a new missile for the S-400 Triumf air defense system, the Air Force commander said on Friday. The S-400 (SA-21 Growler) is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2.5 times that of the S-300PMU-2. The system is expected to form the cornersto ... more Global Crisis Will Not Affect Topol-M Schedule 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 02, 2009Russia's Topol-M ballistic missiles will be put on combat duty on schedule despite the current global financial crisis, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces said recently upon returning from a field inspection. Some media reports have indicated that Russia could experience delays in the production of Topol-M (SS-27 Stalin) ICBMs due to a hike in prices for components and materials ... more Greece agrees Russian air and sea manoeuvres in Aegean 
Athens (AFP) Jan 2, 2009Russian aircraft and warships will this month carry out manoeuvres in the southeast Aegean within the Athens flight information zone (FIZ), Greek military sources said Friday. Athens has agreed to a request from the commander of the Russian heavy aircraft carrying cruiser the Admiral Kuznetsov, at present on a mission in the Mediterranean with other ships of Russia's northern fleet. ... more Ukraine To Settle Gas Debts By Jan 11; Europe Remains Fully Supplied 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 03, 2009Gazprom will receive a $1.5 billion payment from Ukraine for natural gas supplied in late 2008 on January 11, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Friday. "Considering the holidays, we'll receive the payment on January 11," Kupriyanov said, adding that Ukraine still owed $614 million in outstanding penalties and fines. Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday ... more
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