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Russia says 'ice broken' in chilly NATO relations Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2009 
Russia on Saturday said there has been a thaw in its chilly relations with the Western military alliance NATO, ahead of high-level informal talks between the two sides next week. "In fact the ice has been broken," Russia's ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin told the Echo of Moscow radio station in an interview. "The ice has been broken because the informal NATO-Russia meeting on Monday ma ... read more
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Gaza, Georgia And Beyond Part Two
Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2009 Russia and Israel both won clear tactical military victories in their recent mini-wars in Georgia and Gaza, but Russia looks more likely to profit at the long-term strategic level than Israel does. In both cases, military efficiency and success at the combat level did not translate into any real political-strategic gain. Pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili remains in power in the ... more Gaza, Georgia And Beyond Part One
Washington (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 Did Russia win or lose its five-day war in Georgia, and did Israel win or lose its three-week war in Gaza? The answers in both cases lie on the political and strategic levels, not in the areas of tactics and ground combat. It may be argued that Russia failed and Israel succeeded, or that both nations failed in their longer-term strategic goals, because pro-Western President Mikheil Saak ... more Kazakhstan seeks Israel's help to modernise military: ministry 
Astana (AFP) Jan 22, 2009Kazakhstan's defence ministry said Thursday it had asked Israel to help it modernise its military and produce weapons that comply with NATO standards. "We are currently working on the organisation of Kazakh-Israeli venutres," a ministry statement said after deputy Defence Minister Kazhimurat Mayermanov met representatives from Israel's arms developer Soltam Systems Ltd. The ex-Soviet sta ... more Russia May Build Belarus Nuclear Plant Without Tender 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 23, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegation ... more Russia Wants No More ISS Tourists After 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday. Roscosmos director Anatoly Perminov said in an interview with the daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta that the last commercial flights would be made in March 2009 by Charles Simoniy (his second trip) and by a Kazakh national in the ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Jan 21, 2009A supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India failed to hit its target in a test previously reported as successful, Indian military scientists said Wednesday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, which Tuesday claimed the test of the BrahMos missile had been a "total success," said the missile had flown only in the general direction of its target. ... more Mummies Calling For Lenin Burial Arrested On Red Square 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Riot police on Wednesday detained some 30 people dressed as mummies, who attempted to gather on Moscow's Red Square calling for the burial of Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin, a police spokesman said. On Wednesday Russia celebrates the 85th anniversary of Lenin's death. His embalmed body has been on public display in a glass case in a mausoleum in Red Square since his death followin ... more Russia May Build Belarus Nuclear Plant Without Tender
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegatio ... more New Astra 1M Satellite Ready For Operation 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 21, 2009SES Astra reports that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 5 November 2008 has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware and broadcasting functionalities on board. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jan 19, 2009 The United States is in an economic recession and more deeply in debt than at any time in its history. Russia, which needs oil export prices of $90 a barrel to break even in the world, faces a future in which global oil prices have plunged to $34 a barrel. Yet the United States remains the dominant military power in the world, and Russia still reigns unchallenged in the No. 2 spot. What's ... more Nuclear Doctrine Junket Season Set To reSTART Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jan 19, 2009 Hopes are rising fast in both Washington and Moscow that the United States and Russia could conclude a new strategic reduction treaty within the next year to replace the START-1 treaty that expires in December 2009. But there are a lot of pitfalls on the road ahead too. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, after months of growling at the United States over a variety of issues, has changed ... more French credit rating agency puts China, Russia under negative watch 
Paris (AFP) Jan 19, 2009The French credit rating agency Coface on Monday placed China and Russia on a negative watch list, citing the vulnerability of their companies in the face of a worldwide economic downturn. "The credit crisis is now affecting two leading emerging market countries, Russia and China, which in years past had enjoyed comfortable macroeconomic and financial situations," said Coface head Francois ... more Russian-led consortium revises bid for Turkey nuclear plant: minister
Ankara (AFP) Jan 19, 2009A partnership led by Russian state firm Atomstroyexport on Monday submitted a revised bid to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power plant, citing global economic conditions, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said. The new bid was handed in just minutes after the tender commission announced that the consortium had offered a unit price of 21.16 cents per kilowatt per hour for supplying ... more
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