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Lavrov Against Arms Race In Space Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 09, 2009 
Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that an arms race in outer space is inadmissible and called on other world powers to unite efforts in countering missile threats. "Prevention of an arms race in space will contribute to ensuring the predictability of the strategic situation and preserving the orbital property," Sergei Lavrov told a disarmament conference in Geneva, adding that all st ... read more
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Despite An Upbeat Fresh Start Critical Differences Remain
Geneva (AFP) March 6, 2009Russia and the United States on Friday signalled a fresh start on missile defence and disarmament issues after a first meeting of their foreign ministers since US President Barack Obama was elected. Both US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said the meeting marked the beginning of a thaw in relations between the two superpowers. "This is a fresh ... more Georgia revamps military amid Russia tensions: minister 
Tbilisi (AFP) March 6, 2009Georgia is revamping its military to boost defence capabilities amid increasing tensions with Russia over two Moscow-backed breakaway regions, its defence minister said Friday. Defence Minister David Sikharulidze told AFP in an interview that the presence of thousands of Russian troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia posed a "serious" risk to Georgian security. "We have to be prepared to d ... more Russian elite use choppers to hunt rare wildlife: activists 
Moscow (AFP) March 6, 2009Russian environmentalists on Friday vowed a campaign against top officials who hunt endangered species from helicopters, after a crash in January highlighted the practice. The Russian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said it had lodged a complaint with prosecutors over the investigation into a January 9 helicopter crash in the mountainous Altai region, alleging irregularities in the ... more Analysis: Ukraine-Russia gas dispute 
Washington (UPI) Mar 6, 2009 The new year opened with Russia halting natural gas deliveries through Ukraine to Eastern Europe and points west, reminding the European Union that its Russian gas imports are hostage not only to bilateral economic disputes between Moscow and Kiev but to Ukrainian domestic politics as well. The stoppage, which began Jan. 1 when Russia first diminished gas flows before halting them completely ... more Analysis: Kazakhs to boost uranium output 
Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 Unlike many other newly emerging oil-rich nations, Kazakhstan is not placing all its hopes on its hydrocarbon resources but seeking to diversify its energy exports to include uranium, adducing an increased demand for the fuel in coming decades from countries interested in nuclear power. Ultimately, however, having the silvery metal underwrite an increased percentage of the national economy mig ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) March 5, 2009Russia's navy will monitor submarine exercises by the US navy to be held under the Arctic Ocean later this month, a Russian navy spokesman told the RIA-Novosti state news agency on Thursday. "Any activities by foreign submarines in the immediate vicinity of Russia's maritime borders naturally require increased attention by the navy," said the spokesman for Russia's Pacific Fleet, based in th ... more NATO chief to recommend resumption of ties with Russia 
Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2009NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called Thursday for the alliance to resume top-level talks with Russia which have been frozen since last August's war in Georgia. Scheffer said ties between the alliance and Moscow had shown a marked improvement after lower-level talks and hoped that a ministerial meeting in Brussels would approve the resumption of contacts at the highest level. ... more NATO agrees to restart of top level talks with Russia 
Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2009NATO agreed Thursday to resume high-level talks with Russia, ending a seven-month freeze sparked by Moscow's decision to send troops into Georgia in August. After overcoming staunch objections from Lithuania, NATO foreign ministers agreed to restart the so-called NATO-Russia Council after the alliance's summit on April 3-4. "Ministers reached agreement to formally resume the NATO-Russia ... more Clinton, Lavrov meet to 'reboot' Russia ties 
Moscow (AFP) March 4, 2009US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday holds her first bilateral talks with her Russian counterpart as Washington seeks to "reboot" ties plagued by discord over Iran and missile defence. Her meeting in Geneva with Sergei Lavrov will be a test of whether President Barack Obama's emphasis on diplomacy can improve US-Russian relations, which were badly strained during the presidency of Ge ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 04, 2009A collision between U.S. and Russian satellites in early February may have been a test of new U.S. technology to intercept and destroy satellites rather than an accident, a Russian military expert has said. According to official reports, one of 66 satellites owned by Iridium, a U.S. telecoms company, and the Russian Cosmos-2251 satellite, launched in 1993 and believed to be defunct, collid ... more Obama's letter to Medvedev aims to 'reboot' ties 
Washington (AFP) March 3, 2009US President Barack Obama revealed Tuesday he had sent a long letter to his Russian counterpart in a bid to "reboot" ties and join forces on thorny issues like Iran, nuclear arms and missile defense. Relations between Cold War foes Russia and the United States plunged to their lowest level in years under the previous administration of president George W. Bush. But in an early gesture fro ... more Analysis: Obama reaches out to Russia 
Berlin (UPI) Mar 3, 2009 President Obama's outreach to the Kremlin could successfully "reboot" relations with Russia, leading to a real reconciliation between the two nations, say Russian politicians and analysts. Obama recently sent a personal letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. It contained several policy "proposals" and "assessments" of the current political situation, a spokeswoman of Medvedev said ... more Russia, Spain strengthen ties with energy pact 
Madrid (AFP) March 3, 2009Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wrapped up a visit Tuesday to Madrid by signing an energy cooperation pact and a deal to enable Spanish military equipment and staff to reach Afghanistan via Russia. "We have succeeded in entering a new level of cooperation. Big prospects are opening up in the fuel and energy sphere," he told a news conference with host Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zap ... more
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