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Russia obtained US guarantees on missile shield: Lavrov
Moscow (AFP) March 20, 2008The United States gave Moscow guarantees that its proposed anti-missile shield "will be not directed" against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday in a first sign of progress in very hard negotiations between the two countries. "The Americans are ready to provide us with a series of measures to give us confidence and reassure us that this system is not directed agains ... more Russia studying US missile proposals after upbeat talks
Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2008Russia's foreign ministry said Wednesday it was studying written proposals from the United States aimed at allaying Moscow's concerns over Washington's missile defence plans in Europe. The proposals came after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates held talks in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday with outgoing President Vladimir Putin, president-elect Dmitry Medv ... more Outside View: Lord of war -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 The sensational arrest of Russian businessman and international arms dealer Viktor Bout may trigger one of the most outrageous spying and political scandals of the recent decade. The man is accused of supplying arms to terrorist organizations and making arms deliveries to countries under U.N. embargoes. Some even claim Bout acted with the approval, and under the control of, the Russian ... more Open door to Ukraine, Georgia, say Eastern NATO states, Canada 
Vilnius (AFP) March 20, 2008Nine ex-communist NATO members, plus Canada, have urged the rest of the Atlantic alliance to overcome splits and open the door to former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia at its April summit, Lithuania said Thursday. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Violeta Gaizauskaite told AFP that Lithuania was among the 10 signatories of a letter addressed to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer a ... more Russian FM warns military action on Iran 'disastrous' 
Tel Aviv (AFP) March 20, 2008Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday warned that any military means to solve Iran's controversial nuclear programme would have a "disastrous" effect. "Any forceful attempts to resolve this issue by non-peaceful means would undermine all that has been done to bring clarity into the Iranian nuclear programme," Lavrov said in a press conference with his Israeli counterpart Tzipi L ... more |
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Since the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006, foreign companies have been falling over themselves to acquire a piece of the country's vast natural gas reserves, estimated during the Soviet era to be between 10 trillion and 14 trillion cubic meters. Among Ashgabat's most ardent suitors are Russia, China, the United States and Iran. Fifteen months later, ... more iDirect Selected By Russian Network Operator HeliosNet For Expansion Of Broadband Services 
Herndon VA (SPX) Mar 20, 2008iDirect has announced that Russian network operator Web Media Services, which operates under the name "HeliosNet," has implemented iDirect's satellite communications platform. HeliosNet installed two iDirect Universal 5IF satellite hubs and multiple remote routers. This establishes a broad satellite network that can support a diverse range of applications and maximize bandwidth efficiency ... more First Korean astronaut 'honoured' about space mission 
Star City, Russia (AFP) March 18, 2008The 29-year-old woman set to become South Korea's first astronaut said on Tuesday she was "honoured" to have been chosen, as she took final tests at Russia's astronaut training centre. "I am honoured. I will try to do my best. Not just for (myself) but as the first Korean astronaut," said Yi So-Yeon, a biosystems engineering student, before climbing into a model Soyuz capsule for tests. ... more US-Russia deal on missile shield possible by early 2009: Gates 
Moscow (AFP) March 17, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that the United States and Russia could strike a deal by early 2009 on a missile defence shield that Washington plans to base in Europe. "I think the answer is yes," Gates told reporters when asked after meeting President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders whether he was confident a deal could happen before US President George W. Bush's ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2008The United States and Russia failed in talks here Tuesday to bridge gaps over US missile defence plans and the fate of the main strategic arms treaty, but vowed to make a clean break with past tensions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, flanked by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, told reporters that both sides had made "steady progress" on work to combat nuclear terrorism and ... more Russian-Launched US Satellite Unlikely To Reach Target Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 18, 2008A U.S. AMC-14 satellite launched from a space center in Kazakhstan on early Saturday is unlikely to reach the designated orbit from its current position, a Russian space expert said on Monday. A few minutes after the launch of a Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur Space Center, which is leased to Russia and carries out dozens of launches every year, the Breeze M orbit insertion boost ... more Astrium Teaming With Khrunichev To Build Large Russian Communications Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 18, 2008The Russian Satellite Communications Company has selected a team of Khrunichev Space Center and Astrium to build the Express AM4 communications satellite. Express AM4, to be delivered late 2010 and positioned at 80 East, is by far the largest Express satellite ever ordered. RSCC is focused primarily on the development of satellite communications and the broadcasting network in the ... more US-Russia deal on missile shield possible by early 2009: Gates
Moscow (AFP) March 17, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that the US and Russia could strike a deal on parts of a missile defence shield that Washington plans to base in Europe by early 2009. Asked after meeting Russian leaders whether he was confident a deal could happen before US President George W. Bush's term ends in January next year, Gates replied: "I think the answer is yes. The environment in ... more
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