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Putin triumphs against NATO expansion
Bucharest (AFP) April 3, 2008President Vladimir Putin joined the NATO summit Thursday after triumphing in a bitter campaign to scupper the membership hopes of pro-Western Georgia and Ukraine. Putin arrived in the Romanian capital Bucharest for dinner and was to deliver an address on Friday with expectations high that he will invite the alliance to use Russia for transit to the war in Afghanistan. The ex-KGB officer ... more Analysis: Showdown in Bucharest 
Berlin (UPI) April 2, 2008 At the NATO summit Bucharest, Romania, U.S. President George W. Bush will try to finalize his legacy of promoting democracy by heaving Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics, into the alliance. It will be tough to convince his European allies, however, that expanding NATO eastward is such a good idea. Bush visited Ukraine on the eve of the summit, thus underscoring that the ... more US, Czech Republic agree on missile defense radar 
Bucharest (AFP) April 3, 2008The United States and the Czech Republic said they reached agreement Thursday on the stationing in the Czech Republic of a US missile defense radar strongly opposed by Russia. "This legally-binding agreement calls for the stationing of a US radar in the Czech Republic to track ballistic missiles," they said in a joint communique. "The radar will be linked to other US missile defense ... more Bush sees 'unprecedented' cooperation with Russia on missiles 
Bucharest (AFP) April 2, 2008US President George W. Bush on Wednesday envisaged an "unprecedented level" of cooperation between Russia and NATO by integrating former Soviet military sites into an anti-missile system in Europe. "We are inviting Russia to join us in this cooperative effort," said Bush in Bucharest, venue of a NATO summit that will also include Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He proposed that Soviet-era ... more Russia's Progress Develops New Bion-M Biosatellite 
Samara, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 02, 2008Russia' Progress design and production center is developing a new Bion-M biosatellite for scientific and applied research in space biology and medicine, a spokesman for the center said on Tuesday. He said the new Bion-M being developed by the Samara-based company (European Russia) will be capable of "spending around six months in orbit compared to the current 14 days." He also said a more ... more |
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Bucharest (AFP) April 1, 2008US President George W. Bush, days before talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urged Moscow Tuesday to join a US effort to deploy a missile shield he said was urgently needed to thwart a possible threat from Iran. "We are inviting Russia to join us in this cooperative effort to defend Russia, Europe, and the United States against an emerging threat that could affect us all," Bush said ... more Zenit Rocket To Orbit Israeli Satellite In Late April 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 01, 2008The launch of a modified Zenit rocket to put an Israeli communications satellite into orbit has been scheduled for April 24, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Monday. Russia started preparations for the launch of a Zenit-3SLB rocket with a DM-SLB booster and Israeli AMOS-3 satellite on board from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in October last year. "This weekend ... more South Korean Equipment Allowed To Be Used In Space Research 
Seoul, Korea (SPX) Apr 01, 2008South Korean scientific equipment was approved by Russian authorities to be used in a space research helped by Russia, the South Korean government said Monday. "The green light given by the rocket company and state-run laboratory will permit all 18 experiments to be conducted according to plan," said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, adding that the Energia Rocket and ... more New ISS Crew To Conduct 47 Experiments At Space Station 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 01, 2008Members of the 17th International Space Station expedition will conduct up to 47 scientific experiments during their stay on board the orbital station, Russia's Federal Space Agency said Monday. The main crew, scheduled to lift off on April 8 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on board the Soyuz TMA-12 craft, will comprise Russian astronauts, Commander Sergei Volkov and ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) March 28, 2008NATO nations made public Friday a long-standing offer to Russia aimed at getting Moscow to renew its commitment to a key Soviet-era arms pact, just days ahead of a key summit. Russia announced at midnight on December 11 that it was suspending participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, which limits the deployment of troops and military equipment. "This situation cannot ... more NATO leaders seek help in Afghanistan as Russia showdown looms 
Brussels (AFP) March 30, 2008NATO leaders will seek support this week to drive a relentless Taliban insurgency out of Afghanistan despite a row over troop deployments, as a showdown looms with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a summit in Bucharest, attended by some 60 heads of state and government, the leaders will decide whether to invite in three new Balkans nations as members and assess stability in Kosovo since ... more Commentary: Afghan lament 
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2008 "I don't care if it takes another 10 or 20 years, but we cannot allow Afghanistan to fail." So spoke Frank Carlucci, former U.S. defense secretary and national security adviser, at the Council on Foreign Relations. Failure, said Carlucci, would break the Atlantic Alliance and turn the world stage over to the next two global heavy hitters -- China and Russia. Most of the European members ... more Carrier Conflicts Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 28, 2008 With no full information available on details of the refitting of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for service in the Indian navy as the Indian carrier Vikramaditya, it might be of interest to take a look at the ship itself and the plans for retrofitting. The Admiral Gorshkov was laid down in 1978 in Nikolayev as Project 1143.4. It is a Kiev-class heavy aircraft-carrying ... more
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