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US says Russian pullout in Georgia 'positive'
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2008The United States described as "positive" the withdrawal of Russian forces from buffer zones around the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. "You can see that Russia is, in fact, starting to comply with the September 8th agreement with the EU," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters, pointing to a map of the region. The withdrawal came well ahead of ... more Six powers to discuss Iran in a few days: US 
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2008The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will consult soon via telephone about the "next steps" to take at the United Nations, a State Department official said Wednesday. Top State Department and foreign ministry officials from the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia will debate further UN Security Council action to halt Iran's sensitive nuclear ... more Russian warships to visit Libya: navy 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 8, 2008A group of Russian warships will stop in Libya next week before moving on to joint exercises with Venezuela and an anti-piracy mission off Somalia, a navy spokesman said Wednesday. "The ships of the Russian Northern Fleet and the frigate Fearless are going to stop in Tripoli to obtain supplies from October 11 to 13," navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told AFP. The Northern Fleet ships, led by ... more Analysis: India favors Russia for arms 
Washington (UPI) Oct 8, 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush will leave office in January seeing India's famous special relationship with a global thermonuclear power stronger than ever. The only trouble is, India's ever-closer alliance is not with the United States, but with Russia. This basic fact of global and Asian geopolitical life is widely and openly reported in the Russian and Indian press, yet somehow it ... more Analysis: Venezuela seeks military power 
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Oct 8, 2008 Venezuela will have Latin America's largest armed forces in terms of firepower by 2013, if the country's oil revenues remain high in coming years. President Hugo Chavez has purchased and placed firm orders for close to $6 billion in Russian weapons since 2005, but he is also shopping for weapons in China, Belarus, Spain, France and Iran. The Venezuelan Defense Ministry's ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2008Russia's arms-export monopoly on Monday denied Israeli claims that it plans to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran or Syria, the Interfax news agency reported. "We have no information of this kind," a spokesman for the state-owned firm, Rosoboronexport, said when asked about potential sales of the sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons to Tehran or Damascus. The denial came as ... more Planning to protect new NATO members divides allies: official 
Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2008NATO's top commander wants to begin military planning to protect newer members of the alliance but allies are divided amid concerns over Russia's reaction, US defense officials said Monday. NATO lacks contingency plans to defend all its newer members from attack, a fact that suddenly became an burning issue for the Baltics and eastern European members after Russia's military intervention in ... more Outside View: Russia's sub fleet plans 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 6, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's remarks that Russia is resuming production of nuclear submarines for its navy have been widely commented on. Russia's submarine fleet is in critical condition and calls for renewal. The president's words raise expectations for an early change. Submarines play a special role in Russia's navy. In the late 1950s, following the death of Josef ... more Russia to sell 420 armoured vehicles to Greece 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2008Moscow and Athens are drafting a contract for the delivery of 420 Russian light-armoured infantry vehicles to Greece, Russia's state-run weapons exporter announced Monday. Rosoboronexport said the deal would involve "brand new" BMP-3M infantry vehicles. No other details were provided. "At the beginning of 2008, the Greek ministry of national defence submitted a formal request for the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 Attempts to thwart Iran's missile ambitions are hampered by the fact that Tehran is being backed by Russia and China. These powers are actually partners in the Iranian ballistic missile and space programs, which they view as both geopolitically desirable -- to dilute U.S. influence -- and lucrative. It is likely that Iran's Explorer-1 rocket is the result of the country's advanced balli ... more Russia Eyes New Customers For Iskander E Missile 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 A surprising number of countries, including some with warm ties to the United States, are interested in buying Russia's short-range but formidable Iskander-E ballistic missile. A senior executive of Rosoboronexport, the coordinating Russian arms exporting agency, stated Wednesday that Kuwait, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates - all traditional U.S. allies - were interested in ... more Analysis: Azerbaijan's new export routes 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 The August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia had a crippling collateral effect on Azerbaijan. In the wake of the conflict, which effectively shut in the majority of Azeri oil exports, Baku has broadened its export strategy to include renewing ties with Russia and, in an event certain to irk Washington, expanding oil swaps with Iran. The truth is, however, the Russian-Ge ... more GOCE Team Gearing Up For New Launch Date 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 03, 2008ESA and European industries have updated the planning of the preparatory activities for a new tentative launch date of 27 October 2008 for the GOCE satellite. On 7 September, preparatory activities for the launch of GOCE from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia were stopped by Eurockot due to an anomaly identified in one of the units of the guidance and navigation subsystem of the ... more
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