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Russia's missile gambit could yet backfire: analysts
Brussels (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Russia aims to curb Washington's defence shield ambitions by deploying missiles near Poland but the ploy could backfire and harden US president-elect Barack Obama's stance, analysts say. President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to set up Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad territory wedged between Poland and Lithuania -- announced just as Obama was elected -- immediately raised "serious worries ... more Russia's missile plan dents trust in Kremlin: Latvian president 
Riga (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Russia's plans to deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory will undermine trust in the Kremlin and hit regional security, Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers warned Thursday. "Any deployment of short-range missiles in Europe and the Baltic Sea region should be seen as a certain reduction of the level of trust," Zatlers told reporters. "This does not contribute either to better ... more Outside View: Obama bad news for Russia 
Paris (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 According to a widely held view, the election of Barack Obama is good news for Russia. The new U.S. president, the argument runs, will abandon the confrontational style of George W. Bush and adopt a more conciliatory line in foreign affairs, including in relations with Moscow. There is little doubt that the Bush presidency has been disastrous for both America and the world, and its end ... more Analysis: Gazprom Russian price increases 
Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2008 One of the Bush administration's mantras toward its quavering European allies was to beware of increasing its imports of Russian natural gas, as it would only feed the ravenous coffers of the state monopoly Gazprom, Russia's largest company, which could be wielded in the future as a weapon by the Kremlin. What a difference a global recession makes. A mere four months ago Gazprom CEO ... more Russia to help in Vietnam civil nuclear program 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 6, 2008Russia wants to take part in Vietnam's planned nuclear energy program, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov said Thursday following talks with Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Hanoi. "We know that such plans were made in Vietnam, very daring and far-reaching plans. We hope that Russia will be among those who will work with Vietnam in this hi-tech area and continue the ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Nov 5, 2008NATO has "serious worries" about the compatibility of Russian plans to deploy missiles in a western Russian enclave with arm control "arrangements," an alliance spokesman said Wednesday. "We have seen the press reports on the statement of President (Dmitry) Medvedev regarding deployment of Iskander missiles to the Kaliningrad region," spokesman Robert Pszczel told AFP. "If confirmed, it ... more Russian missile proposal 'disappointing,' US says 
Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2008The United States said Wednesday that Russia's plan to deploy missiles in retaliation for a proposed US anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic is "disappointing." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the deployment of short-range missiles in an area of western Russia wedged between Lithuania and Poland, in response to US plans to site missile defense bases in eastern ... more Outside View: Russia boosts nuclear punch 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 4, 2008 The introduction of the RS-24 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in 2009 will be the most important phase in the renewal of the Russian Strategic Missile Force after the adoption of the Topol-M. For the first time in post-Soviet Russia, a new ground-based multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle -- MIRV -- equipped missile system will be adopted by Russia's military. ... more Russia To Aid India On Second Mission To Moon 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Nov 04, 2008With Chandrayaan-1 well on its way to moon without any glitch, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now initiated a dialogue with its Russian counterpart of work-sharing of Chandrayaan-2 which features a lander and a rover. "Conceptual studies are in place. Overall configuration is finalised but the scientific experiments are yet to be finalised. It may take six months ... more |
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Bratislava (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Czech counterpart Mirek Topolanek on Monday called on the EU to back nuclear energy as a means of cutting carbon dioxide emissions and increasing energy independence. "We won't be able to do without nuclear energy in the upcoming decades (...) we have to cut our dependence on Russia and there is also the EU energy-climate package," Topolanek said at ... more Russia Starts Preparations To Launch US Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008Russian space technicians have started preparations for the launch of a Zenit carrier rocket with a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite on board, Russia's space agency said on Friday. A Zenith-3SLB carrier rocket equipped with a DM-SLB booster is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at the end of December. "A preliminary assessment of the launch facilities at ... more Russia Invites Cuba To Join Glonass 
Havana, Cuba (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008Russia has invited Cuba to join its satellite navigation system, Glonass, Russia's communications minister, who is currently on a working visit in Havana, said on Friday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their p ... more Kazakh Satellite Brought Back Into Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008Specialists have brought a malfunctioning Kazakh satellite, KazSat-1, back into geostationary orbit, the satellite's Russian manufacturer said on Friday. The $65 million satellite, Kazakhstan's first, stopped broadcasting to the country's territory on June 8. The Khrunichev space research and production center said it had fixed the problem together with Kazakh specialists earlier in ... more
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