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Six powers favour dual track on Iran nuclear issue: France
Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2008Representatives from the six powers involved in negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear programme have reaffirmed their dual-track approach of dialogue and sanctions with Tehran, the French foreign ministry said Thursday. The political directors from China, Germany, Russia, Britain and the United States along with France and a representative for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana met in ... more Sailor charged in deadly Russian nuclear sub accident 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008A Russian sailor has been charged for causing an accident where 20 people were gassed to death on a nuclear submarine in the country's worst tragedy since the 2000 Kursk disaster, officials said Thursday. "The suspect is one of the sailors of the crew, who for no reason set off the fire extinguishing system, as a result of which 20 people died and 21 were hospitalized," investigator Vladimir ... more Russia planning naval base in Abkhazia: reports 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008Russia is planning to build a base for its Black Sea fleet in the rebel Georgian province of Abkhazia, an Abkhaz official and a Russian member of parliament were quoted as saying on Thursday. "Negotiations are already underway. We welcome the proposal by Russia to set up a base for the Black Sea fleet in Abkhazia," said the de facto foreign minister of Abkhazia, Sergei Shamba, quoted by RIA ... more US defence secretary blasts Russia's missile threat 
Tallinn (AFP) Nov 13, 2008US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday blasted Russia's threat to point missiles at western Europe as he met NATO counterparts to discuss Ukraine's membership prospects. Gates said that a threat by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, within hours of the US election triumph of Barack Obama, to place missiles near the border with Poland was "hardly the welcome a new American administration ... more Russia could ditch Kaliningrad missile plan, Medvedev tells paper 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 13, 2008Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a French newspaper Thursday that Russia would drop plans to place missiles in Kaliningrad if the United States dropped its missile shield plans. "We are ready to negotiate a zero option," Medvedev said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro. "We are ready to abandon the decision to deploy missiles in Kaliningrad if the new US administration ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 During World War II, in arguing for Allied Mediterranean landings, Winston Churchill described Sicily and Italy as the "soft underbelly of Europe." Apparently Russia's leaders in the Kremlin have been reading their history, as on Moscow's initiative Russian-Italian ties, particularly in the field of energy cooperation, continue to deepen. But while Washington warns Europe against its growing ... more Volan Escape System To Rescue Space Crews 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2008There is hope that the additional 200 billion rubles ($7.3 billion) to be allocated for the country's space industry will be used to developing a new escape system for space crews. Though not entirely neglected, escape technology has made little progress in Russia over the years. The project might come to fruition considering Russia's plans to develop a new manned reusable space ... more Bush team determined to work on Iran nuclear issue 
Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2008A US envoy will meet his international partners in Paris this week to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions, as the departing Bush administration aims to "work the issue," officials said Wednesday. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood said William Burns, the number three at the State Department, will be in Paris on Thursday for talks on Iran with his counterparts from Russia, China ... more Kremlin rejects US missile defence proposals: reports 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 12, 2008Russia cannot accept US proposals on missile defence and will take up negotiations with the next administration of Barack Obama, a Kremlin official quoted by Russian news agencies said Wednesday. "We won't agree to these proposals and will negotiate with the new administration," the official said, describing a US offer on plans to place missile defence facilities in Poland and the Czech ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 Venezuela has bought $4.4 billion worth of weapons from Russia over the past four years. And despite the collapsing global price of oil, Venezuela's weapons planning top general has announced it is going to buy lots more. "We will continue buying weaponry in Russia, China and Belarus in future years to ensure the defense of our territory and oil reserves from countries like the United ... more US warship on humanitarian mission not aimed at Russia, Venezuela exercises 
Georgetown (AFP) Nov 11, 2008The six-nation medical mission of a US warship in the Caribbean is not a response to Russian military maneuvers due to take place off Venezuela later this month, the commander of the USS Kearsarge said here Tuesday. "Yes, I am aware the Russians coming into this area, but that has nothing to do with this mission, there is no nexus between this mission and their arrival," Captain Fernandez ... more Walker's World: Business as usual at EU 
Frankfurt, Germany (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 Three months ago, with the oil price in the $140-a-barrel stratosphere, Russia sent its troops into Georgia for a prolonged punitive raid and the governments of the West did little beyond some fairly routine mutterings to deplore and condemn the incursion. The European Union, however, in a rare show of decisive unity, suspended the meandering talks on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement ... more Outside View: Russian cops pack new heat 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 11, 2008 On Oct. 28 to 31, Moscow hosted the Interpolitech-2008 international arms exhibition featuring the most advanced Russian and foreign-made military and specialized equipment for police and secret services. Equipment purchases for national security agencies and secret services were also announced. UAZ Patriot scout vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles for the Russian Federal ... more
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