Putin said the launch of the Nord Stream would deprive Ukraine of its exclusive gas transit rights. “Ukraine is our old and traditional partner. As any transit country it has the temptation to benefit from its transit position. Now this exclusive right is disappearing. Our relations will become more civilized,” Putin told journalists. That kinda […]
Kommersant reports that “CSTO is turning to face NATO”. This article addresses the reform of the Collective Security Treaty Organization that Russia is working on.According to a source of the newspaper, the basis for this transformation may be developed by the Russian Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR), the board of guardians of which is chaired […]
Al-Qaeda acquires weapons in Libya – EU official RIA: Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has acquired weapons in Libya, EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove said at a news conference.Read More >>> Windows to Russia!
In our little village we have about 6 people who stay all Winter. Most of those 6 are babushkas. (4 out of 6) If I remember correctly our goat lady next door who supplies us with goat milk. Is about 86 years old. It is with this lady that I saw a wonderful blending of […]
Russia’s Gazprom started filling the Nord Stream pipeline (first phase) with technological gas on Tuesday in a testing process that is expected to be finished by October 6, 2011. The 1,000-km-plus pipe, Nord Stream is designed to directly deliver Russian gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The first phase with deliver around 27.5 billion […]