Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy over the phone that France has won a tender to build amphibious assault ships for Russia. (Link) Russian state-run TV channels should reflect real events without concealing undesirable issues, President Dmitry Medvedev said in a live interview with three of Russia’s leading TV channel general […]
Russia said, Arms Treaty Can Not Be Changed. This was from the beginning a non negotiable treaty. It was set up by the Presidents of the two countries and was to be kept the way it was signed… America Changed it… Now Russia is a tiny bit upset with the diversion… Here is what the […]
I received a comment from a good reader: Update: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/south.korea.drills/ South Korea says it will hold large land and air drills Thursday Does their (South Korea) blood lust have any limits? So while I was drinking my coffee and doing some thinking’s. This comment above stuck in my mind. I had other things like START […]
Update: (12/24/2010): The resolution of the US Senate on the START treaty has no legal force, says the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He was speaking in Moscow earlier today. Lavrov described the claims that non-nuclear missiles do not fall under the new treaty as failing to meet reality. Russia’s topmost diplomat pointed out that […]
According to sources from Russia and the Western press: WikiLeaks has partnered with Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper that has sharply criticized the government over the years and became a Kremlin target in the process. WikiLeaks is providing the newspaper — which is controlled by former leader Mikhail Gorbachev and billionaire Alexander Lebedev — with […]
The US Senate finally ratified the new START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia by a 71-26 vote… Thank you for getting that done. I know that Russia is happy because it is all over the news outlets here. Since it is 12:24 am and they never post news this late. You know it is […]
In a press interview with Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The police chief pledged to increase transparency in the Russian police force in a bid to crack down on rampant corruption. He said, “We are not going to conceal anything,” He also added that members of the general public can report corruption cases at the […]
While speaking in New Delhi India on Wednesday. President Medvedev hopes the US Senate will expeditiously ratify the latest Russian-American strategic arms reduction treaty, signed at a summit in Prague on April 8th. He also promised almost simultaneous ratification in Moscow. For Moscow has been waiting for months… Complete Transcript of Russian-Indian News Conference: PRIME […]