Windows to Russia

Radiation levels were within the norm on Sunday in the Russian Far East despite radiation leaks from Japan’s Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant severely affected by last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry reported. Fukushima was hit by a number of explosions following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands on March 11. […]

Russian military to buy 36 ICBMs, 2 missile subs in 2011… 14:16 18/03/2011 The Russian Defense Ministry will buy 36 strategic ballistic missiles, two strategic missile submarines and 20 strategic cruise missiles this year, Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday.>> Didn’t I just have an article on Russian: Boys and Their Toys! Looks like they […]

TRIPOLI, March 18 (Reuters) – Libya declared a ceasefire in the country to protect civilians and comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on March 18. “We decided on an immediate ceasefire and on an immediate stop to all military operations,” he told reporters. “(Libya) takes great interest […]

Thoughts today over coffee… The Russian people are not very happy over this situation called Libya. I myself see Medvedev’s chance of being re-elected president, put in big jeopardy by this action or lack of action by him in the UN council. Russia by abstaining from the vote, gave the go ahead to the West. […]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted on a resolution authorising a no-fly zone over Libya and “all necessary measures” – code for military action – to protect citizens. Ten of the council’s 15 members voted in favour of the resolution, with Russia, China and Germany among the five that abstained. No votes were recorded […]

France, the United Kingdom, Qatar and the U.A.E. may carry out airstrikes on forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi early on Friday, shortly after the Security Council vote. The Western media has said… I can hear the drums beating from here in Russia: Boom Boom Boom… It also is said that the West is in […]

All I know is that coming in May of 2011. Sveta and I (?) are going to go to England and attend a wedding of one of Sveta’s relatives. Now I am giving Sveta’s son (Misha) first dibs on going, but if he does not and it looks like he does not want to go. […]

In Russia I see investors in commodities such as oil and Gas are not always using the usual route for such transactions. It seems Russia is good about that sort of thing. I also discovered this little issue when I was in Israel and realized that Israel insiders were doing the same as Russia is. […]