Seems to be a Possible Snag in the START Treaty Resolution from America

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 the START treaty text has from the outset seen non-nuclear strategic arms as part of the general arms ceilings that are subject to reductions. “This, along with the ABM issue, was a key provision of Russia’s position”, Lavrov said. The US Senate has already ratified the Russian-American treaty on strategic arms reductions. The treaty is now under consideration by the Russian Parliament’s lower house, the State Duma. (Link)

Looks like this may get interesting. Has America changed the fundamentals?

Original Article Below:

The Kremlin has expressed a concern about the new START resolution that is being sent from America.

Boris Gryzlov a speaker in the lower house of parliament said, the text of the resolution approved by the U.S. Senate is not yet available to the State Duma but that it will arrive within a few hours’ time.”There is information that the resolution contains several conditions,” Gryzlov said. “Unless the conditions concern the wording of the treaty, we may ratify the treaty tomorrow.”

“However, if there have been changes in the text of the treaty, we will have to work on the issue,” he added. (Link)

Russia has made it clear that acceptance will only happen if the wording is not changed. If you remember correctly that Russia has already tore up the ratification that they had ready because of 30 changes that America had to the treaty…

Medvedev has also welcomed the START Treaty resolution but said that “The parliament might need some time to study the legal aspects of the ratification by the Senate prior to making its own decision.” his spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said. (This was in conjunction with the knowledge that things have been changed.)

8 months ago this treaty was signed by Medvedev and Obama. Very quickly after that it was ready for ratification (as it stood) by Russia. Russia had no need for changes or demands.

Has America at the last minute before Christmas has passed this resolution and tossed it back at Russia? Not in its original form as Russia has accepted…

As the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed in a news meeting today: Lavrov said as he stressed that “the arms reduction agreement could not be amended. The document cannot be reopened and negotiated again…”

What he means is that the two presidents (Medvedev and Obama) made the treaty and that is the way it is to stand. The details are done and in black and white. It has been signed, seal and delivered…

Is this what is happening? Has the START Treaty been altered in anyway? What will Russia do if it has been changed?

Russia has been preparing for this very thing to happen and it has been obvious in the last few months with all the news “bits and bites” going on. So I know what Russia is going to do about a failed treaty…

I hope that this is not true but the rumors are flying at the chess matches today… 🙂

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Russia and the Upcoming Wikileaks Leaks…

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 Russia-specific documents. (Lebedev, along with his son, owns several British newspapers.) Read More >>>

I will be looking forward to these leaks. The rumors have floated strongly for the last few days and I posted an article that this was on its way awhile back. (Link) I think it is interesting that Gorby has something to do with them. I could also tell they were coming because Medvedev has been talking about the Wikileaks in India:

The Russian president was responding to a question by a student at IIT-Bombay during an interaction program.Claiming that the cables released by WikiLeaks would cause no harm to Russia, he said, “We do not care about it, but sometimes people use rough words and others get emotional about it.”

Describing diplomacy as a “quiet activity”, Medvedev said sometimes unpopular and dramatic decisions have to be taken.

“Each person should realize that in inter-state relations, sooner or later, information would be made public,” he said.

Plus some other things have been said by him as to the effect that the leaks are no big deal…

[pullquote]Heck, half the world still thinks that Russia attacked Georgia, the “Russkaya Mafiya”  is sitting in your kitchen threatening you everyday and Russia’s evilness is lead by a procession of lap-dancers and sexy tennis players…[/pullquote]

I do truly believe that the leaks will have much less effect on Russia because no one in Russia has a trillion misconceptions embedded in their brain that Russia is “”not” saying bad things about the rest of the world. We all know that they are. The downfall comes from these kind of leaks and you have been spouting for years to the world that you are all “that and perfect” and “some more perfect” on top of it…

Heck, half the world still thinks that Russia attacked Georgia, the “Russkaya Mafiya”  is sitting in your kitchen threatening you everyday and Russia’s evilness is lead by a procession of lap-dancers and sexy tennis players…

If that gives you an idea of what everyone thinks of Russia…

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START Was Approved by the USA Senate…

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 big news for the Kremlin…

I was proven wrong and I am glad…

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Moscow Police Chief and Stopping Corruption – Can he do it?

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 official police telephone number, by dialing 02. The police chief also said that official starting salary of a Moscow police officer will be increased to 60,000 rubles ($1,950) a month by the year 2012, as low incomes are cited by the press and government as one of biggest causes of bribe taking…

My question is what about the rest of Russia? This is a first step but the problem is all over Russia…

But yes it is getting better, contrary to all non believers… 🙂

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Medvedev Speaks at the Taj Mahal…

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 MINISTER OF INDIA MANMOHAN SINGH: Your Excellency, Mr Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation,

Distinguished representatives of the media,

I am delighted to welcome His Excellency President Medvedev to India for the 11th India-Russia annual summit.

Our summit this year marks the completion of ten years of the India-Russia strategic partnership. This is also the third annual summit meeting that I have held with President Medvedev. We deeply value the role that President Medvedev has played in taking forward our relationship.

The tradition of annual summits with Russia symbolises the richness of our relationship with Russia. Russia is a time-tested friend of India that has stood by us in our times of need in the past.

Ours is a very special and privileged strategic partnership. It is a partnership that has and will continue to develop independently of our relations with other countries.

Our talks have been comprehensive and result-oriented. We have signed several important agreements covering a large number of sectors. This reflects our mutual desire to bring our cooperation in other areas at par with our traditionally strong cooperation in the field of defense and nuclear energy.

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Russia Praised North Korea for Restraint…

Russia has praised North Korea for demonstrating absolute restraint in the face of the provocation by Seoul. But…

On Monday, South Korean artillery shells were exploding on the   Island of Enlhendo in the Yellow Sea, 10 kilometers from North Korea, for almost two hours. Walls in the bunkers  shook, while South Korean war- planes flew overhead. It was a flexing of military muscles, which information from Seoul says will become a monthly ritual. Listen to what Georgy Toloraya of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of World Economy and International  Relations had to say on the issue…. (Link)

If this is true and it is being put out over the Eastern news, as I write this. That means that South Korea and America are really looking for a new war…

Because believe me America will be war gaming right along with the South Korea and we have at least 25,000 men stationed in South Korea…

Makes no sense to keep up the provocation on a monthly basis…

[pullquote]They (USA and SK) obviously are at a stage of crazies that exceeds the North Korean’s crazies…[/pullquote]

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RS-24 Yars ballistic missile…

Type Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin Russia
Service history
In service July 2010
Used by Russia
Production history
Designer Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Manufacturer Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
Specifications
Range approx. 11,000km
Location mobile
Warhead MIRVed, not less than 4 – 550 kT warheads
Engine solid propellant
Speed Mach 13+
Guidance
system		 Inertial
Launch
platform		 Mobile launcher (MAZ-7917)

The RS-24 Yars is a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads. The ICBM has been designed to replace the Soviet-era SS-18 and SS-19 missiles…

The Yars missile has been designed for deployment both in silos and on mobile platforms. Together with the Topol-M single-warhead ICBM, the Yars is slated to constitute the core of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces in the future…

Minimum of 4 – 550kt warheads and able to reach 11,000km.

The American Minuteman LGM-30G has a 6,000-plus miles (5,218 nautical miles) range. Up to 12 warheads per missile…

The American LGM-118A Peacekeeper had a 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) range. Capable of 10 re-entry vehicles each carrying a 300 KT…

The Russian Topol-M has a 11,000 km (6,800 mi) range. Single Single 550 kT warhead…

Looks like the RS-24 Yars walks and talks with the big boys…

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Putin Quote – Number 2

“Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.”

Vladimir Putin quote!

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Russian News (12/20/2010)

Russia warns U.S. not to change nuclear pact: Russia warned U.S. lawmakers on Monday that any changes to the strategic nuclear arms limitation treaty could kill the pact.

Russia ready to finance Egypt’s first nuclear plant: Russia confirmed its participation in a tender to build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant and said it was willing to help finance the project, Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid said on Monday.

South Ossetia to ditch Georgian currency Jan 10: The former Georgian republic or South Ossetia will remove the Georgian Lari from circulation as of January 10, the republic’s information committee said on Monday.

Russia’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of Chernobyl veterans: Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that the state must fully compensate former soldiers who have been suffering after emergency operations at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986.

Russia to develop new heavy ICBM by 2020: Russia’s state arms procurement program through 2020 provides for the development of a new heavy ballistic missile, a leading missile designer said on Monday.

Tymoshenko government accused of misappropriating $8.5 mln to advocate Ukraine’s image: Ukraine’s previous cabinet headed by Yulia Tymoshenko has illegally allocated 67.6 million hryvnias ($8.46 million) from state reserves to the Justice Ministry intended to cover expenses on advocating Ukraine’s interests in foreign courts, the country’s Audit Chamber has revealed.

Four foreigners detained at Moscow airport with $20 mln: Three Azerbaijani nationals and one Iranian were detained at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport with $14.5 million and 4 million euros on them, the Federal Customs Service said on Monday.

CIS, OSCE observers say Belarus elections democratic: Observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) believe that the presidential elections in Belarus were transparent and democratic.

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North Korea Responds To South Korea’s Provocation…

What was said by the North Korea’s supreme military command in response to South Korea’s provocation with Monday’s drills.

The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK did not feel any need to retaliate against every despicable military provocation, like one taking revenge after facing a blow. […] This was nothing but a childish play with fire. […] The world should properly know who is the true champion of peace and who is the real provocateur of a war.

Interesting tidbit of information…

Could they be correct about provocation from certain other countries? Or does it matter that military drills on their borders by America and South Korea are going on? How would America feel if Russia and Canada did live fire exercises on the Canadian border? Mexican border? What about live fire off the demarcation line on the East or West coast of America. What about?

Oh! I forgot, we will just kick your butt if you try to do that stuff to America…

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