Russia Views Sanctions against Iran as Ineffective …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia dismissed the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran, stressing that a systemic solution is needed to settle Tehran‘s standoff with the West over the country’s nuclear program. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that sanctions do not normally produce the desired results. “The approach to its solution [Iranian nuclear problem] mustContinue reading Russia Views Sanctions against Iran as Ineffective …

Russia Today in Spanish in DC…

Russia Today Logo… Russia’s Russia Today news channel is launching a new  24/7 Spanish broadcast in Washington DC on the first of Sept… The channel’s  editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan  is sure the new service will enjoy the same demand as the English-language broadcasting launched in 2009.This year it was nominated for the British Broadcast Digital AwardsContinue reading Russia Today in Spanish in DC…

In Russia Grain Speculators Just Plain “Suck”…

Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Antimonopoly Service to prevent food price fixing… The president said the country possesses sufficient amounts of grain, when he visited a dairy farm in Orenburg today. He said speculators should be severely punished… (Well, I would suggest that “should”  be replaced with “must”Continue reading In Russia Grain Speculators Just Plain “Suck”…

IBM Super Computer BlueGene will be a Commentator During the 39th World Chess Olympics…

Chess lovers dreams will be answered soon by BlueGene the IBM Super Computer. It will be present at the Chess Olympics being held in Russia this year… MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — The super computer BlueGene will be a commentator during the 39th World Chess Olympics slated from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3 in Khanty-Mansiisk,Continue reading IBM Super Computer BlueGene will be a Commentator During the 39th World Chess Olympics…

Russia: Medvedev Deals with Animals from the West / Putin Deals with Animals from the East!

Today while Medvedev was laying the ground work for the five main points of Russia’s future foreign policy: Putin was running around Russia chasing big Cats…… Medvedev: Outlines Five Main Points of Future Foreign Policy! The five points, Medvedev said, were: 1. Firstly, the superiority of the fundamental principles of international law. 2. The secondContinue reading Russia: Medvedev Deals with Animals from the West / Putin Deals with Animals from the East!