Russia

NATO seeks missile defense agreement with Russia (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - NATO will invite Russia to take part in a U.S.-European missile defense shield at a summit on Saturday, a move that would herald the closest cooperation between the…

Russia says U.S. offers deal to arms suspect Bout (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - A Russian diplomat said on Thursday that U.S. authorities pressured suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout to admit guilt during his extradition flight to the United States, offering him…

Iran says to test own model of Russia S-300 missile (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Reuters - Iran has developed a version of the Russian S-300 missile and will test-fire it soon, the official news agency IRNA said, two months after Moscow decided not to…

NATO head urges new start with Russia (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (3d L) speaks during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow November 3, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - NATO and Russia need to embark on a new relationship, the head of the Western military alliance said on Wednesday on a trip to Moscow to lobby for…

Japan warns Russia against visits to disputed isles (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - Japan warned Moscow on Wednesday against more visits to rocky islands claimed by both countries, Kyodo news agency reported, after Russia’s president stopped off in one of the…

Jailed tycoon warns of crisis in Russia (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (R) stands behind a glass wall during a court session in Moscow November 1, 2010. Once Russia's richest man, 47-year-old Khodorkovsky has one year left to serve in the eight-year sentence imposed after a high-profile fraud and tax evasion trial that tarnished Russia's image during Vladimir Putin's 2000-2008 presidency. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaReuters - Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an interview published on Monday that Russia could face a crisis within five years as lower economic growth rates leave the Kremlin…

Russia denies island visit politically charged (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends the ASEAN-Russia Summit on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi October 30, 2010. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that President Dmitry Medvedev’s possible trip to the disputed Kuril islands ahead of a visit to Japan was politically charged, and said…

Russia and U.S. Work Together in War on Drugs in Afghanistan (Time.com)

October 30th, 2010

Time.com - Moscow uses the war on drugs as its pathway back to the scene of one of its most humiliating defeats

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Russia Returns to Afghanistan for a Joint Drug Raid (Time.com)

October 29th, 2010

Time.com - Moscow uses the war on drugs as its pathway back to scene of one of its most humiliating defeats

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Russia appeals to Iraq to not execute Aziz (Reuters)

October 27th, 2010

Reuters - Russia called on Iraq on Wednesday not to carry out the death sentence on Tareq Aziz on humanitarian grounds, its foreign ministry said.

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