Saturday 4th July, 2009
Russia says U.S. weapons can cross to Afghanistan
Star-TelegramMoscow — Russia said Friday that it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but could give...
Russia to allow US military passage through airspace
Earth TimesWashington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when...
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
St Petersburg News.NetRussia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday.
Russia to open airspace to U.S.
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Russia, US to sign military cooperation pacts
St Petersburg News.NetMoscow, (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said Friday.
Obama Prepares For Stormy Russia Visit
Sky NewsRussia who dares to speak out against injustice - injustice of which he has become a victim. His tireless campaigning revealed horrific abuse inside Russian prisons. We witness footage of men in...
Anti-Americanism plays in Russia
Los Angeles TimesPresident Obama is to visit Russia next week, but U.S. hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the Kremlin.
Russian Foreign Minister Sees 'Improvement' in Relations With U.S.
PBSIn the third of her series of reports from Russia, Margaret Warner talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the future of U.S.-Russian relations, last year's Georgian War, and negotiating a...
Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan
Times of IndiaRussia said it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters US military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin ...
Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
BBCA senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace.The deal, which opens up an important new...
Obama assured of a chilly Russian welcome despite first signs of thaw
The ScotsmanBarack Obama will have few traffic problems getting to the Kremlin for his first summit with Russian president Dmitri Medvedev on Monday – the Obamamania that has swept much of the rest of the...
Russia's State Duma approves Russia-China oil co-op agreement
SINARussia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. ...
Russia Strives to Maintain Economic Momentum
PBSMargaret Warner is filing a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Here...
Serious Gaps Remain Between U.S., Russia
NPR2009 · President Obama leaves Sunday on a foreign trip that takes him first to Russia. In Moscow, the president will meet with his counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister...
6. Robber in $8M Heist Found in Perm Forest
The Moscow Times... / Special to The Moscow Times A Sberbank security guard accused of stealing a record 250 million rubles ($8 million) after holding up his own armored truck has been captured in an...
Bulgaria, Russia Celebrate 130 Years of Diplomatic Relations
NoviniteAn official reception on the occasion of the 130th anniversary since the establishment of Bulgarian-Russian diplomatic relations took place in Russia's embassy in Sofia on Thursday. Russia's Foreign...
No Russia-US arms deal yet
The NewsMoscow: US and Russian negotiators have still not reached agreement on cutting stocks of their deadliest nuclear weapons...
10. Rusnano Pushes for U.S. Tax Breaks
The Moscow Times... / The Moscow Times Rusnano, the state nanotechnology giant, hopes to press President Barack Obama for tax breaks for Russian technology as it wraps up plans to create a $1 billion...
US and Russia square up over plans for defence bases in eastern Europe
Gulf NewsThe US and Russia are digging in for a fight over American plans for missile defence bases in eastern Europe in spite of efforts by both sides to create a positive atmosphere...
Russia Opens Route For US To Fly Arms To Afghanistan -NY Times
Morning Star... to fly over Russian territory, providing an important new corridor for the U.S. military as it escalates efforts to win the eight-year-old war, officials from both sides said Friday, according to...
Resolution on Stalin riles Russia
BBCRussian delegates have walked out of an OSCE session in Vilnius after it voted for a remembrance day for the victims of both Nazism and Stalinism.The pan-European security and democracy body passed a...
The Talk Starts Here
TimeDisplay of force Topol-M ballistic missile drive through Moscow's Red Square in May. Russia is spending billions to modernize its military, depleted since the Cold...
Hoping for Much, Expecting Little
IPSU.s. President Barack Obama's visit to Russia next week is expected to bring significant but limited improvement in troubled relations between the two giants.Obama has spoken...
Russia needs new arms reduction deal as much as U.S. - diplomat
RIA Novosti12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles Russia and the U.S. will both benefit from a new strategic arms reduction agreement, a Russian deputy foreign minister said...
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