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Russia to create electromagnetic super weapon
Defense strategists place their stakes on high-tech weapons. Nearly all superpowers of the world conduct their works in the development of such weapons. It transpired recently that Russian scientists developed a generator, the capacity of which is comparable to that of a nuclear unit. It is a genuine scientific breakthrough, and it is already clear that the defense industry will not be the only ...
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US Criticizes Russian Missiles Sale to Syria
The remarks by General Martin Dempsey were the first U.S. confirmation that Russia made the sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. The New York Times says the Russian anti-ship cruise missiles are more advanced than previous ...
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Kerry Urges Russia to Toughen Stance on Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Tuesday to convince the president he needs to take a tougher stance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Putin is Assad's most powerful ally. "The United States believes that we share some very significant common interests with respect to Syria -- stability in the region, not having extremists ...
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Russia to Ensure Peace in Transdnestr Until Conflict Settlement
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will maintain its peacekeeping contingent in Moldova’s breakaway Transdnestr region until Chisinau and Tiraspol agree on the status of the disputed self-proclaimed republic, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. Russia maintains a motorized infantry battalion in the region as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF), in addition to ...
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Russian missiles to Syria upsets US
RUSSIA'S shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...
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U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arsenals Cling to Bygone Era
World Nuclear Stockpile Report , an estimated 8,500 nukes belong to Russia and 7,700 to the U.S. The seven other nations with a nuclear arsenal trail far behind: they include France (300), China (240), the U.K. (225), Pakistan (90-110), India (60-110), Israel (60-80) and most recently North Korea (<10). "It's hard to imagine any military mission that will require the use of one ...
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Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded
The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his ...
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Russia emerge victorious in U17 football finals against Italy
World Cup 2018 The Russians have claimed the Under-17 title for the second time with a 5-4 win on penalties after regular time produced no score. Goalkeeper and Captain Anton Mitryushkin made the crucial saves to lead his side to victory against Italy in Zilina. After 80 uneventful minutes where neither team could find the net, Russia's captain saved from Italy's Davide Di Molfetta, ...
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Town Talk Massive yacht in North Vancouver belongs to Russian vodka mogul
STANDING TALLER: Shannon Belkin and Tina Oliver's golf club lunches for 100 women regularly benefited the Salvation Army's Deborah's Gate program to aid sexual-trafficking victims. This year, with Oliver still on the committee and Tali'ah Aquilini co-chairing, Belkin moved the Freedom Gala to the Sheraton Wall Centre hotel. With men now attending and author-TV reporter Victor ...
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Video Dempsey Kerry blast Russian support of Assad
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and Secretary of State John Kerry warn that Russia's "unfortunate decision" to supply Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad with missiles will embolden the regime and prolong suffering. David Martin ...
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Russias missiles will embolden Syria US
Russia's shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will 'embolden' the Syrian government and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...
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U.S.-Russian Diplomacy With a Personal Touch
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Kerry-Lavrov Ties Grow Despite U.S.-Russia Spats
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Russia’s farmers may collect 95 mln tonnes of grain this year - minister
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US dethrones champion Russia
/enpproperty--> Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche had two goals and two assists, and Nashville's Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia 8-3 on Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals. David Moss, Ryan Carter, Nate Thompson, Jacob Trouba, T.J. Oshie and Alex Galchenyuk also scored and John Gibson made 31 saves. "We felt proud of our ...
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Spy row worsens Russian names CIAs Moscow chief
Russian security forces . Footage was aired showing him wearing a blond wig and his array of spying equipment, including a compass and an old-fashioned mobile phone. An unnamed representative of the FSB security services told the Interfax news agency that back in 2011, the agency had "officially warned" the CIA station chief in Moscow over what it called "provocative recruiting ...
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Russia France Planning 7 Kourou Launches by 2015
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and France will carry out seven Soyuz-ST carrier rocket launches from the Kourou space center in French Guiana by the end of 2014, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and President of France’s Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall reaffirmed the launch schedule ...
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U.S. slams Russia for missile sales
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together to ...
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Russian economics minister replies to rumors of his coming resignation
CHERNOGOLOVKA, Moscow Region, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Economic Development Minister Andrei Belousov believes that the latest speculations and rumors of his coming resignation are a sure sign that he seriously affects somebody’s ...
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Russia to Move Angara Rocket to Plesetsk Center by June
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center for further testing by June, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. "The work on the rocket at the Khrunichev space company is almost completed," Rogozin said at a meeting with Moscow University students on Friday. "The Angara will be ...
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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and ...
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Russia Unmasks CIA Station Chief
May 17, 2013 6:07pm MOSCOW – In a breach of protocol, Russia has publicized the name of a man it says is the CIA station chief in Moscow. In comments to Russian media today, a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB (the successor to the KGB), confirmed that Russia had complained to the CIA station chief in Moscow about efforts to recruit Russian officers as spies as ...
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New Russian Missile Sales to Syria Makes Assad Prone to Miscalculation
Russian sailors are seen aboard the Admiral Panteleyev Russian war ship moored at the Cypriot port of Limassol on May 17, 2013. The U.S. hopes Russia will draw down its historic support for the Assad ...
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Russia US continue to spy on each other
WASHINGTON (AP) — The embarrassing arrest of a suspected CIA officer in Moscow is the latest reminder that, even after the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia are engaged in an espionage battle with secret tactics, spying devices and training that sometimes isn't enough to avoid being caught.The most recent skirmish involves Russian security ambushing a 29-year-old diplomat who they say was ...
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Russia lost for words after final triumph
"I cannot describe how I feel right now," said Sergei Makarov after the defender scored the winning penalty for Russia, while coach Dmitri Khomukha targeted the world ...
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New business centre in St Petersburg remains contraversial
Okhta Centre has become one of the most contentious development projects in all of Russia. It is a project that offers St Petersburg two options that can’t be matched, either to embrace the modern world and allow a world-class business centre to be built, or maintain the city’s historic skyline, architecture and reputation as a major tourist destination with huge historical significance.
Before 2007, Okhta Centre was called Gazprom City and was promoted as such in Russian and St Petersburg news media, but from the start the project was a contentious issue, due primarily to the fact that the development calls for a massive tower to be built in its centre, a tower that will be the tallest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Read more
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