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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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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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Dempsey slams Russia for giving Syria anti-ship missiles says they’ll ‘prolong the suffering’
The Obama administration is criticizing Russia's decision to provide Syria with anti-ship missiles, which it says will only worsen the civil war.Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the missiles will embolden Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and "prolong the ...
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Putin explained Russia’s position on Syrian settlement to UN Secretary-General - Peskov
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The Moscow Rules Still Rule - By Milton Bearden
Obama doubling the number of Marine guards for embassies; POTUS reduces the max sentence for rape in the military; Hand leaves the Pentagon; No free coins for the Navy; Not much carpooling to the White House; Russia sends warships; and a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Orphans brutal beating clip goes viral outrages Russia
Violence Kids in a far-eastern Russian orphanage have suffered frequent thrashings, seemingly at the hands of elder orphans. The children's ordeal caused outrage after footage of the beatings went viral on YouTube. ...
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Putin’s Kremlin Helipad Cost $6.4 Mln – Official
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Construction of a helicopter pad for President Vladimir Putin’s Mi-8 in the Kremlin cost almost 200 million rubles (about $6.4 mln), the Kremlin chief property manager, Vladimir Kozhin, said. "About 200 million rubles were spent to finance all construction stages, including land survey works, modeling and landscaping, Kozhin told reporters on ...
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad U.S. general warns
Vladimir Putin 's press secretary, reiterated Russia's long-held position that it will remain "true to its contractual obligations under previously signed contracts." One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Yakhont missiles were delivered recently, although the precise timing was unclear. They fly at just over 2.5 times the speed of sound, have a range ...
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Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria
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Crucial evidence to be secret in Russian agent case
The Russian flag flies at the Opening Ceremony Of The Russian Pavilion held at the Pavilion 142 in the International Village during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival. (Francois Durand, Getty ...
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Russian Missiles in Syria will Prolong Suffering Dempsey Says
By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 Russia's planned delivery of advanced anti-ship missiles and the S-300 air defense system to Syria "is at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering," said Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey during a Pentagon news conference today. The chairman of the Joint ...
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Inquest into KGB spy Litvinenkos death wont examine possible Russia role
United Kingdom The inquest into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is in doubt after a British coroner ruled that he could not consider evidence on whether Russia ordered the killing.Coroner Robert Owen's ruling follows an application from British foreign secretary William Hague to keep some evidence secret. The coroner said in a pre-hearing ruling that he would be failing ...
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Moscow's biggest development will keep city on the map
Moscow is the heart of Russia, the capital city account for 20% of the country’s GDP and a new development taking place in the city, which was first conceived in 1995 and will take another several years to complete, looks set to become the heart of the capital.
In 2010, three of the thirteen main buildings that make up the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) were completed, providing visual evidence of progress to a huge project that is expected to cost over $12 billion and involves a plethora of investors and development companies. Read more
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