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EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 25 minutes ago
Moscow - Russia has consolidated its close military cooperation with Vietnam by selling it 12 Sukhoi fighter jets, the Russian newsagency Interfax reported Wednesday. Moscow would also deliver spare parts for the machines, worth a total of around 1 b...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Feb 9, 9:02 pm ET
Russia has been sent a clear message that its athletes have a problem with using performance-enhancing drugs, and its government is taking action to deal with it, the head of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission said Tuesday. The comments by Arne Ljungqvist came a day after IOC president Jacques Rogge voiced concern at the high number of doping cases among Russian...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Feb 9, 12:49 pm ET
The United States on Tuesday denied Moscow's latest charge that US missile defense plans in Europe are aimed at Russia, insisting they are directed at Iran.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Feb 9, 9:55 pm ET
Russia has been sent a clear message that its athletes have a problem with using performance-enhancing drugs, and its government is taking action to deal with it, the leader of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission said Tuesday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Feb 10, 12:03 am ET
President Barack Obama's administration denied a row over the US anti-missile shield was slowing a landmark nuclear treaty with Moscow, after days of sharp Russian criticism of NATO.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Feb 9, 5:45 am ET
NATO remains a serious threat to Russia's security, the secretary of the country's national security council was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.
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Los Angeles Times - Wed Feb 10, 3:09 am ET
Tehran says it will enrich some of its uranium to a higher purity for medical purposes, but other nations fear the process could eventually be used for weapons. China's response is more muted. Iran's move on Tuesday to produce higher-grade uranium for a medical reactor prompted widespread international condemnation and an uncharacteristically harsh response from Russia, whose support is key to U ...
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Denver Post - Tue Feb 9, 5:50 pm ET
France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member.
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INO News - Wed Feb 10, 2:28 am ET
(RTTNews) - Russia says the West's suspicions over the declared peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program are well-founded after the Islamic Republic started enriching its existing nuclear fuel stockpile from the present 3.5 percent to 20 percent, defying the West's threats of imposing fresh sanctions.
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AnandTech - 1 hour 57 minutes ago
The two nations are still discussing missile defense systems, though it's unsure when a resolution can be reached...
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New York Times - Wed Feb 10, 2:03 am ET
Gen. Nikolai Makarov said Tuesday that Russian discontent over the planned American missile defense system was holding up negotiations to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Feb 8, 3:47 pm ET
France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Feb 9, 8:20 am ET
Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences with the United States over plans for a missile defense shield were holding up a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the two Cold War foes, Interfax news agency said.
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Space War - Tue Feb 9, 8:04 pm ET
Moscow (AFP) Feb 9, 2010 - Russia on Tuesday blasted US security moves in Europe, saying even toned-down missile defence plans were intended to weaken Russia and that the US-led NATO alliance remained a "serious" threat.
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Space War - Tue Feb 9, 8:04 pm ET
Moscow (AFP) Feb 9, 2010 - Russia toughened its stance on Iran's nuclear project on Tuesday after the Islamic state ramped up uranium enrichment, and US officials said a new UN sanctions resolution could be ready in weeks.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Feb 9, 8:48 am ET
Moscow - Russia is planning to make more money out of ferrying US astronauts into space with its Soyuz capsule when NASA retires its Space Shuttles at the end of 2010, Russian space agency chief Anatoli Perminov said Tuesday. Russia, which has a co...
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The Washington Times - Tue Feb 9, 5:14 am ET
Dealing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a diplomatic slap, France announced Monday it will sell at least one amphibious assault warship to Russia. The sale, the first by a NATO member to Russia, comes despite objections from U.S. and other NATO members and was disclosed while Mr. Gates was visiting Paris. The French sale will help Moscow to begin modernizing its aging armed forces at a time ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Feb 9, 3:46 am ET
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge urged Russia on Monday to get tougher on drug cheats, voicing his concern at the high number of doping cases among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers. Just four days before the Vancouver Games,...
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UPI - Tue Feb 9, 10:13 am ET
MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- NATO expansion continues to pose a threat to Russia, Kremlin security chief Nikolai Patrushev said Tuesday.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Feb 9, 11:18 am ET
Warsaw - Polish Senate speaker Bogdan Borusewicz, on a visit to Moscow, said Warsaw's relations with Russia have much improved and are now in a different place than they were until recently, reported the Polish Press Agency PAP on Tuesday. Borusewi...