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Russian FM: US, Russia close to reaching arms deal

AP - 1 hour 8 minutes ago

Russia's foreign minister says Moscow and Washington will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly.

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Russia to Help India Build 4 Nuclear Reactors
Payvand Iran News - Tue Dec 8, 11:24 am ET
Indian PM Manmohan Singh says Russia will help his country build 4 new nuclear power plants. Mr. Singh made the announcement after meetings in Moscow with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
Russia seeks Iran's help to bring back leopard
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET
Russia on Tuesday asked Iran if it would be prepared to supply rare Persian leopards as part of a Russian project to reintroduce the big cat to its Caucasus region.
India, Russia Settle Aircraft Carrier Deal
OfficialWire - Wed Dec 9, 2:13 am ET
Ending a protracted logjam over the pricing of a naval aircraft carrier purchase, Russia and India have reached agreement on a key defense deal. The issue came up in high-level talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this week.
Difficulties exporting a Western market economy to Russia
EurekAlert! - Wed Dec 9, 10:29 am ET
( University of Gothenburg ) A Western market economic model has been difficult to realize in Russia."There was an assumption that it would be possible to export capitalism in its Western form, but Russian society is more complex than that," says Oksana Shmulyar Gréen in a new thesis for the University of Gothenburg.
US, Russia push toward post-START agreement: Mullen
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 5:33 pm ET
The United States and Russia are both intent on reaching agreement on a successor to the START I treaty but it must be "ratifiable" by the US Senate, the head of the US military said Tuesday.
India, Russia sign deals on nuclear energy, defence
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 11:50 am ET
India and Russia signed deals on nuclear energy and arms sales on Monday as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks in the Kremlin with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Russia’s Lenders on Unequal Turf, Deutsche Bank Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 6:35 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s syndicated lending practices discriminate against foreign banks and risk depriving businesses in the former communist state of funding, according to Deutsche Bank AG’s top executive in the country.
Russia's Putin lambasts officials after disco fire
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 8:57 pm ET
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lambasted fire and health officials Tuesday in a city where 113 people died in a weekend nightclub inferno and promised compensation to victims' families.
US sees progress on arms control talks with Russia
Park Hills Daily Journal - 2 hours 18 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, U.S. officials say.
Russia wants more Israeli spy drones
UPI - Tue Dec 8, 11:48 am ET
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Russia is seeking to acquire more Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles under a $100 million deal that has more to do with bribing Moscow not to supply Iran with state-of-the-art air-defense missiles that could skewer any Israeli air assault than it has with dollars and cents.
US, Russia face off at World Court over Kosovo
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 11:44 am ET
The United States and Russia faced off over Kosovo at the United Nation's highest court on Tuesday, with the U.S. arguing the world should honor Kosovo's declaration of independence while Russia insisted it was still part of Serbia.
Russia: Day of Mourning for Victims of Fire
New York Times - Tue Dec 8, 12:34 am ET
Russia observed a day of national mourning on Monday for the victims of a nightclub fire in a central Russian city that killed 113 people and injured scores more.
Russia, India sign civilian nuclear deals
UPI - Mon Dec 7, 11:33 pm ET
MOSCOW, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Russia and India further strengthened their historic ties by concluding civilian nuclear deals Monday under which Moscow will provide firm fuel supplies.
Rourke to Russia, with love
New York Post - Tue Dec 8, 6:43 am ET
Reformed Hollywood hell-raiser Mickey Rourke is making plans to wed Russian beauty Elena Kuletskaya in Russia this spring, sources tell Page Six. Rourke, 57, has been dating stunning blond model Kuletskaya, 24, for several months and popped the qu...
Russia’s Carbon Credits Seen as Barrier to Warming Curb
International Herald Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 7:48 am ET
The collapse of industry in Russia put a huge dent in carbon emissions, giving the country control over the trading chits that are seen as vital in the fight against climate change.
Medvedev Sees ‘No Problems’ in Lifting Georgian Trade Embargo
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:50 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said “there should be no problems” in renewing imports of Georgian goods, banned by Russia in 2006, two years before a war between the two countries.
Russia mourns as blaze death toll rises to 113
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 11:21 am ET
Russia flew flags at half-mast on Monday in a day of mourning for the victims of a nightclub blaze, as the death toll rose to 113 in one of the country's worst recent tragedies.
Russian official: arms deal with US this month
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:29 am ET
Russia and the United States expect to strike a new nuclear arms treaty this month, a senior Kremlin aide told Russian news agencies Tuesday.
Russian Log Export Taxes Will Raise Unemployment in Russia Reports WRI
PR.com - Wed Dec 9, 5:52 am ET
The Russian Federal Government is trying to assist development of its forest industry by adding export taxes on logs, thereby limiting competition by foreign companies for the Russian timber, as reported by Wood Resource Quarterly. These taxes are currently 25% of the log value (minimum 15/m3) for softwood logs and are scheduled to increase to a minimum of 50/m3 (about US$78/m3) from January ...
A Heads-Up on Russia's Role in Arctic
New York Times - Mon Dec 7, 2:03 pm ET
Unresolved and overlapping territorial claims may make Russia's ambitions there an issue worth focusing on at Copenhagen.

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