All articles tagged "US"
Russia speeds up nuclear weapons modernization 
6 Mar, 02:36 PM 3 comments
Russia is working on anti-satellite weapons to match technologies developed by other nations and will speed up modernization of its nuclear forces, a deputy defense minister was quoted by AP as saying Thursday.
Collision of Russian and American satellites could be planned by US – officer 
6 Mar, 03:52 PM 16 comments
A Russian senior officer has voiced suspicions that the collision between a US Iridium satellite and a Russian military satellite last month was intentionally caused by the United States
America will collapse before 2011, says Russian scholar 
6 Mar, 03:56 PM 8 comments
President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the US will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order, says Russian scholar.
Medvedev and Obama to meet and discuss weapons, crisis 
10 Mar, 04:17 PM 7 comments
Russian President has announced that his first meeting with US President Barack Obama is to be in London on April 1. The agenda will include non-proliferation of weapons and dealing with the global financial crisis.
Russian rights activist gets international female leadership prize 
11 Mar, 12:23 PM 6 comments
Moscow human rights activist has become the first Russian woman to be awarded the International Women of Courage prize, handed out to nominees by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and America’s first lady Michelle Obama.
Russian scholar who predicted crisis offers Obama advice on salvation plan 
12 Mar, 10:38 PM 7 comments
To help America recover from crisis, Barack Obama should stop helping the Wall Street banks, says a Russian mathematician who claims to have predicted the US would plunge into a financial crisis.
Russia wants to keep using Soviet anti-missile radar in Azerbaijan 
13 Mar, 02:23 PM 8 comments
Russia plans to continue using a Soviet-built military radar located in Azerbaijan after the current lease agreement ends, and has invited the US to use the facility as well
US should stop ordering world around and start ‘perestroika’ – Gorbachev 
13 Mar, 11:13 PM
The US should "stop giving orders" to the rest of the world and focus on its own perestroika, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said
Russia backs US anti-terrorist operations in Afghanistan - Foreign Minister 
17 Mar, 12:13 PM 8 comments
Russia backs US operations in Afghanistan, although it is upset by the number of civilian deaths in the region.
American commission promotes closer US-Russia ties 
17 Mar, 10:36 PM 6 comments
The United States should seek Russia's close cooperation in dealing with Iran, and solicit Moscow's participation or at least acquiescence to a missile defense system in Europe, a panel of former high-level American diplomats and members of Congress suggests.
Christmas tree balls with Barack Obama produced in Russia 
17 Mar, 02:04 PM 12 comments
A Russian factory has produced Christmas tree ornaments decorated with a smiling face of US President Barack Obama.
US not alarmed by Russian rearmament scheme 
18 Mar, 10:35 PM 3 comments
The US Defense Department has refused to be intimidated by Russia’s announcement of large-scale rearmament.
Russia to boost North Korean ties amidst missile tensions 
18 Mar, 12:09 PM 6 comments
Russia intends to boost ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vladimir Putin says, ignoring growing concerns that North Korea may shoot a ballistic missile at the US next month.
Russia moves to control foreign adoptions after child’s tragic death in US 
18 Mar, 12:35 PM 5 comments
Russia’s State Duma intends to ratify an address to Prime Minister Putin asking to tighten control over foreign adoption of Russian children. The move was inspired by a recent tragedy in the US, when an American father left his adopted Russian son locked in a car, unintentionally killing him.
US Defense chief downplays Russia's rearmament threats 
19 Mar, 10:31 PM 2 comments
A top US defense official has decried possible military challenges from Russia, arguing that President Medvedev’s aggressive rhetoric may actually have a different underlying meaning.
Russia refuses to prohibit adoptions into the US 
19 Mar, 12:11 PM 5 comments
The Russian Parliament has refused to ban adoptions of its orphans by American nationals. The measure was suggested by a Communist MP, bitter about the December acquittal of a US father responsible for the death of his adopted son from Russia.
Russia hopes to end missile defense row with US soon 
20 Mar, 10:38 PM 3 comments
Russia has voiced hope for a resolution of its conflict with the United States, over the missile defense shield in Europe.
Russian military planes spotted again over US Navy ships – Pentagon 
20 Mar, 10:45 PM 5 comments
A Russian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two US Navy ships this week, as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the Sea of Japan, according to US military officials.
Putin and Kissinger meet in Moscow to discuss international problems 
20 Mar, 12:25 PM 3 comments
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, on Thursday to discuss of international problems.
Russia pins hopes on Medvedev's meeting with Obama 
20 Mar, 01:42 PM 2 comments
Russia expects “serious results” from President Dmitry Medvedev’s first meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, in London on April 1st.
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