New arms pact coming soon – Russian foreign minister (The Star)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are close to signing a new pact to cut nuclear arms and replace the expired START-1 treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Soviet Discourse serves Russian elites, not ex-Soviet republics (Moldova.org)
By Paul Goble Presenting the Russian Federation as the Soviet Union of today is “becoming ever more popular not only in Russia but also in the West,” a leading Moscow commentator says, but it does little to help Russia and the other post-Soviet states overcome Soviet thinking at home and define their national interests. In an article posted online today on the 18th anniversary of the …
An Indo-Russian thaw on a wintry day in Moscow (MalaysiaNews.net)
Moscow, Dec 9 (IANS) On a wintry day in Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a reason to exchange warm smiles that signalled a new warmth in bilateral ties that went through a period of cold shouldering when both countries ended their Cold War alliance to diversify their strategic linkages.
BC-EU–Russia-US-Arms Treaty, 1st Ld-Writethru,0154 Russian official: arms deal with US this month (The Wenatchee World)
Moscow Russian official: Arms deal with U.S. this month
Russian, Palestinian Foreign Ministers to have talks in Moscow (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, December 9 (Itar-Tass) – Prospects for development of relations between Russia and the Palestinian National Authority and the situation in the Middle East are the focal points of the talks that Russia’ s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Malki are expected to have here Wednesday.
Russian Takes the Helm of ‘Gas OPEC’ (New York Times)
A partnership of nations informally known as the “Gas OPEC” has elected a Russian as its first chief, underscoring the role that Russia will have in the group it helped found.
Russian FM: US, Russia close to reaching arms deal (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow and Washington will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly.
India key partner in civil nuclear field: Russia (The Hindu)
MOSCOW: India is Russia’s key partner in the civil nuclear field, according to the Russian atomic energy chief.
Leonid Bokhanovsky from Russia elected GECF secretary general (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, December 9 (Itar-Tass) – Leonid Bokhanovsky from Russia has been elected Secretary General of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries (GECF), the Russian Energy Ministry said Wednesday.
What the Russian papers say (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) No hurry to sign new START treaty – analysts / U.S. failure in Afghanistan will damage Russia, CIS and SCO / Russian president to be able to use force outside Russia without formalities / Decision on investment in Shtokman postponed again /
