Putin worries US with Iran nuclear plant start pledge (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday worried the United States by announcing that Iran’s Russian-built first nuclear power plant should come online this summer.
Moscow exploits Georgian President Saakashvili’s assassination, Russian invasion hoax (Moldova.org)
By Pavel Felgenhauer Tensions rise between Moscow and Tbilisi On March 13, the pro-government, Imedi TV broadcasted what appeared to be a documentary report about a new Russian invasion that led to President Mikheil Saakashvili’s assassination. The program caused widespread public panic despite the Imedi anchor’s announcement (immediately after reporting Saakashvili’s death) that the events took …
Putin says Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran to begin operating this summer (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
VOLGODONSK, Russia – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran’s new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup.
Clinton, Putin to meet in Russia on Friday: U.S (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday in a last-minute addition to her visit to Moscow, a U.S. official told reporters.
Clinton, Putin to meet in Russia on Friday: U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday during her visit to Moscow, a U.S. official told reporters.
Clinton, Russia spar over Iran nuclear plant (MSNBC)
On a visit to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticizes Russia’s plans to start up a nuclear power station in Iran, prompting a defense from a Russian official.
US and Russia: In search of a fresh START (EuroNews)
In pressing the reset button, the US and Russia have perhaps opened the door to a world free from nuclear weapons. Last July, after months of talks, the US and Russian Presidents met in Moscow to sign a preliminary accord to reduce the planet’s two biggest stockpiles of atomic weapons.
Russia to start up Iran nuclear plant mid-2010 – Putin (The Star)
VOLGODONSK, Russia (Reuters) – Russia will start up the nuclear reactor it is building at Iran’s Bushehr atomic power plant in mid-2010, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Putin to hold conference call on Russia’s readiness for spring sowing (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 18 (Itar-Tass) – Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to hold a conference call Friday, March 19, with officials from various regions of the country to discuss the readiness of the farming sector “for spring seasonal field works in 2010,” the government’s press service said.
Clinton Urges Russia to Delay Iranian Nuclear Plant (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 18 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Russia to delay plans to bring a nuclear power station in Iran online hours after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the Russian-built Bushehr plant may begin work this summer.
