Russia Prepared to Conduct Nuclear Tests — Defense Minister
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/19/2006 9:47 AM Sergei Ivanov / Photo from www.itogi.ru Sergei Ivanov / Photo from www.itogi.ru Russia Prepared to Conduct Nuclear Tests — Defense Minister 19.07.2006 MosNews Russia is not conducting nuclear tests but remains prepared to do so at any time, the defense minister said on Wednesday during a trip to the country’s main nuclear test site, Russian news agencies quoted by AP report. Sergei Ivanov said that the site on the Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya is in a state of constant readiness to conduct nuclear testing, but that Russia is now only conducting experiments that do not involve nuclear explosions, Interfax reported. “We proceed from existing reality and keep the test range in constant preparedness, while adhering to all our commitments,” the agency quoted him as saying when asked whether or not Russia would resume testing if countries that have not joined the international treaty banning test explosions and any ... >> full
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Russia troops hold Caucasus security exercises
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/24/2006 5:03 PM Russia troops hold Caucasus security exercises 24.07.2006, 15.11 MOSCOW, July 24 (Itar-Tass) - The anti-terrorist exercises Caucasus Frontier are in an active phase, with troops drilling action to block and destroy bands. The spokesman for the Russian Ground Troops, Colonel Igor Konashenkov, told Itar-Tass on Monday that two battalions and three tactical companies had a live fire practice, and units of the 58th Army, 20th Motorised Rifles Division, marines of the Caspian Flotilla and paratroopers were practicing to spot, block and destroy bands at ranges in the Volgogard region, Daghestan and North Ossetia. The Caucasus Frontier manoeuvres began on July 13. “The main goal of the exercises is to asses the capability of bodies of military control, forces and means intended for solving tasks of the antiterrorist activity of the North Caucasus Military District, Airborne Troops an the Caspian Flotilla in conditions of emergence of a terrorist ... >> full
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Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge on high alert
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 3:03 AM RIA Novosti Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge on high alert 24/07/2006 20:17 SUKHUMI, July 24 (RIA Novosti, Indira Bartsits) - Two checkpoints of Russian peacekeepers in the Kodori Gorge in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia have been put on high alert over fears of escalating tensions, a peacekeeper said Monday. Sergei Chaban, commander of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone, said the peacekeeping command would demand monitoring of the situation in the gorge at an upcoming meeting between Georgian and Abkhazian authorities, with UN military observers' participation. The Kodori Gorge is Abkhazia's only region controlled by Georgian authorities. However, a source in Abkhazia's Defense Ministry said the situation in the gorge was under control, and the unrecognized republic's armed forces were operating as usual. The source said the lower part of the gorge was being continually monitored, and that no violations of the ... >> full
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S.Ossetia's leader presses to join Russia
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/31/2006 7:30 AM S.Ossetia's leader presses to join Russia 31/07/2006 15:42 MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - The president of South Ossetia said Monday that the breakaway Georgian region would soon ask Russia's Constitutional Court to let the region become a part of Russia, and present historical documents to back its claim. Eduard Kokoity first raised the issue in March, when he said South Ossetia was historically a part of Russia. "The documents will be soon submitted with the Constitutional Court," Kokoity said. "We intend to file an application with the Russian Constitutional Court," Eduard Kokoity said in March. "There is a document that proves that a united Ossetia was part of the Russian Empire in 1774, whereas there are no documents to prove that the southern part of Ossetia broke away from the Russian Empire or from the Russian Federation. Why should we ask to join Russia if ... >> full
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Opposition Urges Change In Bashkortostan's Status
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/31/2006 11:52 PM Monday, July 31, 2006 Opposition Urges Change In Bashkortostan's Status Russia – Bashkortostan – President Vladimir Putin (L) with Bashkir President Murtaza Rakhimov, Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow, 15Aug2005 Bashkir President Murtaza Rakhimov (right) with Russian President Vladimir Putin (file photo) (TASS) UFA, July 31, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The opposition in Russia's republic of Bashkortostan is appealing to President Vladimir Putin to turn the republic into a territory or a region, saying its authorities have continually violated human rights. They also say that the republic's economic policies are designed to benefit President Murtaza Rakhimov. The appeal was included in a resolution passed at a meeting of some 20 opposition parties and groups in Ufa on July 29. The meeting had to be held in the open after authorities refused to allow it to take place in a city hall. Ramil Bignov, the leader of the united Bashkir opposition, told RFE/RL on ... >> full
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