2nd February, 2009
MOSCOW. (Pyotr Goncharov0 – Russia may become a major factor in the presidential ambitions of the leading Afghan politicians during the country’s presidential elections next summer.
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Posts Tagged ‘Russian diplomacy’
Karzai scares Obama with Russia
Posted by seumasach on February 3, 2009
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Russia stops US on road to Afghanistan
Posted by seumasach on January 26, 2009
26th January, 2009
Precise, quick, deadly – the skills of a soldier are modest. But then, US Central Command chief General David Petraeus is more than a soldier. The world is getting used to him as somewhere more than halfway down the road to becoming a statesman. Sure, there may be warfare’s seduction over him still, but he is expected to be aware of the political realities of the two wars he conducts, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That is why he tripped last Tuesday when he said while on a visit to Pakistan that the American military had secured agreements to move supplies to Afghanistan from the north, easing the heavy reliance on the transit route through Pakistan. “There have been agreements reached, and there are transit lines now and transit agreements for commercial goods and services in particular that include several countries in the Central Asian states and Russia,” Petraeus said.
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Russia deny NATO military supply lines
Posted by seumasach on January 23, 2009
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — “No official documents were submitted to Russia’s permanent mission in NATO certifying that Russia had authorized the United States and NATO to transport military supplies across the country,” Alexei Maslov was quoted commenting on some media reports, which cited Commander of the U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus assaying that an agreement on alternative transit routes had been reached with Russia.
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Russia to have naval bases in Yemen, Libya, Syria – Navy
Posted by seumasach on January 17, 2009
MOSCOW, January 16 (Itar-Tass) – Russia in several years will have naval bases for its warships at the Socorta Island (Yemen), in Tartus (Syria) and Tripoli (Libya), Itar-Tass was told at the General Naval Staff of Russia on Friday.
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Russia to open a ‘second front’ in gas war
Posted by seumasach on January 17, 2009
“Timoshenko said the priority task for Ukraine was to resume gas transit to Europe to avoid further deterioration of the country’s image as well possible destruction of the pipeline system.
She also blamed corrupt political forces in Ukraine for disrupting gas negotiations between Kiev and Moscow.”
17th January, 2009
Russia and its partners are reaching agreements that may finally unblock gas supplies to Europe. At the same time Moscow is also forging ahead with planned pipeline routes that will bypass Ukraine.
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Gas transit can be unblocked by Russia-EU agreements
Posted by seumasach on January 16, 2009
16th January, 2009
Russia and its partners are reaching agreements that may finally unblock Moscow’s gas supplies to Europe, according to Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has met with German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin.
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Kyrgyzstan plans to end U.S. airbase deal – paper
Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009
MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti) – Kyrgyzstan’s president plans to terminate an agreement with the U.S. on a military airbase in the Central Asian state ahead of his visit to Russia later this week, a popular Russian daily said on Monday citing sources in Bishkek.
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Russia, EU sign gas transit control protocol-2
Posted by seumasach on January 11, 2009
MOSCOW REGION, January 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and the European Union have signed a protocol to set up an international commission to control the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine.
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Russia warns Israel war may spread beyond Gaza
Posted by seumasach on January 9, 2009
9th January, 2009
Russia has warned Israel that the continuation of its military operation in the Gaza Strip could spread beyond the coastal sliver.
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Russian-NATO Relations -Cold War Shivers
Posted by seumasach on January 4, 2009
Eric Walberg
24th December, 2008
2008 will be remembered as a turning point in Russia’s relations with the West. It was a tumultuous year, with Kosovo, missiles in Europe and NATO’s seemingly relentless march eastward like thunderclouds gathering on Russia’s horizon, which finally burst 8 August over South Ossetia, bringing tragedy to Georgians, triumph and tragedy to Ossetians and Russians, as the Russian army stopped short of Tbilisi in their defence of the plucky Ossetians.
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US warns Russia against selling missiles to Iran
Posted by seumasach on December 23, 2008
So it’a OK for the US to set up missile systems in countries neighbouring Russia, but not OK for Russia to sell missiles to countries bordering countries the US has invaded.
22nd December, 2008
U.S. officials say they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran. The U.S. insists such a move could threaten American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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