Vladimir Isachenkov

Retired admiral says Russia losing its navy

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's once-mighty navy faces further dramatic decline after 2015, when most Soviet-built ships will have to be mothballed, a retired admiral was quoted as saying...

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Retired admiral says Russia losing its navy

People line up for their turn to visit the Mistral French amphibious assault ship, shrouded in mist as it is docked on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The ship that Russia wants to buy, The...

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Warmer ties for Russia, China with big gas deals

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao toast after a signing ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. China and Russia signed a framework agreement Tuesday that could see a...

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Russian lawmakers protest rigged local elections

MOSCOW -- It was the first time in nine years that all factions except the main Kremlin-favored United Russia party had walked out in protest. The United Russia party won an overwhelming victory Sunday in more than 7,000 local...

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Warmer ties for Russia, China with big gas deals

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao toast after a signing ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. China and Russia signed a framework agreement Tuesday that could see a...

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Arms control talks top the U.S.-Russian agenda (AP)

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 27 mins ago MOSCOW – Through the Cold War the United States and Russia built vast nuclear arsenals, creating a balance of...

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Radio Liberty: Attack on Yevkurov is a year of offensive of Caucasian rebels

Analytical service station of radio "Liberty" has devoted a big article of its correspondent Liz Fuller about attack on the ringleader of Ingush apostates Yevkurov. The article in particular notes: "Both the timing of the...

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