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04.02.2009, 20:34
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The President of Kyrgyzstan has announced that the US military will have to leave the Manas Air Base near Bishkek. The facility is central to NATO operations in Afghanistan.
03.02.2009, 22:06
The closure of NATO base in Kyrgyzstan doesn’t mean that U.S. has lost its interest in Central Asia says Artyom Ulunian from Moscow-based Institute of World History.
30.01.2009, 11:19
Russian plans to build military bases in the newly independent republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are causing concern in NATO. The alliance says it will express its opposition in talks with Russian officials.
31.07.2009, 15:07
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Tackling terrorism and maintaining security in this strategic area – that was the main focus of the informal summit held by Russia and six other former Soviet states.
05.02.2009, 05:38
The collective rapid reaction force that will be created by Russia and six neighbouring states could be even stronger in Central Asia than NATO, says Dmitry Babich from Russia Profile magazine.
22.11.2009, 16:43
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Azerbaijan's President has warned neighboring Armenia that his country is ready to resort to military force to resolve their territorial dispute if talks over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh fail.
09.10.2009, 17:43
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The leaders of former Soviet republics have gathered in Moldova for the CIS Summit on Friday. And though four of them didn’t show up, this is normal, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
12.02.2010, 17:02
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was in town this week in an effort to reduce Russia’s anxieties over NATO expansion and a proposed US missile defense system in Romania.
21.07.2010, 11:13
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As the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States are developing an integrated air defense network, Ukraine may consider creating a joint system with Russia.
28.04.2009, 22:13
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Russia and China are the only ones “who can take the challenge of the U.S. in the military field”; others are unable to do it technically, says Ruslan Pukhov from Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.
Published: 05 February, 2009, 00:25
Edited: 25 October, 2010, 14:36
The members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation – Russia and six neighbouring states – have agreed to set up a collective rapid reaction force to combat terrorism, military aggression, and drug trafficking.
