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05.02.2010, 17:37 18 comments

Russia’s new military doctrine approved

Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of any types of weapons of mass destruction against it or any of its allies. President Medvedev has approved Russia’s new military doctrine.

18.02.2010, 19:13 5 comments

Romania’s decision to host US missiles sparks regional domino effect

Romania and Moldova have kicked off bilateral talks as unrecognized republic Transdniester says it's ready to host Russian missiles on its soil. Meanwhile, Bulgaria is considering its participation in US missile defense.

RIA Novosti / Grigoriy Sysoev, STF 18.05.2010, 17:40 3 comments

Medvedev welcomes sea change in Ukraine

President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia won’t be playing battleship in the Black Sea following the extension of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol for another 25 years.

09.09.2010, 22:02 11 comments

Serbia softens stance on Kosovo

Serbia is dropping a challenge to Kosovo's independence at the United Nations: Belgrade has removed the section of a UN resolution that called Kosovo's secession "unacceptable".

11.08.2010, 17:03 7 comments

Abkhazia hosts S-300 air defense unit

The Russian military has deployed an S-300 long-range air defense system on the territory of Abkhazia. Georgia sees the move as a threat to its security.

04.08.2010, 22:41 8 comments

Moscow calls on world to stop selling weapons to Georgia – official

Moscow insists that the international community should refrain from selling weaponry to Georgia, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has said.

Tskhinval (AFP Photo / Konstantin Kirillov) 31.07.2009, 00:49 5 comments

South Ossetia under fire from Georgian territory

One year since the military conflict in the Caucasus, it is feared that hostilities might resume. South Ossetian authorities claim the republic’s capital Tskhinval was attacked from a Georgian village.

13.06.2009, 12:34 5 comments

New sanctions against N. Korea approved

The UN Security Council has approved a new set of sanctions against Pyongyang on Friday. Earlier, US officials were saying North Korea was preparing for another nuclear test.

UN Security Council (AFP Photo / Emmanuel Dunand) 24.09.2009, 22:02 4 comments

United effort: ridding the world of nuclear weapons

It took just minutes for the UN Security Council chaired by the American President Barack Obama to unanimously approve the US-drafted resolution aimed at global nuclear weapons disarmament and non-proliferation.

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10.06.2010, 16:45 5 comments

ROAR: “Iran is interested in cooperation with Russia despite sanctions”

Tehran may react differently to Russia’s and China’s support for the fourth round of sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council, analysts say.

UN 2008: a hard year at the office

Published: 27 December, 2008, 12:41


Keeping the peace proved to be a tall order for the UN

At the United Nations, 2008 was a complicated year filled with conflict and controversy.

 
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