UN 2008: a hard year at the office
Published: 27 December, 2008, 12:41
At the United Nations, 2008 was a complicated year filled with conflict and controversy.
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05.02.2010, 17:37
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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
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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.
18.05.2010, 17:40
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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
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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
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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
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Moscow insists that the international community should refrain from selling weaponry to Georgia, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has said.
31.07.2009, 00:49
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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
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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.
24.09.2009, 22:02
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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
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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.
Published: 27 December, 2008, 12:41
At the United Nations, 2008 was a complicated year filled with conflict and controversy.