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Rogozin challenges Communists to find NATO base in RussiaActing Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has laid down a challenge to the Communist Party to find a NATO base in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk. Russia-NATO relations |
Back in the saddle, Putin faces uphill rideThe newly inaugurated Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is no stranger to controversy and challenges. The question remains, however, whether the seasoned politician will be able to adjust himself to shifting political ground both at home and abroad. Russia-NATO relations Election 2012 |
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'Strings attached': Moscow extends helping hand to NATONATO is to get more help from Russia in the Afghan war. At a ministerial meeting in Brussels, the sides discussed expanding the vital transit of military cargo to Afghanistan through Russian territory. But on what terms? Russia-NATO relations |
Russia on AMD: Words not enoughMoscow insists on legally-binding rather than political guarantees that the European missile defense system will not be targeted against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says. Russia-NATO relations Missile defense shield |
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NATO plans put Russia on alertNATO’s expansion eastwards has shifted the balance of forces on the post-Soviet territory in the alliance’s favor, says Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. Russia-NATO relations |
‘Rumors about NATO base in Russia - a provocation’There is not any NATO military base in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk and there will not be, stated Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in his Twitter micro-blog. Russia-NATO relations |
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Moscow picks new envoy to NATO – reportDeputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko is to be appointed new Russian envoy to NATO. He will replace Dmitry Rogozin, who returned to Moscow in December last year, in the post. Russia-NATO relations |
Dream team? Russia proposes joint anti-drug efforts in AfghanistanWith the Alliance’s war on opium in Afghanistan suffering setbacks, the director of Russia’s Drug Control Service has said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and NATO could cooperate in battling drug trafficking in the Central Asian hotspot. Russia-NATO relations |
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US missile shield branches into Asia, Middle EastThe Pentagon has revealed plans to deploy elements of its global antiballistic missile defense system in Asia and Middle East. A similar project in Europe is one of key points of conflict between America and Russia. Russia-NATO relations |
Rasmussen rules out NATO base for RussiaThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization is not planning to set up a military base on the Russian soil, says the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Russia-NATO relations |
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‘No NATO infrastructure or troops in Russia’In response to media reports that first appeared in Kyrgyzstan, Russia denies it will host NATO infrastructure and affiliated servicemen in Ulyanovsk. Russia-NATO relations |
Russia, NATO should overcome instinct of mutual mistrust – MedvedevPresident Dmitry Medvedev says it is time for both Moscow and NATO to get rid of “phantoms of the past” that hamper fully-fledged partnership between the sides. Russia-NATO relations |
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Putin purchased US recognition of victory – CommunistsWashington recognized the legitimacy of Russia’s presidential poll in exchange for the creation of a transit hub for NATO’s Afghan cargo in the city of Ulyanovsk, Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov states. Russia-NATO relations Election 2012 |
US top secret AMD info ‘crapping useless’ for RussiaThe data on the planned US antimissile system in Europe handed over to Russia is “useless and irrelevant” according to reports. After the failure to strike a deal with Washington, Moscow plans to expose details of the row to the general public. Russia-NATO relations |
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Bite your tongue: Russians wearying of Western criticismThe next time you want to slam Russia, consider this: according to the results from a national poll, Russians are increasingly opposed to outside (Read: Western) disapproval of their internal situation. Russia-NATO relations |
US missile defense: Loaded system, empty promisesDespite the threat of another arms race erupting over a US missile defense system in Europe, Washington shows no sign of cooperating with Moscow. Russia-NATO relations |
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Heroin harvest: NATO losing Afghan war on drugsThe western military bloc couldn't persuade Afghan farmers to grow wheat instead of opium poppy, says Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service. Russia-NATO relations |
Is NATO luring Russia into summit trap?Washington’s election-year offer to share with Russia data on a US-built European missile defense system will likely fail to address Moscow’s objections to the project, a Russian security expert says. Russia-NATO relations |
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America suffers from ‘illusion of invulnerability’ - PutinWith the US showing no sign of halting the construction of a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, Vladimir Putin says Washington’s single-minded quest for invulnerability is threatening prospects for lasting peace. Russia-NATO relations |
Bad vibes: Fear of foreign threat soars in RussiaAn increasing number of Russians report they are concerned over the prospects of a foreign military threat of some kind, but hold out hope that the Russian military will protect them according to the results of a recent poll. Russia-NATO relations |



















