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25.02.2009, 20:09

New supply routes to Afghanistan open for NATO

Non-military cargo to be shipped through Uzbek and Turkmen air space on the way to Afghanistan was given the green light on Wednesday.

US soldiers belonging to the NATO-led ISAF (AFP Photo / Shah Marai) 12.02.2009, 14:01 1 comment

Moscow agrees to NATO transit to Afghanistan – source

Russia has accepted to allow the transit of non-military American cargos through its territory to Afghanistan. According to a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the decision will be effective shortly.

20.02.2009, 20:50

Georgia offers NATO transit to Afghanistan

Georgia has offered NATO the use of its territory as an alternative transit route to Afghanistan. The move follows the closure of the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan for military use by the U.S.

31.07.2009, 11:45 8 comments

“CSTO-NATO conflict of interests in Kyrgyzstan unlikely”

CSTO’s plan for a military base in Kyrgyzstan is unlikely to cause a conflict of interest with NATO after the decision to convert the US Manas base in into a support facility, says military analyst Dmitry Evstafyev.

15.05.2009, 19:29 1 comment

"Moscow wants greater security role for Shanghai Organization"

Russia wants the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to assume a greater security role, says Aleksandr Lukin, the Head of the SCO Research Centre at Moscow State University of International Relations.

Georgia, Tbilisi (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 11.06.2010, 14:12 10 comments

US admits failure in its strategy towards Georgia

The US Administration has Georgia on their minds – and it's not one of the fifty states.

Sergey Lavrov speaks to students of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow on September 1, 2010 (AFP Photo / Yuri Kadobnov) 01.09.2010, 13:43 15 comments

NATO stuck between past and future – Lavrov

Moscow expects more clarity in relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

French "Mistral" helicopter carrier 18.12.2009, 10:11 21 comments

“Do not sell arms to Russia!” – US congresswoman

A US congresswoman is urging NATO and the European Union not to sell weapons to Russia.

23.07.2010, 19:37 20 comments

NATO knocking

Russian and NATO military brass met for talks in Moscow on Friday where heightened cooperation was high on the agenda. But how much does Russia really gain from its cooperation with the 28-member Alliance?

Medvedev-Obama Russia-NATO relations
26.03.2010, 15:35 17 comments

Question: When does a defensive missile system become offensive?

Answer: When offensive missiles are no longer capable of penetrating the defensive, anti-missile system.

Medvedev-Obama

First US supplies to Afghanistan go through Russia

Published: 04 March, 2009, 10:20


The first American cargo intended for NATO forces in Afghanistan has passed through Russian territory and is now heading through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

 
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