Popular Articles

By an odd coincidence, February 17 has linked...

By an odd coincidence, February 17 has linked two unrecognized (or semi-recognized) non-identical twins - Kosovo and Abkhazia. Two years ago, on February 17 Albanians unilaterally proclaimed the independence of the territory that Serbia considers its own and calls "Kosovo and Metohija." On February 17, 1810, that is, 200 years ago, the Abkhazian principality joined the Russian Empire of its own free will.


A dog infected with rabies had bitten dozens...

A dog infected with rabies had bitten dozens of people in southeastern Moscow before being caught in the local district of Zhulebino, a source in the local administration has said.


MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The French...

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The French carmaker Renault, which holds a blocking interest in AvtoVAZ, is willing to invest in the ailing Russian auto giant, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday.

Politics

The council of ministers of a post-Soviet...

The top diplomats of seven ex-Soviet states are also expected to sign joint statements on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev"s European security initiative.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed drawing up a new pan-European security pact in June 2008, and Russia published a draft of the treaty in late November 2009, sending copies to heads of state and international organizations, including NATO.

The ministers will also adopt a joint statement on the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), to be held in May 2010 at UN Headquarters in New York.

The CSTO comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Russia"s security strategy until 2020 approved by Medvedev envisions the CSTO as "a key mechanism to counter regional military challenges and threats."

MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti)




Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):