Nearly 240,000 people are fighting wildfires and peat bog fires in Russia‘s regions, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry’s information service said on Saturday. Over the last 24 hours, over 1,000 homes have been destroyed and entire villages burned to the ground in the largest wildfire ever to hit the European part of Russia. “Work [...]
Archives: July 2010
July 31, 2010
July 30, 2010
Fires In Russia…
The month long heat-wave being experienced in Russia has caused destructive forest fires that have burnt down hundreds of homes in central parts of the country. There have been reports of casualties in several regions. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the head of the Emergencies Ministry, Sergey Shoigu, are in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, [...]
July 30, 2010
Sunday, Wikileaks released some 91,000 U.S. military secret documents…
Russia’s ambassador to NATO says the publication by whistleblowing website Wikileaks of U.S. secret documents on the war in Afghanistan will lead to investigations conducted by countries involved in the war. On Sunday, Wikileaks released some 91,000 U.S. military secret documents on the war in Afghanistan dating from September 2004 to December 2009. The documents [...]
July 29, 2010
Russia’s stance on Kosovo’s independence has remained unchanged…
Image via Wikipedia Russia‘s stance on Kosovo’s independence has remained unchanged, official spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko said commenting on the ruling by the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s declaration of independence. Notably, the court assessed the declaration alone (as adopted on February 17, 2008 by Kosovo) and specifically stated that it [...]
July 23, 2010
Russia Says – You Drive – No Alcohol – Period…
Image via Wikipedia Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill enforcing a zero alcohol limit for drivers, the Kremlin said on Friday. Current legislation allows drivers to get behind the wheel with a small amount of alcohol in their blood. The new legislation aims to eliminate drink driving accidents, which are all too common [...]
July 21, 2010
Russia is ready to export Iskander tactical missile systems…
Image via Wikipedia Russia is ready to export Iskander tactical missile systems, a senior executive at state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday. “Rosoboronexport is marketing the Iskander, but no contracts have been signed yet,” Deputy General Director Alexander Mikheyev said. He added that customers abroad were showing interest in the missile system and that [...]
July 19, 2010
India ordered three A-50EI…
Image via Wikipedia India will purchase two additional Russian-made airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, the Times of India newspaper said on Monday. India ordered three A-50EI variants fitted with Israeli-made Phalcon radar systems in 2004. The first aircraft was scheduled to arrive in 2007-08, but was subject to delays. India received the first [...]
July 16, 2010
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport…
Image via Wikipedia Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Friday its orders so far this year had exceeded $38 billion. It said aircraft and airborne weapon systems accounted for over 50% of all export orders. “Despite serious competition, demand grows from year to year,” the company said in a press release. “Our cooperation is [...]
July 15, 2010
Moldovan Wine?
Image via Wikipedia Russia’s ban on Moldovan wine imports will not extend to good quality batches, Russia’s chief sanitary official said. “The process is ongoing. There will not be a complete ban, just a control [on imports],” Gennady Onishchenko said. “Bad wine will be sent back to Moldova, and good wine will be sold in [...]
July 14, 2010
Russian Corruption Hard To Stop…
Image via Wikipedia Who would of thought? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev admitted on Wednesday that his crusade against corruption has so far yielded few practical results. “It is obvious that no one is satisfied with our progress in clamping down on corruption,” Medvedev said, adding that there had been no major achievements in a campaign [...]
July 11, 2010
Six freight train carriages run off the rails…
Image by W.Grabar via Flickr Six freight train carriages run off the rails in the southern Russia‘s Rostov Region on Sunday, a spokesman for the local branch of the Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said. The incident occurred at 15.15 Moscow time. According to the latest data, nobody was injured. The circumstances of the incident are now [...]
July 8, 2010
Miracles Never Cease…
Image via Wikipedia The Ukrainian parliament ratified on Thursday an agreement on the demarcation of the Russian-Ukrainian border. A total of 347 lawmakers out of the 425 registered at the parliamentary session voted in favor of the agreement, with 266 votes required for the document’s ratification. Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to define the [...]
July 7, 2010
South Stream Project and Bulgaria…
Image via Wikipedia Bulgaria has agreed to participate in the South Stream project, and the agreement will be signed on July 16, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Wednesday. “We can say that we’ve reached a complete understanding with the Bulgarian government and the head of the government has confirmed that Bulgaria is [...]
July 5, 2010
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus Have Signed Customs Code…
Image via Wikipedia Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed a declaration enforcing the Customs Code for the three countries starting from July 6, while for Russia and Kazakhstan – from July 1, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday. The president said the formation of the Customs Union was “an advantageous and interesting enterprise”. “I [...]