The corvette Soobrazitelny was shown to the public for the first time at the Fifth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2011) in St. Petersburg. More than 70 industrial and research companies contributed to the development and construction of the vessel ordered by the Russian Navy. The corvette carries an impressive array of armaments: an Uran anti-ship [...]
Archives: 04 July 2011
July 4, 2011
July 4, 2011
Magnitsky died due to lack of medical care
Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow jail because he did not receive medical assistance in a timely fashion, Russian investigators announced on Monday. “The experts identified deficiencies in the medical care given to Magnitsky during his detention, which have prevented timely diagnosis of his chronic illness,” Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said. “In [...]
July 4, 2011
Tears and blood in Athens
This story by George Protopapas, Research Associate – Media Analyst, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Athens, GREECE, was published in International Affairs magazine. Greek government passed an unpopular austerity programme on Wednesday provoking the strong reaction of public opinion. Syntagma Square, the headquarter of greek protesters – have camped out at square [...]
July 4, 2011
Celebrations of the Ivan Kupala Day on the bank of Lake Ilmen
Celebrations of the Ivan Kupala Day on the bank of Lake Ilmen 18:57 04/07/2011 The village Yuryevo, located on the bank of Lake Ilmen in the Novgorod Oblast, celebrated the traditional folklore holiday “Ivan Kupala Day” on July 2.
July 4, 2011
Medvedev congratulates Obama on Independence Day
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, on Monday congratulating him on Independence Day, which the United States celebrates on July 4. “Russian and American relations are traditionally a key factor for the maintenance of security and stability in the world,” Medvedev said in his message. “Our countries have [...]
July 4, 2011
NATO-Russia Council meeting in Sochi
Russia and NATO cannot agree on the establishment of a so-called sectoral missile defense system in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
July 4, 2011
Russia admits no chance of sectoral missile defense with NATO
Russia and NATO cannot agree on the establishment of a so-called sectoral missile defense system in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Russia and NATO agreed to cooperate on the so-called European missile defense system at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010. NATO insists there should be two independent systems that exchange [...]
July 4, 2011
“Syrian rebels: Terrorists or the opposition?”
Most Syrians wonder what is going on in their country and what will happen next, with ever-increasing confrontation between the authorities and advocates of regime change. At first, Syrians thought that everything would quickly work itself out and that the wave of Arab revolutions would pass them by, leaving their political system in the same [...]
July 4, 2011
Life after Hugo Chavez
Venezuela’s independence from Spain is celebrated on July 5, but it’s unclear if President Hugo Chavez will be able to attend the celebration. If a president can’t make an appearance for his country’s bicentennial, there must be a good reason. Venezuela appears to be entering a phase of political uncertainty due to Chavez’s health problems. [...]
July 4, 2011
Kadyrov bans sales of laser pointers in Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, banned on Monday sales of laser pointers in the republic after one was used to shine into pilots’ eyes as they flew into Grozny. Police in Chechnya detained on Monday a teenager who on Sunday had aimed a laser pointer at the cockpit of [...]
July 4, 2011
Optimistic OMK Seeks U.S. Assets
United Metallurgical Company, supplier of pipes for the Nord Stream pipeline, is studying acquisitions in the United States, even as competitors scale back North American operations. “We are interested in the U.S. tubular market, the world’s second-largest after China,” said Anatoly Sedykh, chairman of the company known as OMK. “We won’t perform billion-dollar acquisitions. We’d rather buy some small production assets [...]
July 4, 2011
Grain Export Ban Lifted With Little Fanfare
Despite denials, Egypt may resume buying Russian wheat after paying “more than it needed to” in a June tender. Grain sales were set for a slow start from Friday, when Russia returned to the global market as an exporter after an absence of nearly a year, but appetite for its wheat will return as stocks dwindle in importing countries and the attraction of its comparatively low [...]
July 4, 2011
Ban Lifted For Spain, Denmark
Russia has lifted a ban on vegetable imports from Spain and Denmark that was put in place amid an E. coli outbreak in Europe, the country’s consumer rights watchdog said Friday. Earlier last week, Russia lifted its blanket ban on vegetable imports from the European Union put in place over E. coli fears, starting with the Netherlands and Belgium. Russia and the EU have reached agreement on safety certification for vegetables, [...]
July 4, 2011
Azerbaijan Lends Georgia $575M
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan has agreed to lend Georgia $575 million for the construction of a railway link that will create a new corridor to transport goods between Europe and Asia. The Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway between Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan has an initial annual capacity of 6.5 million tons and is due for completion in 2013. It comes after the construction of oil and gas pipelines that have turned the three countries into a strategic [...]