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Construction of a brand new 1,300 mile road between the two cities was recently completed almost five decades after construction first begun meaning it is now theoretically possible to drive across Russia on a continuous joined up network of roads. Dressed in a casual polo shirt and
submitted by TimWorstall on 28th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
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Last week, Russia extended its lease on a military base in Armenia, a former Soviet republic, until 2044, strengthening its presence in the South Caucasus energy transit region.
submitted by EurActiv on 23rd Aug 2010 (via euractiv.com)
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Russia and US go to war over 'Merchant of Death' An alleged arms dealer nicknamed "The Merchant of Death", who has been pursued by global law enforcement organisations for years, is to be extradited to the US to stand trial.
submitted by TheIndependent on 20th Aug 2010 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
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Konstantin Kosachev, president of the foreign affairs committee in the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, warned Romania that a spiralling spy scandal could have political and economic repercussions, the press in Bucharest wrote yesterday (19 August).
submitted by EurActiv on 20th Aug 2010 (via euractiv.com)
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Israel May Be Forced To Strike As The World, Led By The President Obama And His Administration Have Done NOTHING To Deal With The Problem Of The Nuclear Program In Iran Iran Plots Against The World And Israel In Particular While Obama Fundraises Around The Country This Saturday Russia is scheduled... Click here to view the video and read the full story.
submitted by PoliticsandFinance on 20th Aug 2010 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
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Russian Mistral? Not So Fast... This is an interesting development. Russia will invite bids from foreign and domestic shipbuilders to build a helicopter-carrier, broadening its options amid lengthy talks with France that have not produced a deal, the daily Kommersant said on Thursday. Kommersant quoted the president of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, Roman Trofimenko, as saying the Defence Ministry plans to hold an ...
submitted by InformationDissemination on 20th Aug 2010 (via informationdissemination.net)
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City authorities in Moscow have announced a ban on the sale of spirits between 10pm and 10am, in the most recent of a series of measures designed to break the country’s drinking habit. Yeeessssss Russia has since increased excise on beer, raised the minimum price of a bottle of vodka to 89 roubles (£1.87)
submitted by TimWorstall on 19th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
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Darkness At Noon: Iran's Bushehr Reactor Causes An Imminent Crisis The recent decision by Russia to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant and bring it online within the week has provoked a major crisis for Israel and the West. Obama's reset with the Russians and his 'unclenched fist' with Iran has merely shown them how weak and incoherent he really is. As ex-UN Ambassador and proliferation expert John Bolton discussed yesterday ...
submitted by JOSHUAPUNDIT on 18th Aug 2010 (via joshuapundit.blogspot.com)
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Russia: Iran's  Nuke Plant To Go Online Next Week Iran's will load nuclear fuel into Iran's Russian-built Bushehr reactor on August 21st, beginning the process of bringing the plant online. Apparently it's not only Iran giving the West a collective middle finger but the Russians, who essentially defied President Barack Hussein Obama's request that they hold off from bringing the plant online. Oh, the sanctions? According to Ru...
submitted by JOSHUAPUNDIT on 16th Aug 2010 (via joshuapundit.blogspot.com)
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Russia and the Ukraine had been expected to supply 18% of the wheat traded internationally. Oh aye? Trade between the United States and the Soviet Union averaged about 1 percent of total trade for both countries through the 1970s and 1980s. Soviet-American trade peaked in 1979 at US$4.5 billion, exactly 1 percent of
submitted by TimWorstall on 3rd Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)


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