They’ve only to go back to basics to restore the glory of
Russian automotive excellence.
Putin sulks as Soviet car giant stumblesSun May 27, 12:21 AM ET
by Dario Thuburn
TOLYATTI, Russia AFP) - Judging by the sulk on
Vladimir Putin’s face and the force with which he was slamming the car doors shut, the president was not […]
In Hard Times, Russia Tries to Reclaim Industries
The New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: December 7, 2008
BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin’s top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the […]
One would have thought they had other,
more pressing problems
than re-stocking their aquarium.
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The man who would be president continues to astound listeners
with his hare-brained statements.
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Reuters story.
I think this may be the second column I have scanned Kristol’s column (I can’t bear to read every word). It’s really the height of chutzpah, to push Russia on areas clearly within their geographical bailiwick (and clearly, from a military point of view, way out of ours) and to screw around with things like […]
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Please find the story here.
Putin accuses U.S. of meddling in Russia vote
By Oleg Shchedrov 42 minutes ago
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Monday of plotting to undermine December parliamentary elections seen widely as a demonstration of his enduring power in Russia.
Now, how could we have expected this administration
to have foreseen that little blip?
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By Mark Heinrich
November 1, 2007
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough U.N. sanctions against Iran for months and pledged a drive to impose them if Iran did not halt nuclear activity within two […]
Rice worried by Putin’s broad powers
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
MOSCOW - The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow’s commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
“In any country, if you don’t have countervailing institutions, the […]
BLOWED IT UP REAL GOOD!!
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Russia tests superstrength ‘vacuum’ bomb
September 12, 2007 - 7:19AM
Russia has tested the world’s most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shock wave with the power of a nuclear blast, dubbing it the “father of all bombs”.
The bomb is the latest in a series of new Russian weapons and policy […]