Tag: U.S.-Russian Relations

JRL NEWSBLOG: Snowden Is Said to Renew Plea for Asylum in Russia

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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[Snowden Is Said to Renew Plea for Asylum in Russia – New York Times – Ellen Barry – July 12, 2013 – http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/world/europe/snowden-russia-asylum.html] Ellen Barry of The New York Times reports on fugitive Edward Snowden, former NSA IT support contractor, and his renewed interest in gaining asylum in Russia: … Snowden, the fugitive American intelligence contractor, met with representatives of […]

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JRL NEWSBLOG: Russia Today: Snowden wants asylum in Russia, ready to meet condition not to damage U.S.

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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[Snowden wants asylum in Russia, ready to meet condition not to damage US – russiatoday.com – July 12, 2013 – http://rt.com/news/snowden-meets-rights-activists-013/] Pro-Kremlin Russia Today reports that the fugitive former NSA IT support contractor Edward Snowden, wanted for espionage in the United States, once again is seeking asylum in Russia: NSA leaker & former CIA employee Edward Snowden has asked for […]

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Germans Hail Snowden as NSA Evokes Stasi Seizing Lives of Others

Europe, EU, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Stylized Artist's Depiction of Shadowy Figures in Dark Coats and Dark Hats, One Carrying a Briefcase

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Cornelius Rahn & Leon Mangasarian – July 10, 2013) Willi Kuhlmann remembers the day the Berlin Wall was erected on Aug. 13, 1961, and how the system of spying on East German citizens by secret police known as the Stasi intensified. His experience as a border guard along the Wall that divided Germany’s capital city for […]

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Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12”

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Barack Hussein Obama and Dmitry Medvedev with Flags, Shaking Hands

From: “Vladimir Sobell” <vlad.sobell@btinternet.com> Subject: Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12” Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 Vlad Sobell Professor, New York University, Prague Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12” Link to the book: http://www.amazon.com/Stepping-Out-Line-Nonconformist-Russian-American/dp/1481270060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370415087&sr=8-1&keywords=gilbert+doctorow [About the Author Gilbert Doctorow is […]

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UNHCR should address Snowden affair – Russian Human Rights Council head

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – MOSCOW, July 10, 2013) The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) intervention would be the best way to break the deadlock in which former U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has found himself after being stuck at the transit area of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Russian presidential Human Rights Council Chairman Mikhail Fedotov told Interfax on Wednesday. […]

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Russia world’s 2nd biggest arms exporter in 2007-2011 – SIPRI

Arms Trade, Military Aid, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – MOSCOW, July 9, 2013) Russia was the world’s second largest exporter of weapons after the United States in 2007-2011, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). “The volume of international trade of major conventional weapons grew by 24% between 2002-2006 and 2007-11. The five largest suppliers in 2007-11-the United States, Russia, Germany, France and the United […]

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Russian, US experts disagree on many aspects of Syria situation – senator

Syria, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – July 9, 2013) The situation in Syria and its impact on the whole Middle East were the main topics of discussion during a meeting of Russian and American experts in Moscow, privately-owned Interfax news agency reported on 9 July. Member of the Federation Council’s international affairs committee Igor Morozov told journalists that the experts met at a Russian-American […]

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U.S. Transit Center will be shut down on schedule – Kyrgyz premier

Central Asia, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – BISHKEK, July 9, 2013) Kyrgyz Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev has denied rumors claiming that the presence of the U.S. Transit Center at Manas International Airport near Bishkek could be prolonged. “These are just rumors. The government submitted a bill renouncing the agreement with the U.S. on the deployment of the Transit Center at Manas Airport to parliament. Parliament […]

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Russia puts spending on guns ahead schools

Budget, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Education, Academia, Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse, Military, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Russian Tanks in Military Parade

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – MOSCOW BLOG – July 9, 2013) The Russian government has just approved the next three-year budget that runs to 2016 that has cut spending on education and health in favour of boosting it on reequipping the armed forces. Relations between Russia and the west are probably at their lowest ebb since the fall of […]

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Human right activist supports British ban on Russians on Magnitsky List

Assassinations, Beatings, Threats, Europe, EU, Human Rights
File Photo of British Parliament Building Including Saint Stephen's Tower Containing Big Ben

(Interfax – July 9, 2013) Russian veteran human rights defender, Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) head Lyudmila Alexeyeva has supported the British ban on 60 Russians on the Magnitsky List from entering the UK. “Certainly, I would like people involved in the Magnitsky case to be punished here, in Russia. That would have displayed our wish to become a democracy, put […]

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Putin Congratulates Obama on Independence Day

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, July 4, 2013) Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his US counterpart Barack Obama on Independence Day and expressed hope that the two states will eventually overcome their differences and find solutions to many bilateral issues. In his congratulatory telegram, Vladimir Putin noted that Russia and the United States bear a special responsibility for guaranteeing global security […]

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Snowden stays put in Sheremetyevo transit zone – source

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
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(Interfax – MOSCOW. July 3, 2013) Former CIA officer Edward Snowden stays put in the Sheremetyevo Airport transit zone, an airport representative told Interfax. “Passenger Snowden remains in the transit zone. He is unable to board a flight or even leave the transit zone because he has no documents,” the source said.

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Putin Says Snowden Must Pick Country and Leave

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – July 2, 2013) President Vladimir Putin on Monday reiterated his stance that former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden needs to choose a country to seek asylum in and leave, amid reports that the American fugitive had officially applied for safe haven in Russia and more than a dozen other countries. In only […]

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Snowden Retracts Russia Asylum Bid as Refuge Options Narrow

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(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Henry Meyer & Olga Tanas – July 2, 2013) Edward Snowden has withdrawn his Russian asylum request because of the demand that he stop harming U.S. interests by leaking secret documents as countries from Latin America to Europe brushed off his bid for refuge. “Theoretically, Snowden could stay in the Russian Federation, but with one condition […]

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TRANSCRIPT: [Excerpt re Snowden] Putin News conference following the working meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Kremlin.ru – July 1, 2013) [Excerpt re Snowden] QUESTION: Do you think that Mr Snowden will fly away with one of the delegates from this meeting? VLADIMIR PUTIN: You have to ask the delegates, I don’t know. I want to emphasise (we can never get away from this topic, it seems) that Mr Snowden is not our agent, never was, […]

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RIA Novosti: Russian Officials Back Snowden, Issue ‘Not on’ Kremlin Agenda

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, July 1, 2013) ­ Russian lawmakers and officials voiced support for fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden at a round table meeting in the Public Chamber on Monday, in contrast to muted comments by the Kremlin’s spokesperson who has said that Snowden is “not on the Kremlin’s agenda.” The head of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council, […]

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RIA Novosti: Agreeing to Disagree on Snowden

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(RIA Novosti – Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, authoritative source of expertise on Russian foreign policy and global developments – June 28, 2013) The Snowden affair is fresh evidence of how much the world has changed in a historically short period of time. In the not too distant past, spies were the main target in […]

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Looking for Snowden in ‘The Terminal’

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Moscow News/RIA Novosti – themosconews.com – Dmitry Vinogradov, RIA Novosti – June 27, 2013)  SHEREMETYEVO ­ A burlesque of Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal is being staged in Terminal E of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Hordes of journalists flocked to the airport in the last several days hoping to find Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who emerged into the global spotlight after […]

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Snowden fracas becomes another political football

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – June 28, 2013) The case of NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden, who is holed up in a secret location in the transit lounge of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, has become the latest political football. It has become a regular fixture in domestic tournaments between opposing political parties around the world. Domestic poltiicians pick up the […]

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‘Russian-born Disinformation’ Breeds Terror, Slanders US – New Book

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Stylized Artist's Depiction of Shadowy Figures in Dark Coats and Dark Hats, One Carrying a Briefcase

(RIA Novosti – Karin Zeitvogel – WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013) ­ The Kremlin has practiced a homegrown technique called disinformation for centuries, including using it to slander the United States, fan the flames of anti-Semitism and convince “much of the world” that US government was behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago, a new book by […]

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Federation Council commission to probe U.S. surveillance of Russians’ private life – Matviyenko

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Image of Stylized Eye Surrounded by Binary Code

(Interfax – ST. PETERSBURG. June 26, 2013) An ad hoc commission of the Federation Council commission will investigate whether foreign security services have been really monitoring the private life of citizens in social networks, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said. “We have set up a working group, a commission entrusted with holding parliamentary inquiries. It will find out whether human […]

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NBC Debuts Horror-Reality Show ‘Siberia’ Online

Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Siberian Natural Scenery, with River, Trees, Hills

(RIA Novosti – WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013) NBC has debuted the first episode of its horror-reality TV show “Siberia” online, TV.com reports. The series, a faux-reality show which is in fact a scripted horror series, features a group of Americans arriving in Russia to shoot a “Survivor”-type program, in which they must survive the harsh Russian winter. Little do the […]

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Rights activists call for Russian asylum for Snowden

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(Moscow News – themoscownews.com – Anna Arutunyan – June 26, 2013) Prominent human rights activists in Russia are calling on the country’s authorities to offer political asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. “I’m very sad that Russia is not using this situation and is not offering Snowden the opportunity to remain on Russian territory,” Kirill Kabanov, a member of the […]

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Russia Beyond the Headlines: American idealist in Europe: Obama’s nuclear talk

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Stealth Bomber in Flight

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Alexander Kolbin, special to RBTH – June 26, 2013 – Alexander Kolbin is a research fellow and coordinator of the Russia and Nuclear Non-proliferation Program at the PIR Center) U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent speech in Berlin indicates that he remains an “idealist without illusions” when proposes more vigorous nuclear reduction. Addressing a […]

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TRANSCRIPT: Putin answers questions at St Petersburg Economic Forum – Kremlin transcript

Arms Trade, Military Aid, Budget, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Europe, EU, Middle East, North Africa, Oil, Gas, Energy, Syria, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of St. Petersburg Economy Forum Outdoor Banners and Building Facade

(Kremlin.ru – June 21, 2013) Text of report “Answers to questions from St Petersburg International Economic Forum participants, 21 June 2013, St Petersburg” published in English by Russian presidential website on 24 June; subheadings added editorially: Russia’s priorities in G20 MODERATOR (retranslated): Mr President, the St Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held in your hometown. I would like to […]

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Snowden Not Being ‘Debriefed’ by FSB – WikiLeaks

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Partial FSB Headquarters Building Facade

(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, June 26, 2013) ­ Fugitive former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the United States for leaking state secrets, is not collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on its Twitter feed Wednesday. “Mr. Snowden is not being ‘debriefed’ by the FSB. He is well, and WikiLeaks’ Harrison is […]

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Snowden and Moscow: the real debate is elsewhere

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(Moscow News – themoscownews.com – Natalia Antonova, Acting Editor-in-Chief – June 24, 2013) Whatever you think about whistleblower Edward Snowden’s future plans (or, indeed, his whereabouts) – you may be falling for a neat trick all of the same. While all of us have been busy discussing Snowden – why he did what he did, his personality, whether or not […]

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Interfax: Assange, Manning, Snowden are new dissidents – Pushkov

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax -MOSCOW. June 26, 2013) Alexei Pushkov, the head of the State Duma committee on international affairs, considers former CIA official Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the U.S. authorities, a dissident. “Assange, Manning and Snowden were not spies and released secret information because of their convictions, not for money. They are new dissidents, fighters against the system,” Pushkov said […]

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Research report on the Boston Marathon attack

Terrorism, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Boston Bombings Suspects File Photo Adapted from FBI Image

From: “Hahn, Gordon M.” <ghahn@miis.edu> Subject: Research report on the Boston Marathon attack Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT A special 25-page research report on the Boston Marathon attack: ‘The Caucasus Emirate Comes to America: The Boston Marathon Attack’ will soon be available.   For a copy please send an email request to gordon-hahn@sbcglobal.net. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What I have been warning […]

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Snowden Didn’t Cross Russian Border – Foreign Minister

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Truck at Russian Border Crossing

(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, June 25, 2013) ­ Russia said on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee wanted by the US for leaking state secrets, had not crossed the Russian border. Snowden, who leaked details of a US surveillance program to newspapers in the US and UK earlier this month, was widely reported to have flown from Hong […]

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Elusive Snowden Could Cause New Hitch in U.S.-Russia Ties

Aviation, Drones, Media, Internet, Social Media, Television, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – June 25, 2013) Journalists flocked to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Monday to board a flight to Cuba that supposedly would also contain fugitive Edward Snowden, who is attempting to escape arrest by U.S. authorities for revealing highly classified surveillance programs. According to a widely distributed statement by an unidentified Aeroflot employee, Snowden […]

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Russia slips lower in human trafficking ranking

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Map of Russia

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Yulia Ponomareva, RBTH – June 24, 2013) Russia, China and Uzbekistan face targeted sanctions from the U.S., after finding themselves in a group of countries that Washington deems to have made the least progress addressing human trafficking over the past year. For the first time since 2002, the U.S. Department of State shifted […]

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Talks on further nuke cuts have to involve not only Russia and U.S. – Lavrov

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

(Interfax – MOSCOW, June 22, 2013) After Russia and the United States implement the New START treaty, further strategic offensive arms cuts will have to be discussed in a multilateral format, as the matter will concern arms levels comparable to those possessed by countries other than Russia and the U.S., Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “The first priority now […]

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Russia honoring INF treaty, but this can’t last endlessly – Kremlin chief of staff

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Nuclear Weapon, B61 Gravity Bomb

(Interfax – ST. PETERSBURG, June 21, 2013) The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) signed between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1987 cannot exist endlessly, says Russian presidential chief of staff Sergei Ivanov. “A legitimate question arises: on the one hand, we have signed the Soviet-U.S. treaty, and we are honoring it, but this can’t last endlessly,” Ivanov […]

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Can granting political refuge to Snowden be Cold War act?

Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Edward Snowden file photo

(Russia Beyond the Headlines/Interfax – rbth.ru – Interfax, Combined report – June 23, 2013) Russian officials are puzzled in what country former CIA officer Edward Snowden is going to apply for political asylum. Amid media reports about former CIA officer Edward Snowden’s arrival to Moscow, some Russian officials comment on the consequences of granting political asylum to him. Chairman of […]

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Will the Snowden [affair] impact the U.S.-Russia reset?

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Edward Snowden file photo

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Igor Rozin, based on Interfax – June 24, 2013) Russian experts ask how U.S.-Russia relations will be affected by the Snowden case. While the U.S. demands that Russia detain former C.I.A. agent Edward Snowden, Russian experts ask how U.S.-Russia relations will be affected by the case. Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin argues […]

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Russia has no reasons to detain Snowden – source

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Edward Snowden file photo

(Interfax – June 24, 2013) Russian law enforcers have no reasons so far to detain and subsequently extradite former CIA employee Edward Snowden who disclosed information about the operations of U.S. special services, a well-informed Moscow source told Interfax on Monday. “Snowden has not committed any crimes in the territory of Russia. Neither have Russian law enforcement bodies received any […]

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Russian Start-ups Face Visa Hurdles to Compete in U.S. Business Contest

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Science, Technology, Engineering, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(RIA Novosti – WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013) ­ Russian technology start-ups that were selected as finalists in a prestigious US business development competition might not be able to take part in the months-long contest because of visa problems, the head of an investment company that is co-sponsoring the event said Thursday. Four teams of two Russians from start-ups developing apps […]

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Margelov Says Lack of Mail Harming U.S. Ties

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Mikhail Margelov file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – June 21, 2013) ST. PETERSBURG ­ Russia might be closer to the U.S. than Moldova and Armenia geographically, but the two countries are too often a world apart when it comes to maintaining close contacts, a senior Russian official said Thursday. Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, complained […]

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Russia to take time to thoroughly analyze Obama’s arms cuts proposal – diplomat

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Stealth Bomber in Flight

(Interfax – MOSCOW. June 20, 2013) Russia will thoroughly examine U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposals on more radical cuts of nuclear weapons, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. “We will coordinate our reasons with our objectives in ensuring our national security and strengthening peace. Analysis will be interdepartmental and will take some time,” Ryabkov said in an interview published […]

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RIA Novosti: Moscow Links More Nuclear Cuts to Missile Defense – Minister

Nuclear, Missile Defense
Missile Defense Control Room file photo

(RIA Novosti – ST. PETERSBURG, June 20, 2013) Russia-US strategic nuclear arms cuts cannot be pursued without also addressing missile defense systems, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. Strategic stability is affected by the role of defense systems, in particular “the US plans to build non-nuclear weapons” which will be “far more effective than the existing strategic nuclear arms,” he […]

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Russia won’t agree to negotiate tactical nukes with U.S. – expert

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Nuclear Weapon, B61 Gravity Bomb

(Interfax – MOSCOW, June 19, 2013) Russia will not agree to negotiations with the U.S. on reducing tactical nuclear weapons, Sergei Rogov, the director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of U.S. and Canada Studies, said at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. “I believe Russia will not agree to negotiations on tactical nuclear weapons for a number […]

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Obama Nuclear Arms Pitch More About Legacy Than Russia – Analysts

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Stealth Bomber in Flight

(By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti – WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013) ­ US President Barack Obama’s desire to pursue nuclear arms cuts with Russia offers fertile ground for cooperation with Moscow but is above all about securing an enduring security legacy, a range of experts said Wednesday. “The nuclear issue itself is a special interest of Obama’s ­ he’s deeply […]

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Pushkov sees start of non-American world order in Russia and China’s common position on Syria

China, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Alexei Pushkov file photo

(Interfax – MOSCOW, June 18, 2013) Chairman of the State Duma’s International Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov of the United Russia faction said Russia and China’s position on the Syrian settlement marks an important stage in global politics. “Russia and China’s common position on Syria is seen in the West as a disappointing misunderstanding. But in fact, it marks the beginning […]

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U.S. tops Russian ‘most hostile’ countries – poll

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Leaning Towards Barack Hussein Obama With Flags Behind Them

(Interfax – June 18, 2013) The United States has overtaken Georgia as the state Russians consider the most hostile to their country even though positive overall perceptions of the US continue to outweigh the negative, according to a new opinion poll reported by the Russian news agency Interfax. Asked to list the top five countries they regard as being “most […]

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U.S. and Russia Sign New Anti-Proliferation Deal

Nuclear Proliferation, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Leaning Towards Barack Hussein Obama With Flags Behind Them

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jonathan Earle – June 19, 2013) Russia and the United States have a signed a bilateral agreement for protecting, controlling, and accounting for nuclear materials, continuing important aspects of a now-defunct program that was seen as a cornerstone of post-Soviet cooperation between the former foes. President Barack Obama hailed the deal as an example of […]

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Obama, Putin call for U.S.-Russia constructive cooperation as tool to overcome Cold War mentality

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Leaning Towards Barack Hussein Obama With Flags Behind Them

(Interfax – June 18, 2013) Constructive cooperation between the United States and Russia will allow both countries to overcome the Cold War mentality, U.S. President Barack Obama said. The U.S. and Russia agreed to continue cooperation that started with the Nunn-Lugar program, Obama told a news conference in the wake of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines […]

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Russia might adopt Foreign Account Compliance Tax Act in 2014

Budget, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Man Placing Stack of Large Bills into Inside Pocket of Suitcoat

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Tatyana Lisina, special to RBTH – June 17, 2013) Despite initial reluctance, Moscow might help the U.S. hunt down tax evaders.   Russia appears to have finally yielded to American pressure to adopt a tax dodgers’ law known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Arguments advanced by Russian economists may have […]

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U.S. Group Slams Transfer of Jewish Texts Praised by Putin

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's

(RIA Novosti, WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013) ­ A New York-based Orthodox Jewish group has said it is not satisfied with Russia’s recent decision to transfer a disputed collection of Jewish religious texts to the newly built Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, a move proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to resolve the row. Moving the so-called Schneerson Library […]

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U.S. Returns Rare Documents to Russia

History, Soviet Union, Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Romanov Family Photo

(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, June 18, 2013) The United States has returned to Moscow eight historical documents, taken out of Russian archives during the turbulent 1990s and recently recovered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The documents, including handwritten orders by Tsarina Catherine the Great and Russia’s last Tsar Nicholas II, and a personal letter by composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, […]

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