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Published: Tuesday November 18, 2008
Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Tuesday warned Georgia that any efforts to strengthen its military would be punished more severely than during the countries’ brief August war.
“We are concerned over the continuing desire of the Georgian administration to develop its military potential,” Serdyukov said through an interpreter after talks with [...]
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Russian threats to base missiles in the Baltic have been criticised as “provocative” by the US defence secretary Robert Gates.
Mr Gates told reporters after a Nato meeting in Estonia: “Such provocative remarks are unnecessary and misguided.”
Moscow sees a planned US missile shield in central Europe as a threat, and says it will place missiles in [...]
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Published: Nov. 1, 2008
MOSCOW, Nov. 1 (UPI) — Russia says its Navy warships are set to hold drills in the Indian Ocean after leaving Venezuelan waters in several weeks.
A fleet of ships, led by the missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, plan to conduct combat naval exercises in the Indian Ocean before making a number of calls [...]
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Published: Thursday October 23, 2008
Cuba and the European Union formally restored ties Thursday, signing a cooperation agreement that put an end to five years of chilly relations, officials said.
The agreement was signed in Havana by Cuban Foreign Minster Felipe Perez Roque and European development commissioner Louis Michel.
Poland Is Warned by Russia on Pact
BERLIN — Making his first visit to a European Union country since the war with Georgia last month, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, told Polish leaders Thursday that their decision to place an American missile defense base on Polish territory posed a threat to Russia’s security.
“We cannot fail [...]
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The Caucasus have descended into crisis after Georgian troops launched a full-scale military assault against Moscow-backed rebels in an attempt to wrest control of the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
By Adrian Blomfield in Moscow
Last Updated: 11:38AM BST 08 Aug 2008
Georgian troops move towards the South Ossetian border
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Russia threatened to deploy bombers and short-range missiles on the Polish border if Warsaw agrees to host elements of a US missile defence shield on its territory.
By Adrian Blomfield in Moscow
Last Updated: 2:23AM BST 07 Aug 2008
With a range of up to 310 miles for its new generation of [...]
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Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was protected by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms of his “deal”, the Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US intelligence source.
The newspaper claims Karadzic was secretly granted immunity in return for keeping a low profile.
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By MARLISE SIMONS
THE HAGUE — In a rambling letter released by the war crimes tribunal on Friday, Radovan Karadzic raised what he called “serious irregularities” in his treatment and said that an international “media witch hunt” had jeopardized his chances for a fair trial.
Former Bosnian Serb leader faces charges of genocide, extermination and murder
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