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US General Warns Russia Over Cuban Bomber Deployment
Russia would cross a “red line” if it positions strategic nuclear bombers in Cuba, according to a US Air Force general. An unnamed source had earlier said that Russia may base bombers in Cuba as response to a US Missile Defense Shield in Europe.
Jul 23, 2008 | Continued
Russian Authorities Put Pressure on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russian authorities have turned up the pressure on the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, charging several congregations with extremism and shutting down events put on by the organization.
Jul 21, 2008 | Continued
Medvedev Signs Law on Arctic Resources
Russia’s president has signed a law which lets the government hand-pick which companies can tap into the vast resources thought to lie below the Arctic Ocean.
Jul 19, 2008 | Continued
Term Extended for Jailed Russian Executive
A Moscow court has extended the arrest of Vasily Aleksanyan, a gravely ill former YUKOS vice-president.
Jul 18, 2008 | Continued
Nikolai II and Stalin Top List of Famous Russians
A contest of famous persons sponsored by Russian state television has come back online after being temporarily shut for “technical reasons.” So far, tsar Nikolai II and Joseph Stalin top the list.
Jul 17, 2008 | Continued
Russia Won’t Extradite in Yushchenko Poisoning Case
Moscow has refused to extradite a former Ukrainian security chief, sought by Kiev in connection with the 2004 poisoning of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
Jul 17, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Party Protests Imprisonment of its Members
The United Civil Front Party will hold nation-wide protests to support two of its members, who they say have been imprisoned for political reasons.
Jul 16, 2008 | Continued
Medvedev: No Independent Judiciary in Russia
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has admitted that Russia is far from having an independent judiciary, and that judges commonly encounter pressure in the courtroom.
Jul 15, 2008 | Continued
Russia Resumes Naval Activity in Disputed Arctic Waters
Russia has resumed naval patrols in the Arctic Ocean, including the disputed waters surrounding the Svalbard archipelago. In another territorial dispute, Japan has named several far eastern islands as “illegally occupied by Russia.”
Jul 15, 2008 | Continued
Russian Interior Minister Calls for Restricting Internet
Russia’s Interior Minister has asserted that the internet must be regulated as a mass-media outlet, and has called on the Ministry of Justice, the FSB and Ministry of Interior Affairs to lobby for restrictions to the internet.
Jul 14, 2008 | Continued
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