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Russia expels two US attaches The Guardian ... guardian.co.uk on Thursday 2008. It was last updated at 16:28 on 2008. The Russian government has expelled two US military attaches, the US state department said today.A spokeswoman for...
Tanks rejoin Moscow V-Day parade BBC Tanks and intercontinental missile launchers are to feature in Moscow's annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the USSR. A dress rehearsal on Monday featured columns of...
US asks Thailand to extradite Russian arms dealer Russia News.Net Moscow, (RIA Novosti) Thailand has received an official request from Washington to extradite an alleged arms dealer to the US where he has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to kill Americans, officials said.
Russia Celebrates Victory Day Novinite On Russia marks the victory over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II with a massive military parade on Moscow's Red Square and celebration events all over the country. Victory Day is...
Georgia Talks of War as Tensions with Russia Escalate DW-World President Mikhail Saakashvili said Thursday, that Georgia had come &very close& to war with Russia and the &threat remained& for a breakout over its breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Putin becomes PM in leadership ABC Australia Vladimir Putin will retain a &key role& in Russia for years as prime minister, new President Dmitry Medvedev said, as the two men opened an unprecedented era of dual rule. Mr Putin has been...
Serbian deals with EU, Russia await election outcome Earth Times Belgrade - Serbia's government Friday approved a pre- membership agreement with the European Union and an energy deal with Russia, two days before voters choose between nationalist and pro- European...
U.S., Russia expel military attaches MSNBC Russia has ordered two American military attaches at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to leave the country following the expulsion of a pair of Russian diplomats from Washington, U.S officials...
Tanks, missiles part of Red Square parade in Moscow WLOX Moscow has strutted its military might with a full-blown Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Tanks and missiles rolled through Red Square...
For Baltic Russians, Victory Day still counts - Feature Earth Times Riga - Loudspeakers blared Soviet-era music and thousands, young and old, trooped to a war monument as Russians in the Baltic nation of Latvia honoured Red Army soldiers who fell in World War II. For...
Russia rolls out tanks for Soviet-style parade CNN Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating...
Russia concerned over spiraling violence in Lebanon Russian Information Agency Moscow is seriously concerned over the recent surge of violence in Lebanon following the government's actions targeting Hezbollah's military communications network, the...
Russian reinforcements join peacekeepers in Abkhazia Russian Information Agency Russian peacekeepers deployed to the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone to strengthen the Collective CIS Peace Keeping Force have started performing their duties, a Russian...
Russian military planes fly over Victory Day parade route Russian Information Agency Some of the Russian military aircraft due to take part in Moscow's Victory Day parade on have performed a practice flyover of the capital, an Air Force...
Now, president Putin becomes prime minister Times of India Moscow- Russian legislators confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister on Thursday, capping a carefully engineered recast of Russia's leadership a day after he handed the presidency to his protege...
Putin sworn in as Russia Euro News Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russia's new prime minister in a parliamentary vote. It comes the day after he passed on the presidency, stepping down in line with a constitutional term...
US, Russia trade diplomatic expulsions WISH TV8 U.s. officials say Russia has ordered two American military attaches at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to leave the country following the expulsion of a pair of Russian diplomats from...
Russia expels two U.S. military attaches from Moscow San Diego Union-Tribune Washington – Russia has ordered the expulsion of two U.S. military attaches from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, said the State Department Thursday. “They have been asked to leave. We...
Putin changes jobs; Russia boots U.S. envoys The Seattle Times Moscow — Former President Vladimir Putin was appointed Russia's prime minister Thursday, securing a new place in power a day after leaving the Kremlin. Forced out of the presidency by...
Russian tanks cross Red Square for holiday USA Today ... amp;amp;#151; Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating...
Russia remembers WWII with lavish victory parade ABC Australia For the first time since the break-up of the Soviet Union, heavy military hardware has featured in the Victory Day parade in Moscow. Analysts say this year's parade has been about more than...
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