Chavez to visit Russia for military shoppingAugust 18th, 2009 CARACAS - The purchase of Russian tanks will be among the several agreements to be signed between Moscow and Caracas during the visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in September, according to media reports. Local media reports quoted Chavez as saying Monday that the purchase of the tanks was part of a modernisation plan for the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela.
Obama says US should teach lessons of slavery, compares it to Holocaust during trip to AfricaJuly 12th, 2009 Obama says slavery's past should be taught in USWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States' history and should be taught in a way that connects that past cruelty to current events, such as the genocide in Darfur. During an interview with CNN while traveling in Ghana, Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust.
Obama lands in Ghana on first trip to sub-Saharan AfricaJuly 10th, 2009 Obama lands in Ghana on historic Africa tripACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office. He landed soon after 9 p.m.
Obama: US seeks more trade, transparency, rule of law in dealing with RussiaJuly 7th, 2009 Obama calls for more rule of law in RussiaMOSCOW — President Barack Obama called Tuesday for more transparency and rule of law if the United States and Russia are to boost economic ties. "We need to make it easier for U.S.
US, Russia sign agreement to resume military cooperation after 2008 ruptureJuly 6th, 2009 US, Russia agree to resume military cooperationMOSCOW — The United States and Russia say they are resuming military cooperation suspended after Russia invaded its smaller neighbor Georgia last year. The expected announcement came Monday, as President Barack Obama and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev) met for their first summit in Moscow.
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspaceJuly 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday.
Russia, US to sign military cooperation pactsJuly 3rd, 2009 MOSCOW - Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said Friday. The signing of the pacts will reflect "the political decision on the resumption of full-scale military contacts between Russia and the United States", which were frozen after the war between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia last year, Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko has said.
Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Russia, voices hope for closer military tiesJune 26th, 2009 Top US officer hopes for better ties with RussiaMOSCOW — The top U.S. military officer said after meeting with Russian leaders Friday and that both countries were willing to improve military ties.
Russia says talks with US on nuclear arms 'constructive,' but hints summit may not bring dealJune 18th, 2009 Russia-US talks on nuclear arms 'constructive'MOSCOW — Russia says talks with the United States on nuclear arms reductions have been constructive, but suggests a summit next month may not bring a new deal. Talks on an arms reduction deal to replace the 1991 START treaty are a keystone of efforts to improve troubled Russian-American ties.
Russia confirms drones deal with IsraelApril 13th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia concluded its first weapons deal with Israel, purchasing unmanned spy planes valued at around $49 million, a spokesman for the Russia Defence Ministry in Moscow told daily Izvestiya Monday. According to a military export cited by the paper, the purchase was in reaction to the August 2008 war in the south Caucasus - where Georgia successfully employed such drones against Russia.
Russia, Spain to sign Afghan transit deal next weekFebruary 28th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia will sign a deal next week allowing Spain to transit supplies for NATO operations in Afghanistan by rail through its southern territory, an aide for President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday. Medvedev will sign the transit agreement during an official visit to Madrid March 1-3, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko as saying.
Russian firm may sign nuclear fuel deal with IndiaFebruary 7th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russian nuclear fuel producer TVEL expects to sign a $780 million contract for fuel supplies to Indian nuclear power plants, a spokesman for Russia's state nuclear power corporation Rosatom has said. The contract, if signed, could make Russia the first country to supply nuclear fuel to India since the Nuclear Suppliers Group lifted a three-decade ban on nuclear fuel sales to the country on Sept 6, 2008.
'Barack Obama could visit Russia in April'January 21st, 2009 MOSCOW - US President Barack Obama could pay a visit to Moscow in April, a Russian business daily said Thursday. Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the 44th president of the US.
Russia-South Ossetia friendship treaty comes into forceJanuary 19th, 2009 MOSCOW - A friendship and cooperation agreement between Russia and the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia has come into force, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday. Sergei Lavrov said Moscow and Tskhinvali would soon sign an array of agreements on cooperation in the military sphere, border protection and trade.
Russia, Ukraine sign new gas dealJanuary 18th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia and Ukraine clinched an agreement Monday ending a protracted dispute that froze gas shipments to Europe for nearly two-weeks. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko were shown on Russian television presiding over the signing of a new contract on gas prices and transits between the two states in Moscow.
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