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Russia to build two more nuclear reactors in China
Russia and China have firmed up their nuclear cooperation, with Moscow set to build two more high-power reactors in this country's Tianwan atomic plant. Russia had earlier helped China build two reactors in the Tianwan nuclear plant in Jiangsu province, which went into operation in 2007, Sergey Sergeevich Razov, Moscow's envoy here, said. The two reactors, with combined capacity of 2,000 mw, are using Russia's VVER 1000 nuclear model. Russia is going to build two more reactors in Tianwan once China lifts its suspension of new atomic power plants imposed after the nuclear disaster in Japan last year, state- run China Daily reported on Saturday. The two countries have been in discussion for a series of potential cooperative projects. "We've already started preparation for continuous cooperation in the Tianwan Nuclear Station and hopefully, will start the work in the second half of this year," Razov was quoted as saying.
January 27, 2012 by Dmitry Gorenburg I wrote a piece on Russian-Syrian relations this week for the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief. Usually, I repost these once their exclusivity has run out.
Why Russia Protects Assad « Russian Military Reform
Hizbullah visits the Duma
The Arab Spring has presented even more dilemmas for Russia than it has for the West. Commercial considerations have to a large extent dictated its response to events , along with a desire to stymie advantages that may accrue to the West as a result of its interventions. Since acceding to the NATO-led intervention in Libya, Moscow has been charting a more recalcitrant course regarding non-Arab support for the Arab Spring.
Russian space forces commander Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko on Tuesday said his nation and Ukraine are in discussions on a potential collaborative program to field ballistic missile defense technology, RIA Novosti reported (see GSN , Feb. 28).
Global Security Newswire - Ukraine, Russia Discussing Shared Missile Defense System
Global Security Newswire - NATO Missile Shield Needs to Include Russia, Medvedev Says
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday said a planned European missile shield would be destabilizing and not viable if his nation does not participate in the system, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN , May 10). Medvedev sent a letter to the leaders of each NATO member nation to clarify Moscow's stance on antimissile activities, the Kremlin said. The letter indicates Moscow's deepening sense that it is being excluded in NATO talks on establishing a missile shield even though it seemed the two sides had made headway on the issue last November.
President of Russia
Dmitry Medvedev sent messages to the heads of state of the Russia-NATO Council (NRC) members outlining the Russian Federation's position on antiballistic missile defence (ABM). In particular, the messages emphasize that the Lisbon summit of the Russia-NATO Council of November 20, 2010 created new opportunities to build a strategic partnership based on the principles of equality, the indivisibility of security, mutual trust, transparency and predictability. President Medvedev reiterated Russia's readiness to assume responsibility for maintaining strategic stability and security, including by creating a European-wide missile defence system, as declared in Lisbon. The messages note that a European missile shield will be truly effective and viable only if Russia participates as an equal partner, and stress the need to ensure that missile defence structures deployed in Europe do not undermine strategic stability nor are directed against any of the parties.
Missile Defense Cooperation with the Russian Federation
There are no “secret deals” with Russia on missile defense. The Administration has repeatedly communicated to the Russian Government at the highest levels that the United States will not agree to any limitations or constraints on U.S. ballistic missile defenses, and that the United States intends to continue improving and deploying BMD systems to defend the U.S. against limited missile launches, and to defend our deployed forces, allies, and partners against regional threats. The Administration has repeatedly made clear that it is pursuing missile defense cooperation with Russia. As one example, at a June 17 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Secretary Gates stated: “Separately from the treaty, we are discussing missile defense cooperation with Russia, which we believe is in the interests of both nations.Russian S-300s in Abkhazia
In Memoriam: Anatoly Fedorovich Dobrynin (1919-2010)
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2010 - Anatoly Fedorovich Dobrynin--the former Soviet Ambassador to the United States who served under five Soviet leaders and six U.S. Presidents, and was a long-time academic partner of the National Security Archive, died on April 6, 2010, in Moscow. Mr.
Russia Not Ready to Accept NATO Missile Defense Offer
Russia is not dismissing a NATO offer for collaboration on missile defense operations but is also not prepared to agree to the proposal, a high-ranking diplomat told Interfax last week (see GSN , Sept. 27). The NATO offer lacks several crucial elements, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said. "It is an important and far-reaching proposal, which we treaty very seriously," Grushko said. "Moreover, many of its elements are in tune with Russia's initiative to create a European missile defense shield."
Sino-Russian Relations
PEKIN, 14 octobre - RIA Novosti. La résolution définitive du litige frontalier opposant la Russie et la Chine autour des îles russes du fleuve Amour (Sibérie) est un exemple d'efficacité diplomatique dans la résolution de questions internationales sensibles, a affirmé mardi le porte-parole de la diplomatie chinoise, Qin Gang. Selon lui, "la Chine et la Russie ont résolu cette question au moyen d'une diplomatie pacifique, mettant en place un dialogue fructueux et des consultations efficaces en vue de la résolution de questions sensibles entre les deux pays".
RIA Novosti - International - Russie-Chine: la résolution du lit