Russia Outlines Structure of Future Aerospace Defenses

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s aerospace defense network will consist of four subdivisions after 2015, a spokesman for the Aerospace Defense Forces (VKO) said Friday.According to Major General Sergei Yagolnikov, the aerospace defenses will include a space- and ground-based intelligence-gathering and missile early warning network,...

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Workers at Russian Auto Supplier Strike Over Wage Arrears

SAMARA, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Workers have gone on strike over unpaid wages at a factory that produces equipment for Russia’s largest automaker, the head of factory’s labor union told RIA Novosti on Friday.Pyotr Zolotarev said that more than 50 workers had left their posts at the Volzhsky Machine Building Plant, where they had not...

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Yanukovych Condemns Interim Ukraine Govt as Violent Usurpers

ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych lashed out at the West on Friday for its support for what he described as the violent usurpers that seized power in his former Soviet nation over the weekend.Looking nervous while addressing reporters in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Yanukovych...

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Russia Hurries to Issue Passports for Ukraine’s Former Riot Police

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday it has ordered its consulate in Crimea to speed up the issuance of passports and citizenship to members of Ukraine’s elite Berkut riot police.“The Russian consulate in Simferopol has been instructed to take all necessary measures to start issuing Russian passports...

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Shares of Russian Metals Giant Mechel Plummet 25%

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Shares of Russian steel and coking coal giant Mechel plummeted nearly 25 percent in trading Friday in Moscow.At 11:36 a.m. the Moscow Exchange halted trading in the stock for 30 minutes after a collapse of more than 40 percent Friday morning sent the shares to an all-time low.Following the resumption of...

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Russia Moves to Reinforce Space Ties With Kazakhstan

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has tentatively approved a new agreement to strengthen space ties with Kazakhstan, which currently hosts Russia’s largest launch facility.The deal is set to provide a general framework to bolster bilateral collaboration, even as Russia inches closer to completing a new domestically based space center...

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Russian Lawmakers Push to Simplify Annexing New Territories

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Lawmakers in Russia introduced a bill in parliament on Friday to simplify the absorption of new territories into the country in what will be widely interpreted as a signal that Moscow may be planning to gain control over Ukraine’s mainly ethnic Russian-populated region of Crimea.The legislation comes as...

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Yanukovych Condemns Interim Ukraine Govt as Violent Usurpers

ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych lashed out at the West on Friday for its support for what he described as the violent usurpers that seized power in his former Soviet nation over the weekend.Looking nervous while addressing reporters in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Yanukovych...

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Yanukovych Condemns Interim Ukraine Govt as Violent Usurpers

ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Viktor Yanukovych said Friday in his first public address since being ousted as president of Ukraine that he will continue to fight for the future of his country and condemned the interim government in Kiev as violent usurpers.Looking nervous while addressing reporters in the southern Russian city...

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US Envoy Candidate Urges Russia-US Cooperation on Ukraine

WASHINGTON, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – A veteran US diplomat linked with a possible ambassadorial posting to Moscow has said the United States and Russia must refrain from adopting confrontational positions on Ukraine and should instead cooperate on assisting the country achieve stability.Steven Pifer, who served as US Ambassador to Ukraine...

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Russia Increases Bear Hunt Quota, Says Population Stable

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – A state forestry agency in Russia said Friday that it will grant hunting permits this spring allowing for 300 brown bears to be killed on the Pacific island of Sakhalin, doubling the quota for 2013.The agency cited a survey showing that the brown bear population on Sakhalin was almost unchanged from the...

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Russian Green Tycoon Detained, Suspected of Bank Fraud

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russian billionaire environmentalist Gleb Fetisov and former owner of a bank that lost its license last month has been detained in Moscow on suspicion of major fraud.Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Friday that his agency has requested the arrest of former senator Fetisov, who was...

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Court Puts Navalny Under House Arrest, Bans Him From Internet

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – A court in Moscow on Friday ruled to place outspoken government opponent Alexei Navalny under house arrest and forbid him from using the Internet.The Basmanny city court made its ruling in connection with an ongoing embezzlement case involving the Russian representative office of French cosmetics giant...

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Russia's Roman Shirokov Joins FC Krasnodar From Zenit

MOSCOW, February 28 (R-Sport) – Russia midfielder Roman Shirokov has joined FC Krasnodar on loan after reports of falling out with Zenit St. Petersburg coach Luciano Spalletti.The 32-year-old player, who had a notoriously fractious relationship with Zenit fans, left the football team’s training camp in Israel last month amid speculation...

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Parcel From Wifes Mother: What Should You Expect?

Some guys are not only happily married but also have very good mothers-in-law. One of such guys shared these pictures to boast of the present he got from wife’s mother by post. Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...

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Abandoned Ukrainian Castle

The most beautiful castles of Ukraine are probably located in the west of the country. There are many of them: medieval structures and wonderful ruins surrounded by legends and fairytales. But which of them is the best? Some would say it’s the castle in Kemenets-Podolskiy or the one in Podgortsy near Lvov, but the castle Chervonograd must...

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Russian Olympic Prize Winners Get Mercedes Cars

At the Sochi Olympics Russia has taken 33 medals and our sportsmen were given 45 new “Mercedes” cars. Each car had a name of its owner on. “Golden” champions got keys from off-road GL class cars whose price starts from 160,5 thousand dollars, holders of silver medals got ML class cars (93 thousand dollars), winners of bronze medals were...

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Famous Caricature Faces

A talented illustrator Alexander Novoseltsev creates bright and funny caricatures of famous people. It seems he applies some photo manipulations but he does not. He makes his works manually on a computer. James Dean. Paris Hilton. Serena Williams. Quentin Tarantino. Danny DeVito. Angela Merkel. Robert Pattinson. Jason Statham. Dominique...

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