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Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 14
14:52 14/05/2012
Russia Will Attend NATO Summit in Chicago \ Writers Lead Thousands Across Moscow Without Police Action \ Prime Minister Bracing up to Announce New Cabinet
Rights Group Pressures NATO Over Libya Civilian Deaths
12:52 14/05/2012
A leading human rights group called on NATO on Monday to investigate the deaths of 72 civilians in air strikes in Libya last year.
Russia ‘Will Attend’ NATO Summit in Chicago
06:39 14/05/2012
A high-ranking Russian diplomat will attend a NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21, the Kommersant daily reported on Monday, quoting diplomatic sources.
1NATO to Conduct Mine Clearing Drills off Estonia Coast
02:41 14/05/2012
NATO will begin its Open Spirit 2012 mine clearing exercises in Estonia’s territorial waters on Monday, the country’s defense authorities said.
1U.S. Vows to Go Ahead with Missile Shield, Hopes for Russia's Cooperation
03:19 11/05/2012
The United States and NATO will proceed with its European missile defense program despite Russia’s concerns while continuing to seek Moscow’s cooperation on the issue, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon said.
4Uncertain World: Putin and Washington: Is Conflict Inevitable?
18:27 10/05/2012
Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty, focusing on the issue of ballistic missile defense.
4Russian, U.S. Presidents to Continue ‘Reset’
07:36 10/05/2012
Russian and U.S. presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed in their telephone conversation to continue the “reset” in the relations between their countries, the White House said in a statement.
1Merkel Says NATO on Course for Planned Withdrawal from Afghanistan
21:11 04/05/2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said she hopes that NATO would withdraw forces from Afghanistan by 2014 as previously planned.
Albanians Held in Serbia Over 'War Crimes'
16:36 04/05/2012Five Albanians have been arrested in southern Serbia on suspicion of committing war crimes during a rebellion in the troubled Presevo valley in 2001, a prosecutor said on Friday.

Russia Offers Pyramid Radar for Missile Defense
14:43 04/05/2012
Russia could offer use of its massive Don-2NP radar system near Moscow as part of an agreement with NATO on a European missile defense plan to counter medium and long-range missiles, Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Friday.
Moscow Sends Missile Message to NATO
19:22 03/05/2012
Russia and NATO discussed interceptor missile speeds and rocketry proliferation at a high-profile conference in Moscow on Thursday, struggling to work out whether the upcoming U.S. missile shield in Europe is a threat to global strategic parity.
1Iranian Missile Program 'No Threat to Europe Yet' - Miraillet
18:38 03/05/2012
Iran’s ballistic missile program does not yet pose a threat to Europe or the United States, France's Director for Strategy Affairs and Defense Policy Michel Miraillet said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Russia Does Not Rule Out Preemptive Missile Defense Strike
14:28 03/05/2012
Russia does not exclude preemptive use of weapons against [NATO] missile defense systems in Europe but only as a last resort, the Russian General Staff said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
9Russia, NATO Missile Talks Reach ‘Dead-End’
11:58 03/05/2012
Talks between NATO and Russia over U.S. plans for a projected missile defense system in Europe remain at loggerheads, Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.
NATO May Decide on Stepping Up Missile Defense in Chicago – Defense Ministry
23:50 01/05/2012
NATO is likely to make new decisions on the further deployment of the European missile defense shield, a stumbling point in Russian-U.S. relations, during the upcoming alliance’s summit in Chicago, Russian Deputy Defense minister Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.
4Afghan Soldier Kills U.S. Serviceman in Kandahar
12:27 27/04/2012
An Afghan army soldier opened fire at NATO forces in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, killing a U.S. serviceman and an Afghan interpreter, the Tolo TV station said on Friday.
Georgia, Poland Sign New Security Cooperation Deal
04:21 27/04/2012
Georgia and Poland have renewed bilateral cooperation plan in the field of security, which takes into account new global and regional threats and challenges
No Plans for NATO Base in Russia – Foreign Ministry
00:42 27/04/2012
There have never been talks on setting up a NATO base in Russia and there are no plans to build NATO facilities anywhere in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Post-2014 U.S. Military Presence in Afghanistan ‘Needs Clarification’
18:10 26/04/2012
The terms and goals of the projected U.S. presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.
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