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Russian-U.S. new nuclear agreement: too many emotions

Russian-U.S. new nuclear agreement: too many emotions

20:48 31/07/2009

MOSCOW. (Alexander Khramchikhin, head of the analytical department of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis, for RIA Novosti) - As of today, Russia has a much weaker negotiating position on cuts in strategic nuclear weapons than the United States.

Russia and the Black August syndrome
15:50 31/07/2009
April is the cruellest month according to T.S. Eliot, but for modern Russia it is undoubtedly August, a time of catastrophe, crisis and political upheaval.
Hotbeds of separatism in modern Europe
09:33 31/07/2009
Today, Europe is the venue of both integration and separatist processes. Experts have calculated that in the 21st century more than 10 new states may emerge in Europe.

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Russia is facing a full-scale political crisis which may lead to a radical transformation of the country’s ruling system as a result of the growing rivalry between the government and opposition, a report issued by the Moscow-based Center for Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

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