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Dmitry Rogozin holding Kalashnikov Assault Rifle

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Russia Unveils New Kalashnikov Assault Rifle

20:27 26/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti)

Russia's largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash, has unveiled a prototype of its new Kalasnikov assault rifle with improved ergonomics and tactical flexibility.

Russian Military to Beef Up Special Forces in N. Caucasus
18:48 26/01/2012
The Russian Defense Ministry will deploy additional units of Special Forces (spetsnaz) to the North Caucasus to strengthen security in the region, the ministry said on Thursday.
Russian Paratroopers to Get New Parachutes in 2013
16:36 26/01/2012
Russian paratroopers will begin receiving new D-12 parachute systems with an increased carrying load capacity in 2013, a spokesperson for the Airborne Troops said on Monday.
Russia to Modernize All Military Airfields by 2020
15:27 26/01/2012
All of Russia’s military airfields will be upgraded and modernized by 2020, Defense Ministry spokesman Col Vladimir Drik said on Thursday.
US Warship Calls at Ukrainian Port Amid Protests
14:17 26/01/2012
A U.S. guided missile cruiser stopped at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Thursday with a group of some 50 protesters chanting “Yankee, go home!” and “No to NATO!”2
Lugar Requests Study of NATO Arms Sales to Russia
06:16 26/01/2012
U.S. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has requested the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to scrutinize the sale of armaments by NATO member states to Russia, the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank, said on its website on Wednesday.1

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A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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