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Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov

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Russia Must Be Ready for Space, Cyber Wars

21:37 28/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti)

Russia must be ready for wars in space and in networks, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov said on Saturday.

Rogozin Proposes Body to Analyze Threats to National Security
16:30 28/01/2012
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Friday proposed setting up a strategic planning agency to analyze threats to Russia's national and technological security.
US Making More Powerful Bomb to Hit Underground Facilities‎
13:19 28/01/2012
Pentagon is stepping up efforts to make a bomb capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, the Wall Street Journal said on Saturday referring to U.S. officials briefed on the plan.2
Pentagon to Send Floating Base to Mideast - Paper
09:34 28/01/2012
The Pentagon is going to send a large floating base to the Middle East, The Washington Post said.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

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.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

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.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

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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