Russia suspends participation in treaty
Russia suspended participation in a key European arms control treaty Saturday, saying it will halt NATO inspections of its military sites and no longer limit the numbers of its tanks and other heavy conventional weapons. Nations:[Russia][U.S.][Poland][Czech Republic][Moldova] People:[Vladimir Putin] Activities:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations] 2007-07-14 Putin comments escalate U.S.-Russia missile shield row
President Vladimir Putin froze Moscow's commitments under a European arms control pact on Thursday, escalating a row between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans to build a missile shield in eastern Europe. Nations:[Russia][Poland][Ukraine][North Korea][Belarus][Moldova] People:[Condoleezza Rice][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[U.S.-Russia Military Relations][Russia Putin Admin.] 2007-04-26 30 more countries could have nukes soon
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency warned Monday that as many as 30 countries could soon have technology that would let them produce atomic weapons "in a very short time," joining the nine states known or suspected to have such arms. Nations:[China][Thailand][Canada][Spain][Egypt][U.S.] Activities:[Korea Nuclear Crisis] 2006-10-16 At least 118 die in Siberia plane crash
A Russian passenger plane skidded off a rain-slicked Siberian runway early Sunday and plowed through a concrete barrier, bursting into flames. At least 118 people were killed and about 14 still unaccounted for, officials said. Nations:[Russia][Moldova][Armenia] 2006-07-09 Cheney Lectures Russia About Reform
Vice President Dick Cheney, in remarks that caused a stir in neighboring Russia, accused President Vladimir Putin Thursday of restricting the rights of citizens and said that "no legitimate interest is served" by turning energy resources into implements of blackmail. Nations:[Russia][Belarus][Ukraine][Kazakhstan][Lithuania][Croatia] People:[Dick Cheney][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Russia-U.S.] 2006-05-04
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