Tag Archives: Dmitry Medvedev

Bus crash kills 53 in Lusaka, Zambia

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At least 53 people have died in a road accident north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Reports suggest that a bus taking passengers from a mining district to the capital collided with an oncoming truck. The bus, operated by the … read more »

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Has Russia gone back to sleep?

May 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Georgy Satarov Advent of a new generation unshackled by Soviet habits has given the country a chance for reform In just six months, from the end of September 2011 to March 2012, Russia was transformed. The state’s gradual decomposition … read more »

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What makes US politicians hate Russia?

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

ussia is the USA’s main enemy. Mitt Romney, the Republican Party’s most likely candidate for the American Presidency commented on this in the wake of talks at the summit on the subject of nuclear safety between Barack Obama and Dmitry … read more »

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Obama’s ‘Flexibility’ on Missile Defense

March 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Barack Obama’s open mic comments to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, asking for “space” on missile defense  until after the US presidential elections in November when he believes he will have more “flexibility” to negotiate have the White House in … read more »

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Putin For Life?

March 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin coasted to a third presidential term in elections held on Sunday amid widespread accusationsof voter fraud. He previously served two terms as president from 2000 to 2008 but was barred by law from seeking a … read more »

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Is Rwanda’s Cut-Throat Leader About to Leave Power?

December 10, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

By: Charles KM KAMBANDA, PhD A Rwandan newspaper, the Chronicles, reported that the former rebel leader and all-powerful iron-handed leader of Rwanda said, “I will not be around as president come 2017”. On the issue of whether or not President … read more »

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The hunt for Gaddafi

August 24, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Libyan rebels on Wednesday hunted for Muammar Gaddafi and battled remnants of his forces, as the defiant strongman boasted he went on a walkabout and urged residents to cleanse Tripoli of “rats”. Two powerful blasts thought to be … read more »

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Kadhafi in talks with Libya’s rebels: envoy

June 17, 2011 by benim

Moamer Kadhafi’s regime is in direct talks with Libya’s rebels, a Russian envoy indicated, as the strongman’s son said the way out of a months-long conflict is the staging of elections. Russia’s Mikhail Margelov, in Tripoli for one day after … read more »

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Gaddafi ‘not ready’ to go

June 17, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Muammar Gaddafi’s regime told visiting Russian envoy Mikhail Margelov on Thursday that the embattled Libyan leader is “not ready” to go, despite growing calls for him to quit and a months-long uprising. Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam said elections … read more »

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Gaddafi’s son holds out offer of elections

June 16, 2011 by benim

Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi is willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, his son said on Thursday, an offer unlikely to placate his opponents but which could test the unity of the Western alliance trying to force him … read more »

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Libya rebels applaud G8, stress Kadhafi must go

May 29, 2011 by benim

Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil applauded a call by G8 countries for Moamer Kadhafi to go, saying the strongman’s departure is the only way out of Libya’s crisis. “The entire world has reached a consensus that Colonel Kadhafi and … read more »

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U.S. backs Russia role in Libya crisis: White House

May 27, 2011 by benim

The United States believes Russia can help resolve the Libya crisis and will liaise with Moscow on the issue, a White House official said on Friday, shortly after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered to mediate. President Barack Obama and Medvedev … read more »

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Russia bans Gaddafi, will consider no-fly zone

March 15, 2011 by benim

President Dmitry Medvedev has barred Muammar Gaddafi and his family from Russia, the Kremlin said on Monday, in a move that brings Moscow closer in line with Western policy on the Libyan leader. The Kremlin said a decree on March … read more »

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Moscow bomber ‘was Islamist militant from North Caucasus’

January 28, 2011 by benim

The suspected mastermind of the Moscow airport bombing is thought to belong to a local Islamist militant group in the North Caucasus, security sources say. Vitaly Razdobudko is suspected of being one of the bloody attack’s main organisers Photo: REUTERS Police … read more »

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Moscow airport bomb: suicide bombers were part of squad trained in Pakistan

January 26, 2011 by benim

Russian security services warned in December that there were two attack teams primed to carry out attacks, sparking fears there could still be terrorists at large who were prepared to carry out another attack. Intelligence sources said that the squads … read more »

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Medvedev Blames Lax Security for Airport Bomb That Killed 35

January 25, 2011 by benim

President Dmitry Medvedev blamed lax security for a suicide bombing at Russia’s busiest airport that killed 35 people as investigators raced to find the organizers of the “terrorist attack.” Medvedev told prosecutors to probe security personnel at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport … read more »

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WikiLeaks Joins Forces With Billionaire Lebedev

December 22, 2010 by benim

Novaya Gazeta, the Moscow newspaper controlled by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and billionaire Alexander Lebedev, said it agreed to join forces with WikiLeaks to expose corruption in Russia. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, which publishes secret government and corporate … read more »

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