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on November 1, 2016 in World News

Russia, Japan May Finally Sign Peace Treaty to Officially End WWII Conflict

By James Holbrooks Over the weekend, The Japan Times reported Japan might agree to Russia’s demand that U.S. troops be forbidden from being stationed on the long-disputed Kuril Islands. Japan’s decision will likely hinge on whether such a move will persuade Moscow to return control of those islands to Tokyo. From The Japan Times: Tokyo might promise Moscow that returning the disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan will not mean that U.S. military forces will be stationed there in line with Japan-U.S. security arrangements, diplomatic sources have said. Tokyo believes such a promise will facilitate negotiations on the long-simmering dispute… View Article

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on May 28, 2015 in World News

Russia, Venezuela agree on massive $14bn oil & gas investment deal

Russia, Venezuela agree on massive $14bn oil & gas investment deal President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro says his country has reached an agreement with Russia, which will see investment of $14 billion in the oil and gas sector over the next few years. The agreement was reached between the Venezuelan state oil firm, PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela) and the Russian oil giant, Rosneft, after talks in the South American country’s capital, Caracas, between Maduro, the president of PDVSA, Eulogio Del Pino, and the president of Rosneft, Igor Sechin. “We had a great meeting and agreed on investment of over $14… View Article

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on September 26, 2013 in World News

Russia, China Hold Large-Scale War Games

                        Russia, China Hold Large-Scale War Games Pentagon intelligence agencies are closely watching Russian and Chinese war games now taking place in Europe and Asia involving tens of thousands of troops. Meanwhile, NATO military forces are set to conduct large-scale maneuvers in November that will be designed to counter growing concerns of a westward Russian military encroachment, according to U.S. officials. “The Russians are moving forces closer to Europe, and that is troubling,” said a military official. Russia’s Zapad-13 military exercises in Belarus are scheduled to end Thursday. They… View Article

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on September 20, 2013 in World News

Western promotion of LGBT values a concern’

  Western promotion of LGBT values a concern’ A senior Russian diplomat has blasted as unacceptable the ongoing attempts of Western nations to impose their values on other countries, while at the same time infringing on the socio-economic rights of their own citizens. “The urge of Western countries to impose their neoliberal  system of values on the other members of the international  community as a universal basis of living can only cause concern.  This is especially noticeable on the background of their  aggressive promotion of the sexual minorities’ rights,” said  the Foreign Ministry’s plenipotentiary for human rights,  Konstantin Dolgov, while… View Article

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