September 2007
Putin ponders future power
The Russian presidential holiday villa near the southern resort of Sochi is not a grand affair. Once inside the cream-coloured walls, our group of foreign academics and journalists found extensive grounds.
Russia: Key facts - Economy - Energy - Population - Military
Russia: Key facts - Economy - Energy - Population - Military Politics – After a rapid decline in the early 1990s - when its weaknesses were exposed by the disastrous first Chechen war and the loss of the Kursk - Russia's military has recovered some
August 2007
Russia to resume Cold War bomber flights
Russia to resume Cold War bomber flights Politics – Russia will immediately resume long-range strategic bomber flights on a "permanent" basis, ending a 15-year suspension of the missions, President Vladimir Putin has said. Mr Putin said a halt in lo
March 2007
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