Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2003 Russia Special Weapons News
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- RUSSIA / TAJIKISTAN VOA 27 Apr 2003 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will increase its troop presence in Tajikistan to counter what he claims are re-emerging threats from Taliban and Al-Qaida terrorist networks in neighboring Afghanistan. Mr. Putin announced the plans while addressing military commanders in Tajikistan, Moscow's key ally in the region.
- RUSSIA/OIL VOA 22 Apr 2003 -- Two leading Russian oil producers have announced a merger that they say will create the largest oil and gas group in Russia, as well as the fourth-largest private oil producer in the world.
- RUSSIA/FUNERAL VOA 20 Apr 2003 -- Hundreds of Russians have attended the funeral of a prominent Russian lawmaker who was gunned down in front of his house in Moscow. The opposition lawmaker was killed just hours after he announced his party was ready to take part in Russia's parliamentary elections in December.
- CHECHNYA/HUMAN RIGHTS VOA 08 Apr 2003 -- European nations have formally submitted a resolution to the top U-N human-rights forum criticizing Russia's actions in Chechnya.
- RUSSIA/U-S/TREATY VOA 05 Apr 2003 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes to see the Russian parliament ratify a key nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States. The U-S Senate has already ratified the treaty. Russian ratification has been postponed indefinitely amid strong differences over the U-S-led war in Iraq.
- LUGAR / PROLIFERATION VOA 04 Apr 2003 -- An influential U-S Senator is proposing the expansion of a program that has successfully been used to dismantle weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union.
- RUSSIA/NOKOR VOA 01 Apr 2003 -- The top security adviser to South Korea's president is wrapping up a two-day visit to Moscow aimed at reviving efforts to find a solution to the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program. Russian officials believe the answer to the dispute lies in direct negotiations.
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