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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


June 2004 Russia Special Weapons News



  • RUSSIA / QATAR VOA 30 Jun 2004 -- Russia's foreign minister has rejected the finding by a court in the Gulf State of Qatar that two Russian security agents were involved in the assassination of a former Chechen rebel leader in Qatar earlier this year. The comment came came shortly after the court in Qatar sentenced the two men to life in prison for the February killing, and said the murder had been ordered by Russian officials.
  • Russians Kill Suspected Leader Of Ingush Attacks RFE/RL 28 Jun 2004 -- Russian authorities claimed today that federal forces have killed one of those responsible for planning the 21-22 June attacks in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia that killed nearly 100 people.
  • Russia stresses continuation of nuclear cooperation with Iran IRNA 27 Jun 2004 -- Head of Russian Atomic Energy Agency Alexander Rumyantsev stressed here Sunday on continuation of cooperation with Iran on nuclear energy.
  • Russia: Ingushetia Mourns Its Dead Amid Renewed Concerns For Regional Stability RFE/RL 23 Jun 2004 -- Twenty-four hours after the militant attacks that struck the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, there is still uncertainty as to who carried out the unprecedented raids. Reports from the area indicate many of the assailants were Ingush, raising once again the prospect of the Chechen war spilling over borders. Drawing a lesson from yesterday's assaults, the Russian leadership has decided to dispatch troop reinforcements to the area.
  • RUSSIA / PUTIN VOA 23 Jun 2004 -- President Vladimir Putin pledges Russia will "destroy" the Chechen rebels who staged a major overnight incursion into a region next to Chechnya that left at least 57 people dead and dozens injured. The Russian leader flew down to Ingushetia to assess the situation.
  • Planned Attacks Decimate Ingushetia's Interior Ministry RFE/RL 22 Jun 2004 -- Heavy fighting erupted overnight in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia, west of Chechnya, as armed militants launched a multipronged offensive on several cities and villages.
  • RUSSIA / FIGHTING VOA 22 Jun 2004 -- Russian troops have poured into Ingushetia in southern Russia in pursuit of suspected Chechen rebels. The rebels attacked the capital city overnight, leaving at least 46 people dead and dozens injured. President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to find and destroy the insurgents.
  • Putin Wants Militants In Ingushetia Killed Or Captured RFE/RL 22 Jun 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin today called for security forces in Ingushetia to track down and either kill or capture those who carried out coordinated attacks in the republic overnight that resulted in the deaths of nearly 50 people, including government officials.
  • Dozens Killed, Wounded In Ingushetia Fighting RFE/RL 22 Jun 2004 -- Dozens of people were killed and wounded in fighting between between security forces and militants overnight in the Russian republic of Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya.
  • Russia to get back spent nuclear fuel IRNA 22 Jun 2004 -- Nuclear materials are currently scattered in 53 countries of the world and, to reduce the threat of terrorism, governments are under pressure to exert every effort to bring them back to their source.
  • CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Leaders of China, Russia, and four Central Asian republics have agreed to bolster their new security alliance. At a meeting in Uzbekistan, they pledged to support Afghanistan's efforts to maintain stability.
  • Moscow Complains To U.S. Over Georgian Troop Use RFE/RL 11 Jun 2004 -- A top Russian diplomat has met with U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow to complain of Georgia's use of U.S.-trained troops in a separatist region.
  • Duma OKs Key Shift In Russian Military Command RFE/RL 11 Jun 2004 -- The Russian Duma passed a law today giving Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov operational control of the army.
  • Putin Says No Reason To Halt Iran Nuclear Cooperation RFE/RL 11 Jun 2004 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia sees no reason to halt cooperation with Iran to build the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.
  • Russian Supreme Court Overturns Espionage Acquittal RFE/RL 09 Jun 2004 -- Russia's Supreme Court today overturned the acquittal of a Russian physicist on espionage charges and ordered a new trial.
  • World: Russia Joins U.S.-Led Initiative On WMD RFE/RL 02 Jun 2004 -- Russia has announced it is joining the year-old Proliferation Security Initiative, a U.S.-led alliance of countries who are prepared to board ships and raid suspect factories in a bid to stem the trade in weapons of mass destruction. How has the project worked so far and what are its prospects for the future?
  • New launch site for Russian rocket IRNA 01 Jun 2004 -- The last details of a project to launch the Russian Soyuz rockets from the Kourou space center in French Guiana have been settled.



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