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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


September 2005 Russia Special Weapons News



  • U.S., Russia Reach Halfway Point of Nuclear Fuel Agreement Washington File 30 Sep 2005 -- The United States and Russia have reached the halfway mark in an agreement on the conversion of highly enriched uranium (HEU) extracted from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads into low-enriched uranium (LEU) for use in commercial power reactors in the United States.
  • Japan Rejects Russian Claim On Disputed Islands RFE/RL 28 Sep 2005 -- Japan has rejected President Vladimir Putin's insistence on Russian sovereignty over four islands seized by the Soviet army at the end of World War II.
  • Highly Enriched Uranium Transferred to Russia from Czech Republic Washington File 27 Sep 2005 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced September 27 that 14 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) that could be used for nuclear weapons were returned safely to the Russian Federation from the Czech Technical University in Prague.
  • Russian General Ridicules NATO Over Lithuanian Incident RFE/RL 26 Sep 2005 -- Russian Air Force chief General Vladimir Mikhailov today ridiculed NATO over what he called its slow response to the intrusion of a Russian fighter jet that crashed in the alliance's member state, Lithuania.
  • Far Eastern Russian Military Base Pollutes Sea RFE/RL 24 Sep 2005 -- Clean up crews are working today to contain an oil spill from a military base in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.
  • Lavrov: Russia against sending Iran's nuclear dossier to UNSC IRNA 23 Sep 2005 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Friday his country was against sending Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council.
  • Uzbekistan: Military Exercises With Russia Timely For Tashkent RFE/RL 23 Sep 2005 -- Russia and Uzbekistan have been engaged in joint military exercises this week, the first the two countries have ever held.
  • Russian, Uzbek Defense Ministers Attend Exercises RFE/RL 23 Sep 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov and Uzbek Defense Minister Kadyr Gulomov are scheduled today to watch the first joint military exercises between their country's forces without international supervision since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  • Lithuanian Minister Criticizes State Of Russian Military RFE/RL 23 Sep 2005 -- Lithuanian Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas says the crash of a Russian warplane in Lithuania was likely an accident resulting from poor coordination and planning by the Russian Air Force.
  • Russian Defense Minister In Uzbekistan RFE/RL 22 Sep 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is due to meet with Uzbek Prime Minister Savkat Mirziyoev and National Security Service chief Rustam Inoyatov today as he continues an official visit to Tashkent.
  • Putin: Russia to complete Bushehr nuclear power station on time VOA 21 Sep 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country is committed to complete Bushehr nuclear power station on time (scheduled in 2006).
  • Russia Boosts Military Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan IRNA 21 Sep 2005 -- Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov says Russia plans significant investment in Kyrgyzstan, aimed at increasing military and security cooperation and ensuring regional stability.
  • Russia, Kyrgyzstan Plan Military Exercises In 2006 RFE/RL 21 Sep 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov says his country plans to hold joint antiterrorist military exercises with Kyrgyzstan next year.
  • Russia Seeks Unified UN List Of Terrorist Groups RFE/RL 19 Sep 2005 -- Russia has called on the United Nations to compile a single list of all known terrorist organizations and individual terrorists in order to intensify the international fight against terror.
  • Russian-Uzbek Antiterrorism Exercises Begin RFE/RL 19 Sep 2005 -- A joint Russian-Uzbek military exercise is due to begin today in Uzbekistan
  • Former Russian FSB Officer Arrested Again RFE/RL 19 Sep 2005 -- News agencies reported yesterday that a former officer of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) convicted of disclosing state secrets has been arrested again, less than three weeks after being released from custody.
  • Putin: Iran Cooperating with UN VOA 18 Sep 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes Iran is cooperating sufficiently with the United Nations nuclear agency and U.N. sanctions will cause new problems.
  • Six Police, Top Rebel Commander Killed In Chechnya RFE/RL 17 Sep 2005 -- Seven police officers were killed and five wounded over a 24 period in Chechnya and a rebel website posted information that a leading commander was killed.
  • Bush, Putin Meeting Reveals Similar Positions On Iran RFE/RL 17 Sep 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush came away from their two-hour meeting yesterday touting the harmony of their visions on negotiations with Iran over its nuclear ambitions.
  • Bush, Putin Discuss Iran During White House Meeting VOA 16 Sep 2005 -- President Bush says he is confident Iran will be brought before the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions if it does not abide by agreements limiting nuclear activities. Mr. Bush made the comment following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • U.S. Rejects Some Russian Demands At OSCE RFE/RL 14 Sep 2005 -- The United States has rejected several Russian proposals for changing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
  • Russia Concerned Over Georgia Ammunition Deal RFE/RL 13 Sep 2005 -- Russia today expressed concern over the Czech Republic's decision to transfer ammunition to Georgia.
  • Russian FM: Moscow keen to expand cooperation, ties with Tehran IRNA 12 Sep 2005 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow is keen to expand cooperation and relations with Tehran.
  • Beslan Investigators To Question Security Heads RFE/RL 08 Sep 2005 -- A top Russian prosecutor said today that officials conducting an investigation into last year's deadly Beslan school siege will question some of the heads of Russia's security services.
  • Russia: Putin Again Says He Won't Run For Third Term But Will 'Work' For Russia RFE/RL 07 Sep 2005 -- President Vladimir Putin has once again dismissed allegations that he plans to amend the Russian Constitution in order to seek a third term in 2008.
  • Russia, China Vow To Expand Military Cooperation RFE/RL 06 Sep 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said today Russia and China plan to intensify military cooperation, including the use of more joint military exercises.
  • Putin Warns Against Interference In CIS RFE/RL 06 Sep 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said foreign pressure for reform in former Soviet Union states risks turning them into chaotic "banana republics."
  • Russia: Putin Replaces Navy Chief RFE/RL 05 Sep 2005 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved of duty Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroedov, who has led the Russian Navy since 1997
  • Russia Launches New Beslan Investigation RFE/RL 05 Sep 2005 -- Russian Deputy Prosecutor-General Vladimir Kolesnikov led a team of federal investigators to Beslan today on orders of President Vladimir Putin to assess the progress in the investigation into last year's tragic hostage crisis at an elementary school.
  • Putin Orders Probe of Beslan Massacre of 2004 VOA 03 Sep 2005 -- In Moscow, President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's top prosecutor, General Vladimir Ustinov, to investigate last year's hostage crisis at Beslan, a town where more than 330 children and adults died in a bloody confrontation between militants and Russian forces.
  • Russia: Beslan Mothers To Meet Putin At Kremlin RFE/RL 02 Sep 2005 -- Mothers and other relatives of victims of the Beslan school hostage massacre met with Russian President Vladimir Putin today (2 September) at the Kremlin.
  • Russia: Basaev Rejoins Chechen Rebel Government RFE/RL 01 Sep 2005 -- Chechen warlord Shamil Basaev, who claims responsibility for last year's deadly Beslan school seizure and other terrorist attacks, has rejoined Chechnya's separatist government as deputy prime minister.



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