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Montevideo, December 7th 2025 - 04:13 UTC

Tag: Russia

  • Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 23:10 UTC

    Following the Snowden incident, Russia’s secret service orders typewriters

    President Vladimir Putin, an old KGB master spy knows what he’s talking about

    The Kremlin's security agency is buying up typewriters to avoid damaging leaks in a move said to be motivated by the recent US surveillance scandals. Russia's Federal Protective Service, the KGB's successor in charge of protecting President Vladimir Putin and his officials, placed an order for 20 typewriters, according to the state procurement website.

  • Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 20:29 UTC

    Chernobyl at sea? Russia building Floating Nuclear Power Plants

    Academician Lomonosov's“, 21,500-ton, carries two ”modified KLT-40 naval propulsion reactors” sufficient for a city of 200,000 people.

    By John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com - So much for the lessons of Fukushima; never mind oil spills the Russian Federation is preparing an energy initiative that, if it has problems will inject nuclear material into the maritime environment.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 03:25 UTC

    Evo Morales' plane rerouted on suspicion Snowden on board.

    Choquehuanca said France and Portugal “put at risk the life of the president.”

    The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the country's foreign minister said.

  • Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 09:17 UTC

    Ecuador 'helped Snowden by mistake,' asylum in doubt

    “Are we responsible for getting him to Ecuador? It’s not logical,” Correa said Monday

    Edward Snowden will not necessarily be granted asylum in Ecuador, and any travel aid given to him was purely accidental, the Ecuadorian President has said. He also rebuked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for speaking on the part of Ecuador.

  • Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 17:15 UTC

    Ecuador tells Washington to submit its position on Snowden case ‘in writing’

    Correa’s Ecuador awaiting Snowden?

    Ecuador said on Wednesday the United States must “submit its position” regarding Edward Snowden to the Ecuadorian government in writing as it considers the former U.S. spy agency contractor's request for asylum. Ecuador, in a statement from its embassy in Washington, said it would review the request “responsibly”.

  • Friday, June 21st 2013 - 16:41 UTC

    Russia to supply China 270bn dollars in oil on 25 year contract

    Rosneft will receive 70bn upfront, Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Russian state oil company Rosneft has agreed to double its oil supplies to China, in a deal worth 270bn dollars over 25 years. Under the terms of the deal, Rosneft will supply 300.000 barrels of oil a day to China starting in 2015.

  • Monday, April 8th 2013 - 04:47 UTC

    Russia’s Gazprom after Bolivian natural gas; takes 20% stake in Total fields

    Gazprom’s headquarters in Moscow, one of the world’s leading gas production companies

    Russia’s Gazprom will buy a 20% stake in Total SA’s gas fields in Bolivia. Total will retain 60% ownership in the fields, while a unit of Argentina’s Techint Group holds 20”, announced Bolivia’s Energy minister Juan Jose Sosa.

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 21:04 UTC

    African swine desert out of control in Russia and former Soviet republics

    Russian authorities sacrificing infected pigs

    African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in 2012 have been the worst yet in Russia, with over half a million pigs having fallen victim to the disease and subsequently culled. It is hard to pinpoint causes, but lack of bio-security knowledge appears to be part of the problem which seems out of control. Surrounding countries reporting ASF to the OIE included Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and even Ukraine.

  • Friday, March 1st 2013 - 06:39 UTC

    Be careful: Russia is back to stay in the Middle East

    Following the blunders of Russian diplomacy in Libya, President Vladimir Putin wants to ensure control of an Aliwite state carved out of the original Syria

    Russia is back. President Vladimir Putin wants the world to acknowledge that Russia remains a global power. He is making his stand in Syria. The Soviet Union acquired the Tartus Naval Port in Syria in 1971 without any real purpose for it. With their ships welcomed in Algeria, Cuba or Vietnam, Tartus was too insignificant to be developed. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lacked the funds to spend on the base and no reason to invest in it.

  • Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 01:22 UTC

    Brazil/Russia agree to increase trade and cooperation in agriculture and defense

    PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Dilma Rousseff underline the significance of the agreements reached

    Brazil and Russia signed several agreements in different fields geared to increase trade and to advance in defense, energy and agriculture cooperation, including the purchase of Russian anti aircraft missile batteries on condition that Moscow agrees to transfer technology.