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Medvedev vows nuclear funding

Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

President Dmitry Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia's armed forces Thursday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats. Medvedev inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region some 150 miles northeast of Moscow....

Medvedev Pledges Funds for Missiles

Moscow Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Thursday to ensure that the country's nuclear deterrent remained properly funded to ward off threats to national security.

Medvedev Arrives in Kostroma to Visit Military Academy

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

KOSTROMA, Russia. May 15 (Interfax) - President Dmitry Medvedev, who is touring Russia's Central Federal District, arrived in Kostroma on Thursday to visit a military educational and research institution specializing in defense against radiation and contamination resulting from nuclear, chemical and biological attacks.

Medvedev appoints former Putin aide as drug control chief

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday

MOSCOW, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed on Thursday Viktor Ivanov, a former presidential aide and FSB officer, as head of the federal drug control service, the Kreml...

Businessmen: Russia's Medvedev Inherits Strong, But Vulnerable Economy A EurasiaNet Recap

Eurasianet (Free subscription) | yesterday

BY RICHARD WEITZ On the surface, newly inaugurated Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is inheriting one of the world's strongest economies. Surging prices for Russian energy exports and a near-decade-long economic boom mean that confidence in the country's future is running strong. Two prominent Russian businessmen, however, caution that Russia's energy reliance hurts its economy as much as it...

Medvedev tours Russian missile base

Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

President Dmitri Medvedev made his debut Thursday as the commander in chief of the Russian armed forces, touring a missile base and promising to provide the necessary financing for nuclear forces to counter global threats. Medvedev examined Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base in Teikovo, a small town in the Ivanovo region about 250 kilometers,...

• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - kansascity.com

Medvedev tours Russian missile base

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tour of missile base brings nucl President Dmitri Medvedev made his debut Thursday as the commander in chief of the Russian armed forces, touring a missile base and promising to provide the necessary...

• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - kansascity.com
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Medvedev tours Russian missile base

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Dmitri Medvedev made his debut Thursday as the commander in chief of Russia's armed forces, touring a missile base and promising to provide the necessary funding for nuclear forces to counter global threats.

Medvedev visits Strategic Missile Forces unit

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday

TEIKOVO (Ivanovo region), May 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, during his first trip across the country, visited a site of the 54th strategic missile division in the town of Taikovo...

• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons - kansascity.com

Medvedev to visit India this year - Hindu

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Hindu - 1 hour agoWARM WELCOME: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) welcomes External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee before their talks in Yekaterinburg on Thursday. Sify Press Trust of India

Medvedev Orders Reduced Restrictions on Some Businesses

Get Mash (Free subscription) | yesterday

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders a reduction in restrictions on Russia’s small- and medium-size businesses, which have long suffered from tight official controls. Read the full story

Medvedev Kicks Off Kazakhstan Courtship

Eurasianet (Free subscription) | yesterday

BY SERGEI BLAGOV With Kazakhstan the choice for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first official state visit, Russian and Kazakhstani officials are talking hard about plans to expand their governments' partnership. However, the two former Soviet states are understood to remain divided over some divergent interests, notably oil transit, despite Russian claims to the contrary.

Medvedev names key advisers; most are Putin men

OTB News (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has named his team of close advisers, with key posts going mostly to officials who performed similar roles for previous Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin. Share This

Medvedev names key advisers; most are Putin men

Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has named his team of close advisers, with key posts going mostly to officials who performed similar roles for previous Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made another series of appointments of personal advisers and envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made another series of appointments of personal advisers and envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Medvedev appointed two more ...