Posts Tagged ‘russia’

Russia picks up French combat optics
MOSCOW, June 28 (UPI) — Russia’s main arms exporter has signed a string of deals with a leading French defense firm for provision of night vision devices on combat vehicles. Russia – Moscow – Travel and Tourism – Vladimir Putin – Dmitry Medvedev

Russia gas cuts impact Lithuania
Lithuanian gas supplies from Belarus fall 30%, as Russia further reduces the amount of gas it is supplying to Belarus over a payment dispute.

Russia cuts Belarus supplies again as ‘gas war’ escalates
Russia cut gas supplies to Belarus by nearly two thirds on Wednesday, as a payment feud went into a third day and claimed its first European victim when Lithuania reported a drop in gas flow.

I dont think McScotchland football deserves even 1 spot in Champions League. That 1 spot of gers or bhoys will always be the disgrace of Champions League and can never get out of group stage.
RIO I am sure both McRangers and McCeltics overachieved when they reached 16 if what you said it true.

Money-laundering ring broken in Russia
MOSCOW, April 30 (UPI) — A $9 billion money-laundering operation partly run by several Russian bank employees has been broken up by police, the Russian Interior Ministry said.

Polish leader, 95 others dead in Russia jet crash
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders died when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia on Saturday, killing 96, officials said.

I’ve been wondering why there is a little bit of russia located between poland and lituania. Why is it there? What is the history of it?

Example: Berlin to Moscow, Paris to Rome, Rome to St. Petersberg.

Trade between Russia, Lithuania shrinks against 2008 – Putin
NOVO-OGARYOVO, March 26 (Itar-Tass) — The trade turnover between Russia and Lithuania has shrunk against 2008 to about 4.5 billion dollars, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart Andrius Kubilius on Friday.

Russia eliminates 2 time zones
Russia’s president thought the country had too much time on its hands, so on Sunday he eliminated two of its 11 time zones.