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2008-11-11
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"We are aware of the concerns and fears expressed by some energy consumers.
There are absolutely no grounds for such fears. We are not establishing a cartel, nor are we striking any cartel deals.
However, energy producers, as well as consumers, have the right to and must coordinate their decisions, exchange information, and do their best to ensure uninterrupted hydrocarbon supplies on global markets."
-- Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, in response to fears by Western consumers that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), a group of natural gas producing countries, will manipulate prices
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2008-11-06
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Russia's decision to deploy missiles was "beyond comprehension."
-- Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania
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2008-11-05
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Russia might deploy short-range missiles in the Baltic region to counter a perceived threat from a proposed American missile defense shield in Eastern Europe.
-- According to Dmitri A. Medvedev, President of Russia, in his first state of the nation address
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2008-10-22
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Russia's Pacific fleet will cut more than 4,500 officer jobs by the end of 2009.
-- According to Anatoly Serdyukov, Defence Minister of Russia
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2008-10-15
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"I consider Russia to be a Western country and my plan is for the Russian Federation to be able to become a member of the European Union in the coming years."
-- Silvio Berlusconi,Italian Prime Minister, told reporters in Brussels he arrived for an EU summit
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2008-10-14
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Under the plan, by 2012:
The number of generals and admirals will fall from 1,107 to 886.
The number of officers will fall by more than half, to 150,000.
The number of military units in the ground forces will be slashed from 1,890 to 172 within three years.
And the four-tier system inherited from the Soviet army -- where the line of command is from a military district, to army, to division to regiment -- will be replaced with a streamlined three-tier system in which brigades will play a central role.
The brigades as interim units between a regiments and divisions, will be largely self-contained, combat-ready forces which are highly mobile and can be deployed quickly in a crisis.
-- According to Anatoly Serdyukov, Defence Minister of Russia, at army reform meeting
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2008-10-10
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"The politician worked on the U.S. and NATO's side and did everything to destroy Yugoslavia and annex Kosovo.
The peace prize is obviously an award for his zealous efforts in that shameful process."
-- Leonid Ivashov, head of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems think tank
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2008-10
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"United States' desire to consolidate its global role" is unrealizable in a multipolar world.
-- According to Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, in a major speech regarding European security at the World Policy Conference in Evian, France
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2008-10
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Russia will create a more modern, mobile army.
-- According to Jane's Strategic Advisory Services (JSAS), in a report
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2008-10
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"While ostensibly a military success, the August war actually exposed many of the Russian military's deep-seated weaknesses.
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A central problem is that of a Russian political and military leadership commitment to a Cold War scenario.
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Focus remains on a large army able to deploy overwhelming firepower ... There is little demonstrable interest in a smaller, better trained and flexible force.
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Improvements in command, training levels and the employment of flexible, modern weapons systems are required before the Russian military can face any opponents larger or better equipped than the Georgian military."
-- According to Jane's Strategic Advisory Services (JSAS), in a report
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