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A proposed merger between the two largest...

A proposed merger between the two largest gas companies of Russia and Ukraine has caused a surge of criticism among the Ukrainian opposition, the Russian press said on Tuesday.


Arsenal"s Andrei Arshavin will miss at least...

Arsenal"s Andrei Arshavin will miss at least the next "two or three weeks" with a calf strain, the Russian international said on his website on Thursday.


After 13 years of complete Labor dominance...

After 13 years of complete Labor dominance in the Parliament and at Downing Street, the British are preparing to put on conservative attire. However, they will hardly dare to fully change colors from red (color of the Labour Party) to blue (color of the Conservatives). All the latest polls as well as various analysts, psychics, and the most reliable political forecasters - the bookmakers - suggest that after the May 6, 2010 general election, Britain will be dressed in a blue top and red bottom with substantial elements of orange (color of the Liberal Democrats) in the middle.

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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...

A combined force of 12,500 troops, over 220 tanks, some 470 armored combat vehicles, 230 self-propelled and towed artillery pieces, mortar guns and multiple-launch rocket systems, auxiliary equipment and warships from the Baltic, Black Sea and Northern fleets, 60 airplanes and 40 helicopters, and officers from the two countries" security and law-enforcement forces will train in order to "ensure strategic stability in the East European region" from September 8 to 29.

Russia will be represented by the 20th multiservice army of the Moscow Military District, Air Force Main Command task forces, and the Military Transport Aviation and the Airborne Forces, including units from the 98th Airborne Division that took part in the 2008 war against Georgia.

The plan for the war games calls for an airborne assault by 600 troops with armored vehicles.

Another goal is to test the new command and control systems for the new types of units formed during the ongoing military reform.

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