Russia Denies Involvement in Iraq Weapons
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Russia angrily denied allegations Thursday that Russian forces had smuggled a cache of high explosives out of Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion in March 2003.
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SOFIA (bnn)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied Tuesday that his country has blocked adoption of a draft declaration about Ukraine at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Sofia.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.
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President Vladimir V. Putin suggested that Russia would not object to American interceptor missiles in Iraq, Turkey or at sea.
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Iraq is still too dangerous for Russian companies to work there, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Friday.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader
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Iraq had no stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons for military use before last year&#39;s US-led invasion and its nuclear program had decayed since the 1991 Gulf War, a US weapons inspector said in testimony on Wednesday.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was a matter strictly for Moscow to decide.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin says he has grave doubts about plans to hold elections in Iraq next month. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see how a poll could be held while Iraq was under &quot;full occupation&quot;.
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Private security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
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RussiaÂs prosecutor general said no Russians would be extradited to Britain to stand trial.
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his doubt that the Iraqi elections will be held at their due time. Putin said during his meeting with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi that he
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Russia shrugged off U.S. criticism over nuclear issues Thursday, saying it had made progress in reducing its tactical weapons in Europe and would continue cooperating with Iran's program despite concerns Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans  for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze  compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei  Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an  anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted  Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.
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The United States said on  Tuesday it saw no need for U.N. involvement in the search for  377 tons of high explosives missing in Iraq, but Russia said  the Security Council should pursue the issue.