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Popovkin to Roskosmos?
Vladimir Popovkin (photo: Sobakidendy-news.ru) Friday Marker.ru reported rumors from its sources saying First Deputy Defense Minister, and GPV 2011-2020 architect, Vladimir Popovkin will relieve...
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Kicking the Defense Ministry and OPK
President's Meeting on the OPK President Medvedev is irritated as ever that the Defense Ministry and OPK aren’t moving out smartly to rearm and reequip the Armed Forces. He’s trying to kick them into...
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Off With Their Pogonies!
Friday's Security Council Session Dmitriy Medvedev’s asked again for the heads (or pogonies) of the guilty. A couple weeks after his government delivered several of those allegedly responsible for...
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Latest on GOZ Woes (Part II)
To review this week . . . Prime Minister Putin’s current deadline for completing GOZ contracts is August 31, but it’s unlikely to be met, even by loyal Deputy PM and OSK Board Chairman Igor Sechin....
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A Kick On the Way Out
We may see more stories of this type, the kind you see when the president is a lame duck. Novoye vremya has an article this week about what various observers expect from Putin III – reformer or...
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Medvedev Signs Pay Law
Medvedev's Meeting on Pay Law Monday President Medvedev met an unusual group — the Defense Minister, General Staff Chief, and MD / OSK commanders (but no service CINCs or branch commanders) — to...
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First Get Some Rockets
Iskander How do you rattle your rockets? First get some rockets. President Dmitriy Medvedev’s address last week underscored the extent to which Russian foreign and defense policies are hampered by...
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Medvedev Talks Bulava Acceptance
Medvedev Shakes Korolev's Hand This post is admittedly as much about using a good photo and video as relaying something you haven’t heard. But the visuals bring the subject to life a little. At any...
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Medvedev Visits GRU Headquarters
General-Major Sergun Welcomes Medvedev and Serdyukov President Dmitriy Medvedev, accompanied by Defense Minister Serdyukov and General Staff Chief Makarov, paid a visit on GRU headquarters yesterday....
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Reacting to Felgengauer
A good friend asked for a reaction to Pavel Felgengauer’s latest piece. This author agrees with many of Felgengauer’s views, though not all of them. In particular, this observer is unable to declare,...
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