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| New START "cornerstone" for Europe''s security - Medvedev |
| 2010-12-25 |
| (KUNA) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday called the new START a "cornerstone" for Europe's security for the coming decades. Speaking warmly of US President Barack B.O.Obama, Medvedev said in a televised appearance "under very difficult circumstances, he (Obama) managed to make the Senate ratify this document." The new START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), is a follow-up to the 1991 START I treaty, which expired in December 2009, START II and the 2002 Treaty of Moscow (SORT) due to expire in December 2012, which would reduces the number of operationally-inactive stockpile of nuclear warheads at both superpowers to 1,550 warheads each. "Obama is a man who knows how to hear and to listen. A man who lives up to this standard, as he keeps his word," Medvedev pointed out. He made the comments during a televised question-and-answer session with the heads of Russia's three leading television stations. The Russian Parliament, which was waiting for the treaty to be ratified by the US Senate, held a first reading of a ratification bill earlier today. The bill will need to pass three readings by the Duma, the lower house of parliament, a process that will continue at least through the end of January. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 ...a "cornerstone" for Europe's security for the coming decades. Like the Autobahn was in the 30's... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-25 14:58 |
| #5 You'd be surprised. I doubt it. But I can always hope. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-25 11:46 |
| #4 You'd be surprised. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-12-25 04:36 |
| #3 At least if Russia takes over EUrope, they're deal with the Muzzi infestation. They can't even deal with their own. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-25 03:52 |
| #2 Well. At least if Russia takes over EUrope, they're deal with the Muzzi infestation. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-12-25 03:26 |
| #1 New START "cornerstone" for Europe's security Ahem. May I be the first to say WTF? Security in the sense that Russia won't attack them? Isn't that sort of under Russia's control? Thanks for nothing. Obama, you clown. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-25 01:07 |