Russia Announces More Funding for Security
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MOSCOW Sept. 14, 2004 - Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring $5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, the first concrete new step in the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir Putin has called the country&#39;s No.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a series of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power, with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake and urged the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
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Russia is poised to undertake an ambitious rearmament program to beef up its intercontinental ballistic missile stocks and nuclear submarine fleet. By the Associated Press.
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MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking steps to further strengthen the central government&#39;s control over the nation&#39;s political life.
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New publications tout Putin's achievements and aim to clear up 'misunderstandings.'
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Russia will move aggressively into the war against international terrorism by cooperating more closely with the United States. President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced sweeping measures to beef up Kremlin
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Russian deputies submitted a draft  anti-terrorism law to parliament on Tuesday in the latest  security measure after attacks such as the Beslan school  massacre in which more than 330 people were killed.
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In response to a series of deadly terror attacks in Russia in recent weeks, President Vladimir Putin has announced a number of proposed changes to Russia&#39;s political system.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for creation of a powerful anti-terror agency...
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Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
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Russia announces a new security structure for the North Caucasus to prevent Beslan-style terror attacks.
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Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Thursday that Russia plans a big increase in defense spending next year, with some extra money going to bigger cash allowances for soldiers.
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Russia said it would give top priority to funding new efforts to fight terrorism a day after President Vladimir Putin unveiled plans to concentrate national political efforts on the same objective.
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Russia&#39;s foreign minister welcomed Israel&#39;s offer of help in combating militant groups on Monday, saying Russia needs to be more effective in fighting terror after last week&#39;s deadly hostage school standoff.
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President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus as he appointed a mew government chief of staff after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
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MOSCOW Sept. 8, 2004 - Russia&#39;s Federal Security has promised up to $10.3 million for information that helps &quot;neutralize&quot; Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.