Russia May Launch Anti-Terror Strikes
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Russia may use its strategic bombers to unleash preventive strikes against terrorists outside its borders, the commander of Russia's air force said Friday.
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Russia has armed planes with long-range missiles which could be used against terrorists, local media say.
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PARIS  - Canada's foreign minister urged Russia on Friday to avoid launching a unilateral strike on Chechen terrorists, but to handle its war against terrorism within an international framework.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin linked the downing last week of two passenger airliners to Al-Qaeda and said this proved the presence of organized international terrorism on Russian soil.
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&quot;Russia is not the only country that has announced the possibility of using or carrying out preventive strikes. I would like to stress that we did not invent it,&quot; he added, hinting that Moscow was following a US lead.
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WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week&#39;s twin air crashes, The Post has learned.
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Russia and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism, Russia&#39;s defense minister said yesterday, while reiterating that Moscow reserves the right to carry out
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Russia says it may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins Nato and deploys the US missile defence shield.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
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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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Putin says Russia could target missiles at Ukraine in response to any deployment of US missile shield there
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Russia's parliament drafted proposals  for an anti-terrorism law Monday, the day it began an inquiry  into the Beslan school siege that killed more than 320  hostages, half of them children.
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Russia issued a veiled warning on Friday that it could deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad enclave bordering the European Union if Washington does not draw back from its missile defence plans.
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President Vladimir Putin has ordered sweeping changes to Russia&#39;s political system to help combat terrorism, but immediately has drawn charges he is exploiting a bloody school siege to boost his personal power.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is "seriously preparing" for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, as Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that have claimed more than 430 lives.    Speaking to a meeting of world mayors in Moscow, Putin also made a veiled attack on the West, saying that double standards in dealing with terrorism are "disastrous for global security."   Putin didn't name any specific countries, but his comments appeared to be aimed against European and U.S...
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Russia has been used as the launch-pad for a new wave of cyberattacks aimed at political and media organizations.