Read more Russian military stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9243/russian-military.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:36:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66099/russian-subs-patrol-us-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirst, Vladimir Putin shows off his biceps on vacation and now this: Two nuclear-powered Russian subs have been poking around the East Coast of the US, the New York Times reports. It's not clear what they're up to, but the move is a rare one that smacks of the Cold...http://www.newser.com/story/66099/russian-subs-patrol-us-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 18:28:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54624/russia-to-build-6-new-nuclear-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia is building at least six new nuclear submarines equipped with long-distance cruise missiles, according to state-connected news agency Itar-Tass. One is expected to be on line by 2011, the rest by 2017. A Russian defense ministry source say the missiles, capable of carrying low-capacity nuclear warheads, "would be designed...http://www.newser.com/story/54624/russia-to-build-6-new-nuclear-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 7:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53583/medvedev-nato-threat-means-russia-will-rearm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia will rearm its military and boost its nuclear capabilities in response to NATO's growth, President Dmitry Medvedev told Russian military heads today. “Attempts to expand the military infrastructure of NATO near the borders of our country are continuing,” Medvedev said. That, alongside international terrorism and local concerns, “requires a...http://www.newser.com/story/53583/medvedev-nato-threat-means-russia-will-rearm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 13:00:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38534/resurgent-russia-vows-to-beef-up-military.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia signed a $1 billion military loan deal with Venezuela yesterday while pledging to upgrade its own military, the New York Times reports. The country plans to ratchet its defense budget back up to Cold War levels next year and intends to have new warships built by 2020. President Dmitry...http://www.newser.com/story/38534/resurgent-russia-vows-to-beef-up-military.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 6:21:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36159/russia-will-absorb-south-ossetia-in-several-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia intends to absorb Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia “in several years” or perhaps sooner, the speaker of the region’s parliament tells AP. In meetings this week in Moscow between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and South Ossetian leader, Eduard Kokoity, the intent was “firmly stated by both leaders,” the...http://www.newser.com/story/36159/russia-will-absorb-south-ossetia-in-several-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Aug 2008 10:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35674/us-aid-ship-arrives-in-georgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi today, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions. But a top Russian general suggested that the presence of US and other NATO ships in...http://www.newser.com/story/35674/us-aid-ship-arrives-in-georgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Aug 2008 12:57:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35216/west-worries-as-russia-digs-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussian forces appear to be hunkering down rather than beginning their promised withdrawal from Georgian territory, the New York Time s reports. Troops are digging in along the highway to Tbilisi and military vehicles are moving in both directions, alarming the West, according to Reuters. Pentagon officials say they have...http://www.newser.com/story/35216/west-worries-as-russia-digs-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 4:17:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35086/russia-pledges-to-start-georgia-pullout-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDimitry Medvedev said today he'll start pulling troops out of Georgia tomorrow, but has no plans to withdraw from the separatist stronghold of South Ossetia, the BBC reports. The Russian president made the pledge after a phone conversation with Nicolas Sarkozy, who had brokered a ceasefire Friday. Despite signing the...http://www.newser.com/story/35086/russia-pledges-to-start-georgia-pullout-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 8:51:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34851/bush-sends-aid-rice-to-georgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush announced that the US would send humanitarian aid into Georgia today as hostilities threatened to overwhelm the fragile peace agreement, the New York Times reports. In announcing that he was dispatching Condoleezza Rice to mediate the dispute, Bush said that the US “stands with the democratically elected government...http://www.newser.com/story/34851/bush-sends-aid-rice-to-georgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 14:53:44 CDT