Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Ivanov
Sergei Borisovich Ivanovis a Russian senior official and statesman. Ivanov was Minister of Defense of Russia from March 2001 to February 2007, Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and the First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008. After the election of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia, Ivanov was reappointed a Deputy Prime Minister in Vladimir Putin's second government. Since December 2011, Ivanov is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office...
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If such proposals come -- we have not yet received them -- I am sure that they will not solve the ABM issue,
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there are sufficient forces in the region to stop such attacks.
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There is no better advertisement for our arms and military hardware than a real demonstration of their capabilities in the course of practical exercises,
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Such plans do not limit, but in fact promote efforts by others to develop (nuclear weapons),
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Around the end of January 2006 we shall send a group of ships from our Black Sea fleet to take part,
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Nothing terrible happened, we all saw that and we all had sufficient time to react. Thank God we are not blind.
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I'd really like to do it. I've heard a lot of good stories from my team-mates.
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I believe it is total rubbish...without using the proper American word starting with 'bull'.
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The cornerstone of strategic stability is the 1972 ABM Treaty, ... The treaty created the possibility for predictability in the nuclear sphere and progress on the way towards nuclear disarmament not only for the USSR and the United States, but also the whole world.
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We have put the Cold War behind us. We no longer count our divisions and our warheads. And I am Russia's first civilian defense minister in many centuries. We have become more pragmatic.
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When it comes to culture, religion and mentality, most Russians identify with Europe.
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Because of its huge territory, Russia must devote a great deal of attention to security.
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Russia sees itself as a country that is self-sufficient.
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The Baltic countries are sovereign nations. They have the right to decide which military and political bloc they want to be a part of.