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...
armed chairs command five forces generals hundred including laid meaning means members men military next number optimal personnel planned proportion reduction staff thousand three top within
This means that about 35,000 men of the non-combat personnel will be laid off within the next five years, including some staff members of military chairs and other dual-purpose structures. It is also planned to do away with three hundred high-rank command posts, after which the number of generals and admirals in the Armed Forces will not top 1,100 men, meaning their reduction to the optimal proportion of one per thousand servicemen,
arms create including outer race result stability strategic structure treaty
The destruction of the 1972 ABM Treaty will result in the annihilation of the whole structure of strategic stability and create prerequisites for a new arms race including one in outer space,
accepted britain broader exercises format hold including india involves members nato next proposal russia several states time united
India has accepted our proposal to hold exercises next year, this time in Russia and in a broader format that involves several other countries, including NATO members the United States , Britain and France,
example korea north obvious seemed situation worse year
The situation in North Korea is the obvious example because the situation a year ago seemed much worse than today.
effective hard improve increase nuclear number quality rather trying
We have effective nuclear weapons, and we are not trying to increase their number but rather to improve their quality and effectiveness, to make them hard to intercept.
enrich proposal remains territory uranium
Russia's proposal to enrich uranium on its territory remains on the negotiating table.
increase intentions military presence russia
Russia has no intentions to increase its military presence in the northwest.
current organized pursuit remaining
At the current time, we have an organized pursuit to find the remaining criminals,
approve contract defense doubt government officially
There should be no doubt that the government will officially approve of the defense contract in December,
aircraft begin group join operation russian sudan three transfer un
The transfer of a Russian aircraft group to Sudan to join the peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the UN will begin in three days.
history knowing
We have a history of knowing what Afghanistan is.
advanced billion surplus
The 54-billion-ruble (some 1.9 billion US dollars) surplus will be used for development purposes and acquisition of advanced equipment,
atomic itself lowering threshold weapons
Lowering the threshold for use of atomic weapons is in itself dangerous,
beginning either endanger less liable measures side sort worried
less worried now, than at the beginning of the year, that either side could take measures of some sort liable to endanger security.