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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dispatched Emergency Ministry Sergei Shoigu to the site of the crash and formed a special commission headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to investigate the cause...
...Although the presence of a Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan is historically justified, the military presence of the U.S. and NATO countries is a threat to our national interests." In an indication of how comfortable Russia feels at its base in the Kyrgyz city of Kant, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev sent 150 paratroopers on Thursday to shore up the Russian forces there. The U.S., meanwhile, halted flights to its Kyrgyz base on Wednesday and Thursday. (Read a brief history of Kyrgyzstan...
...close call for the U.S. "That we have the Manas base in Kyrgyzstan is a great achievement," he said. "Russia didn't want to allow us to have that. They put down $2 billion to get us out. But Obama had very frank discussions with [Russian President Dmitri] Medvedev. He said, If you believe we have a common enemy in Afghanistan, then this is going to help us fight that common enemy. Had we lost that, it would have been a major blow. It is a major hub for getting our soldiers in and out of there...
...Soviet propaganda. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied dictating to the networks how major events should be covered, but Channel One, Rossia 1 and NTV almost never stray from the official line these days and often provide fawning coverage of Putin, now the Prime Minister, and the current President, Dmitri Medvedev...
...even Medvedev, the country's leading liberal, has begun to take the tone of a belligerent, tweeting on Monday, "We have to continue fighting the terrorists without pleasantries, liquidating them without emotion or hesitation." This suggests that a new security regime could be on its way to the North Caucasus. Such a response could mark another turning point in the long-running conflict - and runs the risk of renewing a quagmire the government thought it was finally starting to escape...