Russia Says 30 Percent Of Weapons Unusable In Combat
Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev told the State Duma that at least 30 percent of Russia’s weapons cannot be used in battle and more than 70 percent of navy ships require repairs. Only about one third of air force aircraft are flight ready, with crashes increasing amid aging infrastructure and cash shortages. He cited no new nuclear submarines, tanks, planes, helicopters, or cannons this year, and urged ratification of START II to cut stockpiles and fund modernization.
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Moscow
Russia
Air Force
Igor Sergeyev
State
Duma
Far East
Sergeyev
United States
Parliament Signs Limit on Money Printing to Curb Inflation
Russia's State Duma approved a bill to cap government monetary expansion at 25 billion rubles in Q4 aiming to curb inflation near 70 percent. Central Bank Chief Gerashchenko backed the plan to stabilize the ruble as the crisis slows asset sales and state revenues fall short of forecasts.
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Moscow
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
State Duma
Central Bank
Viktor Gerashchenko
Duma
Poland set to open communist files under new bill
Poland’s president Aleksander Kwasniewski pledged a new bill to open secret police files, replacing a vetoed measure. The plan envisions an Institute of National Remembrance to house 1944 89 documents and would let all Poles access files, with board selection reaching beyond parliamentary control. Solidarity warns on political fallout and risks of blackmail if files stay closed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Solidarity
Kwasniewski
Institute
Sejm
Senate
National Judicial Council
Seven Workers Killed in Salta Gas Line Blast
Seven workmen were killed when a gas pipeline they were repairing exploded in Salta, Argentina. One worker was seriously burned and the cause of the blast remained unknown.
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Salta
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Noticias Argentinas
Two die as Indian workers protest insurance investment bill
Clashes between Trinamul Congress and Communist Party adherents in Bhaktinagar left at least two dead and four injured as a one day strike against foreign investment in the insurance sector spread nationwide. New Delhi protests were partial while Calcutta shops and banks closed and Kerala Tripura observed general shutdowns. The bill, backed by BJP and Congress, would allow up to 40 percent foreign investment in insurers and faces parliamentary votes next week.
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Trinamul Congress
Communist Party
Bhaktinagar
Calcutta
Bombay
Kerala
Tripura
Bharatiya Janata Party
Congress Party
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