The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

[Haykakan]

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RUSSIAN AIR FORCE APPROVES FUTURE STRATEGIC BOMBER DESIGN

April 11, 2013 - 20:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Air Force has approved the conceptual
design and specification of its future PAK-DA strategic bomber,
paving the way for development of components for the aircraft, Air
Force Commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Thursday, April 11,
according to RIA Novosti.

"The development of the aircraft is going as planned. The outline of
its design and characteristics has been approved and all relevant
documents have been signed allowing the industry to start the
development of systems for this plane," Bondarev said at a meeting
with Russian lawmakers.

The PAK-DA (meaning future long-range aircraft) project has been in
the works for several years but was given the formal go-ahead by the
Russian leadership last year. It is due to replace Russia's aging
fleet of 63 Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear and 13 Tu-160 Blackjack strategic
bombers in the next decade.

According to recent reports in the Russian media, citing defense
ministry sources, the Tupolev design bureau has won the PAK-DA
development tender with its concept for a subsonic aircraft with a
"flying wing" shape which provides superior "stealth capabilities."

The Defense Ministry insisted that the PAK-DA should be equipped with
advanced electronic warfare systems and armed with new nuclear-capable
long-range cruise missiles in addition to a variety of high-precision
conventional weapons.

The new bomber is expected to go in production by 2020 and will be
built at a new aircraft assembly line at Russia's Kazan plant (KAPO),
according to defense ministry officials. The same plant previously
built the Tu-95MS and Tu-160.

[Mher]

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Poll Shows Half Of Russians Don't Oppose Chechen Split


Every other Russian citizen would not be opposed to Chechnya's secession from Russia, according to a new poll by the Levada Center, Russia's top independent polling agency.

The study, conducted across Russia and published on July 1, shows that 24 percent of respondents would be "glad" if Chechnya were no longer part of the Russian Federation.

In 2009, that figure was just 14 percent.

Another 27 of respondents expressed indifference, saying a Chechen breakaway would "not make a particular impression" on them.

That figure has risen steadily since 1998, when just 11 percent of respondents shared such a view.

Sociologist Lev Gudkov, from the Levada Center, says the results illustrate growing public disenchantment with President Vladimir Putin's policies in Chechnya.

Putin's rise to power coincided with the start of Russia's second war against Chechen separatists in 1999. The Kremlin has since installed the iron-fisted Ramzan Kadyrov, a former rebel and the son of slain Chechen President Akhmed Kadyrov, at the republic's helm.

"The tendency we see here is that since the situation escalated, during the second Chechen war, the number of people who believe it is possible to retain Chechnya as part of the Russian Federation has significantly dropped," Gudkov says. "If we combine the different answers, about half of the population is ready to let Chechnya break away from Russia. This points to the negative results of Putin's policies in the [North] Caucasus."

According the poll, Russian backing for military action in Chechnya is also on the wane.

While only 23 percent said in 2005 that a Chechen breakaway should be prevented "by any means, including military," only 10 percent of respondents chose this answer in the latest poll.

As many as 52 percent of respondents said the threat of terrorism from the North Caucasus has not diminished over the past decade, with 72 percent describing Chechnya as "tense" or "explosive."

The poll appears to have riled Kadyrov, who credits himself with bringing a measure of peace and stability to Chechnya.

"This poll does not reflect the real situation," Kadyrov's spokesman, Alvi Karimov, told RFE/RL. "Today, the Chechen republic is a stable, calm region. I absolutely don't believe the Levada Center's data, and I'm not sure at all that this study was prepared by people who are concerned about Russia's fate, stability, and future."

http://www.rferl.org/content/chechnya-russia-poll-independence/25034502.html

[Haykakan]

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PUTIN: RUSSIA TO EXPAND POWER INDUSTRY TIES WITH ASIA PACIFIC REGION

October 8, 2013 - 11:50 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia plans to expand power industry interaction
with countries of the Asia Pacific region, President Vladimir Putin
has said, according to RIA Novosti.

"We export large quantities of natural gas to European countries. At
the same time, we see that energy resources are playing an ever more
important part in speeding up economic growth in the Asia Pacific
region," Putin told a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, October 8.

"We are aware of our responsibility in this sector and therefore plan
to expand our energy sector cooperation with our partners in Asia.

This concerns several different areas: fossil fuels, and advanced
technology too," the Russian leader said, according to a translation
of his speech posted on the Kremlin website.

"Abundant oil and gas resources are our natural competitive advantage,"
Putin said, adding that Russia has "already built a big oil pipeline
system running to the Pacific coast." He apparently referred to the
East Siberia - Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline.

"This project set records in effectiveness and was built in record
quick time. It runs several thousand kilometers from Siberia to the
Pacific Ocean, with a branch line running to Daqing in China. This has
helped to develop a new global energy market for our brand of oil,"
the Russian president said.

"As for gas, we have big possibilities in this sector and are carrying
out a number of projects," he said, adding that Russia would "soon
take steps to develop the liquefied natural gas trade."

[Mher]

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Армянские организации России объединяются

http://panarmenian.net/rus/news/173393

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Basic summary: a new union of Russian-Armenian organizations has been formed


Google Translate:

Armenian organizations of Russia together

November 30, 2013 in Moscow, a meeting of the Russian- Armenian organizations diasporialnyh Russia . At the meeting of leaders and representatives of organizations actively discussing issues that do not allow to develop communication and information provision between them.

Due to the strengthening of relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, as well as the need to strengthen the Armenian Diaspora of Russia and Moscow , it was decided to establish a Coordinating Council of the Russian- Armenian organizations ( KSRAO ) . Purpose of the Coordinating Council is the planning, organization , information technology and joint fulfillment of Council objectives , as well as the gradual convergence and strengthening of the Armenian diaspora in Russia.

In Coordinating Council includes : HAYASA, Representation of the Nagorno -Karabakh Republic ( Artsakh ) in Russia , YERKRAPAH , NGO " Support Center of Armenian - Russian strategic and community initiatives ," Young Professionals Community - SIVAM , Javakhk Diaspora of Russia , Russian diaspora HAMSHEN , International Organization development of Armenian classical music , Cultural and Educational Society " ARARAT" National Congress of Western Armenians Autonomous Nonprofit Organization " Baby School athletic association " Leader " , Internet portal and Armenia-online ArmBook.

To avoid creating bureaucratic structures for the management of the Coordinating Council was established only executive secretary . He is the main person who coordinates the work of the Coordinating Council .

Every organization , which became part of the Coordinating Council , in turn nominates ( from among its representatives ) on the executive secretary of the Coordinating Council for a period of 1 month.

First executive secretary of the Coordinating Council , the decision of participants , selected representative of the NGO " Support Center of Armenian - Russian strategic and community initiatives " Aram Khachatryan

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if any of our russian speakers can correct anything that was lost in the translation it would be great

[Sarkis86]

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The Great Leader President Vladimir Putin, instrumental in the Rise of Russia from the ashes of the Soviet Union, has visited Armenia for the first time since the thread was founded in 2006. Below is very in-depth, well-reason analysis to the importance of this historic visit by this historic leader to Armenia, complete with a fine selection of articles for support:

http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/...s-armenia.html

[Haykakan]

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I enjoyed reading that Sarkis. We need badly more writing like that because the sheeple only respond to what the media says so you gota put that stuff out there to and i applaud you for doing that. Would be nice if atleast one major media outlet was telling the truth but..

The Great Leader President Vladimir Putin, instrumental in the Rise of Russia from the ashes of the Soviet Union, has visited Armenia for the first time since the thread was founded in 2006. Below is very in-depth, well-reason analysis to the importance of this historic visit by this historic leader to Armenia, complete with a fine selection of articles for support:

http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/...s-armenia.html

[Hakob]

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I enjoyed reading that Sarkis. We need badly more writing like that because the sheeple only respond to what the media says so you gota put that stuff out there to and i applaud you for doing that. Would be nice if atleast one major media outlet was telling the truth but..

They will not make money by publishing stuff like this, will they? Better publish what payers tell. Who cares if population turns into angry and hatefull zombies. After all that is what sponsors want right? Then everything they want sheeple will do, any color any revolution. Revolution against state, church, Armenian families, armed forces, traditional culture.

[Sarkis86]

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I enjoyed reading that Sarkis. We need badly more writing like that because the sheeple only respond to what the media says so you gota put that stuff out there to and i applaud you for doing that. Would be nice if atleast one major media outlet was telling the truth but..

Thanks Haykakan and Hakob, but I don't deserve any applause. All credit and appreciation should be directed at the man who runs the blog "Heralding the Rise of Russia. I am being honest and dead serious when I say that Arevordi's blog is the most important source of information for us concerned Armenian Nationalists, especially those of us who were born and raised in the west and who primarily speak English, listen to English language electronic media, and reading English language printed media. The commentary is thoroughly-based in logic and reason, and addresses pretty much the entire spectrum of issues and enemies Armenia faces today. It is important to counter the psych-ops propaganda disguised as "journalism" which constitutes a monopoly of Diasporan and English language reporting about Armenia, and the Rise of Russia blog is an excellent resource of information and effective counter-arguments to the bullxxxx coming out of subversive and dengenerate agitprop organizations like the CIA-affiliated "Radio Liberty/Azatutyn", "Hetq", "Armenianow" and even ARF organs like Asbarez and Armenianweekly.

You two are doing an excellent job fighting the good fight and defending Armenia in the information war here, if you want to get the word out to even larger audiences consider commenting on asbarez and armenianweekly articles, there are a lot of "Armenia bad, Russia evil, Democracy is the only true religion" freaks which troll on those websites and publish anti-Russian, pro-xxxish, pro-turkish and pro-US/EU garbage there. Also if you are interested there is a pretty lively comments section at the bottom of the Rise of Russia blog. Arevordi published new articles about once a month, and the comments section usually gets something like 100-130 comments per article.

I'm glad you enjoyed reading the most recent blog commentary.

[Mher]

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Armenia’s CU-accession costs at $1bln for Russia: Gusev


YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Costs of Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union for Russia will be approximately 1 billion dollars, head of CIS strategic development center of Russia’s Institute of Europe professor Alexander Gusev said.

In economic terms Russia, no doubt, suffers from Armenia’s accession to the CU, Gusev said at Yerevan-Moscow video bridge on results of Russian president’s visit to Armenia. This includes nullified duties, reduced gas price, investments in projects, construction of Iran-Armenia railway branch, and modernization of irrigated farming, Gusev said.

But Russia gains much more from Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union in political terms, he said.

Following the negotiations of the presidents Sargsyan and Putin, Armenia and Russia signed over a dozen of documents, including on abolishment of customs duties for gas, oil products and raw diamonds supplied to Armenia, as well as several documents in gas sector, particularly on increasing
Gasprom’s share in ArmRosgasprom to 100% and reducing the gas price for Armenia to 189 dollars per 1,000 cubic meters.

The sides also signed an agreement on cooperation in nuclear safety and 2014-2017 actions plan on long-term economic cooperation until 2020.

http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_s_cu_accession_costs_at_1bln_for_russia_gusev/#sthash.gWxrxxcI.dpuf

[Artashes]

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Armenia�s CU-accession costs at $1bln for Russia: Gusev


YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Costs of Armenia�s accession to the Customs Union for Russia will be approximately 1 billion dollars, head of CIS strategic development center of Russia�s Institute of Europe professor Alexander Gusev said.

In economic terms Russia, no doubt, suffers from Armenia�s accession to the CU, Gusev said at Yerevan-Moscow video bridge on results of Russian president�s visit to Armenia. This includes nullified duties, reduced gas price, investments in projects, construction of Iran-Armenia railway branch, and modernization of irrigated farming, Gusev said.

But Russia gains much more from Armenia�s accession to the Customs Union in political terms, he said.

Following the negotiations of the presidents Sargsyan and Putin, Armenia and Russia signed over a dozen of documents, including on abolishment of customs duties for gas, oil products and raw diamonds supplied to Armenia, as well as several documents in gas sector, particularly on increasing
Gasprom�s share in ArmRosgasprom to 100% and reducing the gas price for Armenia to 189 dollars per 1,000 cubic meters.

The sides also signed an agreement on cooperation in nuclear safety and 2014-2017 actions plan on long-term economic cooperation until 2020.

http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armen....gWxrxxcI.dpuf

Could this be viewed as a give and take that was negotiated in some part by the calculated actions of our government?
There is much positive benefit for Armenia in the quoted post above. There is also significant & positive benefit for Russia.
Each country tries to get the best deal they can through a variety of methods. Through negotiating from the strongest position they can muster.
Could it be that Armenia by negotiating with the EU & USA was able to negotiate with Russia an even better deal than was initially offered or intended by Russia?
As has been pointed out, we have got pressure from Russia. Could it be that Russia felt pressure from us by our negotiations with the west such that they sweetened their original intended offer?
Because I have said that Russia is not our mother should in no way be construed as hateful speech or intentions towards Russia.
To me the above mentioned deals at least in part are better deals than I'm seeing offered by the competing element.
Am I being premature in saying... Way to go Serj?
Artashes