A collection of the most interesting publications appeared in 2001 is presented at this page. Coverage of the most recent events and links to new publications can be found here.
Official Russian position
- Statement By Alexander Yakovenko, The Official Spokesman Of Russia's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs regarding adoption by UN General Assembly of a resolution in support of preservation of and compliance with the 1972 ABM Treaty, November 30, 2001.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's Interview to National Public Radio, November 15, 2001
- President Bush, Russian President Putin Discuss New Relationship, Press Conference by President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, November 13, 2001
- President Putin Answer Questions From Chief Correspondents Of Moscow Offices Of Leading American Media, (Moscow, Kremlin, November 10, 2001)
- Excerpts from Russian President Vladimir Putin Interview to US Television Company ABC (the "20/20" program, host Barbara Walters), November 7, 2001
- Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov Answers Questions At Press Conference On Outcomes Of Talks With US Secretary Of State Colin Powell, Washington D.C., November 1, 2001
- Opening Remarks by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov At Press Conference On Outcomes Of Talks With US Secretary Of State Colin Powell, Washington D.C., November 1, 2001
- Statement by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation in the First Committee of the 56th session of the UN General Assembly on the issue of the ABM Treaty, 23 October 2001
- Remarks by President Putin of Russia and Answers to Questions from Journalists at a Joint Press Conference with President Bush of the United States Shanghai, October 21, 2001
- Interview Granted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Finnish Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, September 1, 2001
- Russian MFA Press Release on Russian-American Consultations on Strategic Stability, August 22, 2001.
- Answers of Official Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Yakovenko in a Live Broadcast on RTR Channel Regarding the ABM Treaty, (July 27, 2001)
- Modifications and Changes Are Different Things, - in Russian, (by Vadim Solovyev, Nezavisimoye Voeyennoe Obozreniye, July 6, 2001) - interview with Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, Head of the Russian defense ministry's Department of international military cooperation
- Effects of National Missile Defense on Arms Control and Strategic Stability, (by Ambassador Yuri Kapralov, presentation at forum "The Missile Threat and Plans for Ballistic Missile Defense: Impact on Global Security", Rome, 18-19 January 2001)
- Statement by Igor Ivanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament Geneva, 1 February 2001
Comments by Russian experts
- The ABM Treaty: The End of One Saga and the Start of Another, (by Nikolai Sokov, PONARS Policy Memo No. 218, December 2001)
- Arms Race on the Agenda, - in Russian, (by Mikhail Khodarenok, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, December 21, 2001) - an interview with Maj.-Gen. Vladimir Belous, Ret., Professor of the Academy of Military Sciences
- A Strength Test, - in Russian, (by Dmitri Danilov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, December 21, 2001)
- For "Slovo" Exclusively, - in Russian, (by Alexander Golovenko, Slovo, December 21, 2001) - an interview with Ivan Nikitchuk, member of State Duma, and representative of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov (Arzamas-16)
- Farewell to ABM, - in Russian, (by Mikhail Dmitruk, Versty Region, December 20, 2001) - an interview with Radii Ilkayev, Director of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center
- Sergey Rogov: "Americans Can Commit Follies", - in Russian, (SMI.RU, December 20, 2001)
- Keep ICBMs Only, Arbatov Says, (NTI Newswire, December 18, 2001)
- With a Dignity and No Panic, - in Russian, (by Sergei Rogov, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, December 18, 2001)
- A Painful Defeat of Russia, - in Russian, (by Mikhail Khodaryonok, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, December 18, 2001) - an interview with Colonel-General Vol'ter Kraskovskii, Ret., former Commander-in-Chief of the Missile Space Defense Command
- Has an Era of Opposition Began?, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Bogdanov, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, December 18, 2001) - an interview with Andrey Kokoshin, former Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council and the State Duma member
- A Difficult to Catch Joe, - in Russian, (by Dmitri Starostin, Vesti.Ru, December 18, 2001) - an interview with Ivan Safranchuk, Director of the CDI Office in Moscow
- Leonid Ivashov: "Withdrawal from the ABM treaty allows US to acquire global control", - in Russian, (by Alexander Orlov, Strana.ru, December 17, 2001)
- Stick To Our Own Way, - in Russian, (by Artur Blinov, Vremya MN, December 15, 2000) - an interview with Alexey Arbatov, Deputy Chair of the State Duma Defense Committee
- They Could Write-Off Part Of Our Debt, - in Russian, (by Lidia Andrusenko, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, December 15, 2001) - an interview with Sergey Karaganov, Director of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy
- Exclusive: U.S. Withdrew from the ABM Treaty. What's Next?, - in Russian, (by Pyotr Romashkin, December 14, 2001)
- US NMD: The Problem of Nuclear Weapons In Space, - in Russian, (by V. Kruglov, S. Dymov, Obozrevatel - Observer, December 2001)
- Recurrent Bomb. No Missile Defense Will Save Them From Our "Satan", - in Russian, (by Vladimir Bogdanov, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, November 28, 2001 г.) - an interview with Col.-Gen. Nikolai Chervov, Ret., former Chief of Juridical Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces.
- Overcoming the Deadlock, - in Russian, (by Sergey Kreidin, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, October 5, 2001)
- A Moment for Truth is Yet to Come, - in Russian, (by Sergey Kazennov, Vladimir Kumachev, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, October 3, 2001)
- US Needs Antimissile Shield as Fish Needs a Bicycle, - in Russian, (by V. Slipchenko, Obozrevatel-Observer, September 2001)
- A Moment for Truth, - in Russian, by Andrei Piontkovsky, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 4, 2001)
- Opinion: An Umbrella For the Planet, (by Yuri Makhnenko, Senior Research Associate of ZAO "Bonum-1", Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, September 30, 2001)
- "U.S. NMD: Dreams And Reality" (Major General Vladimir Belous, Ret., National Press Institute, Moscow, 2001, 306 p., ill.), see also Viktor Koltunov's review published in Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obizreniye (in Russian)
- Consultations with US are Fruitless, - in Russian, (by Yelena Shesternina, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, August 14, 2001) - interview with Alexei Arbatov, Deputy Chair of the Defense Committee of the State Duma
- "Star Wars" Turn into Reality, - in Russian, by Igor Korotchenko, Nezavisimoye Voeyennoe Obozreniye, August 3, 2001)
- Exclusive: Assessing Prospects for Development of U.S. - Russian Strategic Relations, (by Gennady Khromov, August 1, 2001)
- US President's Decision on Missile Defenses is a Real Threat to Strategic Stability, in Russian, (by V. Simakov, Obozrevatel-Observer, July-August, 2001)
- Once Again on Missile Defenses. Is the Formula of Stability Attainable?, - in Russian, (by Alexei Arbatov, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, July 4, 2001)
- Vladimir Putin's Asymmetric Trinomial, - in Russian, (by Andrei Piontkovsky, Novaya Gazeta, July 2, 2001)
- A Headache Due to Warheads. What Is Behind of Our Answer to Bush?, - in Russian, (by Boris Yunanov, Obschaya Gazeta, June 28, 2001) - an interview with Alexei Arbatov, Deputy Chair of the State Duma Defense Committee
- Together with America or Separately?, - in Russian, (by Vitaly Tsygichko, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, June 9, 2001)
- Where will the Debris Fall?, - in Russian, (by Victor Koltunov, Stanislav Rodionov, and Yuli Tsyba, Nezavisimoye Voeyennoe Obozreniye, June 8, 2001)
- A New Stage of the NMD Debate: A U.S. Proposal and a Russian Response, (By Nikolai Sokov, Monterey Institute of International Studies, May 31, 2001)
- Opinion: The Point Is Not Desirability But Possibility of a Dialogue, - in Russian, by Nikolai Sokov (May 22, 2001)
- NMD: Political Cobwebs, Technological Problems, and Summits, - in Russian, (by Yuri Fyodorov, Yaderny Control, May-June, 2001)
- Russia Will Respond to the U.S. NMD with Everything It Can..., (by Vladimir Belous, Yadernaya Bezopasnost', May-June, 2001)
- Testing the Strength of the Idea. Will Missile Defenses for Europe be Capable to Ensure Strategic Stability?, - in Russian, (by Alexandr Menshikov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, May 11, 2001)
- Opinion: Talking About the Dialogue, - in Russian, (by Nikolai Sokov, May 9, 2001)
- Never Say "Never", - in Russian, (by Alexander Chudodeyev, Segodnya, February 17, 2001) - an interview with Sergei Rogov, Director of the U.S. and Canada Institute
- A Tango with Russia, (by Andrey Piontkovskii and Vitaly Tsygichko, Segodnya, February 14, 2001)
- Where Will the Wind from Potomac Blow?, - in Russian (by Sergei Sumbayev, Krasnaya Zvezda, February 14, 2001)
- George Bush and Kremlin's Dreamers, - in Russian, (by Georgy Shakhnazarov, Wek, N 6, February 9, 2001)
- Security in Space, (by Vladimir Kozin, The Moscow Times, February 12, 2001
- Stability On a New Basis, - in Russian, (by Constantin Cherevkov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, February 2, 2001)
- Intermediate Agreements Are Needed, - in Russian, (by Yevgeni Maslin, Ivan Safranchuk and Yevgeni Silin, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, February 1, 2001)
- Multinational Missile Defense As An Element of Globalism, - in Russian, (by O. Matveyev, Obozrevatel'-Observer, N 12, 2000)
See also other sections:
News and events | Official documents on the 1972 ABM Treaty at the ACDA Archive | "Vardo Radar: Unfriendly Gesture Or A Violation Of the ABM Treaty?"
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