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8. Putin denies Russia to reopen Cuba spy post

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 11:17 AM

Jul 2014

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday Russia plans to reopen a Cold War listening post in Cuba as new US sanctions over Ukraine ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Moscow.

Russian broadsheet Kommersant, citing several official sources, reported on Wednesday that Moscow and Havana had agreed in principle to reopen the Lourdes spy base during Putin's visit to the Communist-run island last week.

Putin however denied that Russia was reopening the base set up in 1964 after the Cuban missile crisis saw the United States and the Soviet Union reach the brink of nuclear confrontation.

"That is not true, we have not discussed this issue," Putin told reporters in Brasilia. "According to an agreement with our Cuban friends we shut down our centre. We have no plans to resume its work," he said.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/putin-denies-russia-to/1269584.html

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Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down jet [View all] bemildred Jul 2014 OP

Meh. Igel Jul 2014 #1

It's basically the first time we can say rebels couldn't have done it. joshcryer Jul 2014 #2

Moscow: Kiev allegations that Russian jet downed Ukraine plane absurd bemildred Jul 2014 #3

ouch...it was enough for molotov cocktails jakeXT Jul 2014 #6

Russia did not shoot down Ukraine warplane, says Russia U.N. envoy bemildred Jul 2014 #7

UPDATE 1-Russia says talks with EU on Ukraine gas supply delayed bemildred Jul 2014 #4

Russian jets shoot down Ukrainian warplane over Ukraine: Kiev military bemildred Jul 2014 #5

Putin denies Russia to reopen Cuba spy post bemildred Jul 2014 #8

Report: Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine jakeXT Jul 2014 #9

I'm kind of watching that story, I don't trust it. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #11

I'm reminded of MH370, hacking of European air traffic control, loss of transp over Afghanistan jakeXT Jul 2014 #12

It may be true, but it will be spun six ways from Sunday too, so I can wait. bemildred Jul 2014 #13

Reported shot down James48 Jul 2014 #14

video PeaceMonger12345 Jul 2014 #10

That's an earlier Ukrainian plane that was shot down in June muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #15

Russia said the Ukrainians did it. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #16

Would not surprise me in the least if this were a false flag operation Hugabear Jul 2014 #17

And I bet when you hear hoofs you think "Unicorns!"....lol EX500rider Jul 2014 #18

False flag operations have never happened before? Hugabear Jul 2014 #19

Improbable rather then impossible.. EX500rider Jul 2014 #20

To divert attention from Lois Lerner, and Benghazi, Alex Jones told me, or was it Glen Beck? KinMd Jul 2014 #21