Russia's Painful Downsizing.Russian Russian associated in some way with Russia. Russian blue a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes. plans to reduce the size of the nation's armed forces by 300,000-from a current authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: strength of 1.2 million to 900,000 troops--are turning out to be "quite a problem," a senior Russian defense
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Absorbing former military personnel into the civilian economy has been a major headache headache Pain in the upper portion of the head. Episodic tension headaches are the most common, usually causing mild to moderate pain on both sides. They result from sustained contraction of face and neck muscles, often due to fatigue, stress, or frustration. for cash-strapped Moscow since the collapse of the Soviet Union a decade ago, the official acknowledged. At that time, the Soviets had more than 5 million people in uniform. The latest reductions are supposed to be complete by 2005, but "five years is not enough time to do that," said the official, who asked not to be identified. Furthermore, he said, the reduction "definitely could not be tackled without the help of the international community." |
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