Russian Fleet problems:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3099858.stm

Vladimir Kuroyedov thinks that the Russian Fleet is at its breaking point

The commander-in-chief Vladimir Kuroyedov thinks that Russian Navy it at its breaking point. ?The Navy solves its problems but with difficulty¦, - said Vladimir Kuroyedov in St-Petersburg today. According to him, ?we are losing combatant value¦ in some ways, ?Interfax¦ reports. ?The fleet is gradually losing its capability to perform its tasks, there is not enough finance for its support and development¦, - the commander-in-chief said. The reason is departmental approach to the Navy-s activity and underestimation of its part in the life of the state, Kuroyedov considers.
http://english.pravda.ru/economics/2000/12/22/1622.html
That even came from the pravda... Are you telling me they are spy's and saboteurs too?


Last week the commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, made waves worldwide when he told journalists that the nuclear-powered flagship of the Northern Fleet, the Pyotr Veliky, was in such bad shape that it could explode "at any moment." Kuroyedov added that the ship's two nuclear reactors were at risk.
http://www.cdi.org/russia/300-12.cfm

But I guess none of that is really happening... March 30th 2004 timestamp by the way!


Now on to foreign aid:
We first started getting sizeable assistance in 1992. We got about $80 million, U.S., in that year. In 1993, it went up to $234 million. In 1994, it reached a peak of $270 million. Since 1995, it has been declining very sharply. It is down to about $220 million in 1995, about one-fifth of what it was the year before.
http://www.gwu.edu/~csol/us-russia-conf/rusacp.htm

Starting pretty much right after the iron curtain came down... I am tired of proving well known and documented facts to people that just don't want to believe it! Read the reports of the IAEA and then we'll talk about it. Russian technology is outdated, in disrepair and underfunded!
If you need to read up on foreign aid to russia:
Russia continues to suffer from 50% annual inflation and a recession exacerbated by the Asian economic crisis. The IMF is planning to shore up Russia with a $4.5 billion loan.
http://www.issues2000.org/VoteMatch/q20.asp

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BENJAMIN GILMAN ASKED WHEN WILL U-S
ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA COME TO AN END ? THE PANEL OF EXPERTS
SUGGESTED THAT U-S AID WOULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS.
SINCE 1991 THE U-S GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED SIX BILLION DOLLARS OF
AID FOR RUSSIA. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND HAS PROVIDED
LOANS OF ABOUT 20 BILLION DOLLARS.
http://www.fas.org/news/russia/1999/990609-rus.htm

Maybe the reading below will not have a lot of figures but shows exactly who all gives http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/bj2001/ee/ru/

Here is the OECD aid chart for Russia:
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/63/42/1878412.gif

But NOOOBODY gives Russia aid and everyone makes it up.

Nuff said. If it wouldn't be everyone's problem when a nuklear reactor explodes or a nuklear powered ship sinks (e.g. Kursk) nobody would care but since you #%)*@$#% play with stuff that damages everyone's world you ought to be more considerate...

Acceptance of a problem is the first step to solving it!

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