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simon saradzhyan @saradzhyanPutin denies Lourdes SIGINT'll be reopend.So much for Kommersant's"several sources"in Rusgov,unless 11thhour reversal http://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2014/07/17/n_6316069.shtml …
RUSSIAN GAZETTA (as per above reference) -- SAYS ---WHAT???
Путин опроверг информацию о возобновлении работы радиоэлектронного центра в Лурдесе
17.07.2014, 03:24 | «Газета.Ru»
Президент России Владимир Путин опроверг информацию о планах Москвы по возобновлению работы радиоэлектронного центра в Лурдесе, сообщает Russia Today.
«Неправда, мы не обсуждали этого вопроса», — ответил Путин на вопрос о том, будет ли возобновлена работа радиолокационного центра.
[Source - Gazetta Ru - here.]
TRANSLATION
Putin denied the reopening of the Lourdes electronic
17.07.2014, 03:24 | «BBC»
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied the information about Moscow's plans to resume the work of the Lourdes electronic, reports Russia Today.
"It is not true, we did not discuss this issue," - Putin replied to a question about whether it would be reactivated radar center.
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COMMENT
LOL
Looks like there's no Cuban re-opening after all.
But Western papers are running the story.
Personal Google favourite is:
Putin gives Obama 'middle finger,' strikes deal to reactivate spy base ...-----------------------------------------
Washington Times-by Douglas Ernst-2 hours ago
New sanctions imposed upon Russia aren't deterring Vladimir Putin from reactivating an old Soviet-era spy base in Cuba that has been closed since January 27 ...
UPDATE
BRASILIA, July 17. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia had plans to deploy its radar in Lourdes, Cuba.
Putin noted that Russia had no plans to resume the Lourdes signals intelligence facility operation. “Russia is capable of fulfilling the defense capacity tasks without this component (Lourdes),” he said.
Source: ITAR-TASS - here.Lesson: don't pay attention to a single source.
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