US Offers Russia Anti-Terrorism Technology for Sochi Olympics
The United States and Russia on Tuesday discussed using US technology to combat terrorism at next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi amid concerns that extremists could target the games, the Pentagon’s news service reported.
US Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told his Russian counterpart Gen. Valery Gerasimov that the United States is willing to share technical information on countering improvised explosive devices (IEDs) prior to the February 7 start of the Sochi games if the American technology is compatible with Russian systems, the American Forces Press Service (AFPS) reported.
"I reiterated the fact that we would favorably consider requests from them," the report quoted Dempsey as saying.
Dempsey and Gerasimov met Tuesday in Brussels, where they discussed bilateral military relations and signed a so-called "work plan"spelling out 67 activities in which the two nations’ militaries can cooperate.
Read the full article at RIA Novosti.
Sochi Denizens Strain to Close Culture Gap As Games Approach
Sochi locals are being busily primed to break that old stereotype about Russians’ taciturn grumpiness during the upcoming Winter Olympics, but communication breakdowns may still be on the cards, despite everybody’s best efforts.
Still, Sochi City Hall advisor Olga Nedelko insists that while residents may not quite be up to chatting away in English by the time the Games come around, they will try their best to help.
"We’re talking about [residents] not being afraid when a tourist approaches them," Nedelko said.
Sochi has little history of mass foreign tourism, meaning that it has never had much of an incentive to work on overcoming language and cultural barriers before winning the right to host the 2014 Winter Games.
Since then, city authorities and Games organizers have strived to make sure the million or so expected visitors can enjoy their stay without needing to master the notoriously fiendish intricacies of Russian grammar.
Read the full article at RIA Novosti.
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