US Refusal to Host GLONASS Base a Form of Competition with Russia
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 18, 2014 - The refusal by the United States to place base stations for Russia's GLONASS satellite navigation system on its territory is a form of competition, explained by Washington's fear of losing market monopoly enjoyed by its own GPS system, Ilya Rogachev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department of new challenges and threats, told RIA Novosti. "The refusal [by the US] is based on t ... more

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