Tag: Russia

(Russia) GLONASS Program for 2021–2030 (Pavel Luzin, The Jamestown Foundation)

In January, Russia started a new federal ten-year program for developing a GLONASS dual-use satellite navigation system. Its main goal, and challenge, is to...

(Russia) Growing Presence of Cossacks in 2021 (Richard Arnold, The Jamestown Foundation)

The role of Cossack organizations in Russian life will likely grow in 2021, as last month’s Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs (PCCA) meeting demonstrated. https://jamestown.org/program/growing-presence-of-cossacks-in-2021/

(Russia/Karabakh) Russian “Peacekeeping” in Karabakh: Old Model, New Features, Mission Creep (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Under the November 9–10, 2020 armistice declaration, Russia’s “peacekeeping” mission in Upper (Nagorno) Karabakh is limited to 1,960 motor-rifle troops with light weapons and...

(NATO/USA/New START/Russia) NATO welcomes US intention to extend New START with Russia (Xinhua, Global Times)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden's newly announced intention to extend by five years a bilateral treaty...

(Russia) New Kalibr-armed ship to join Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on January 30 (TASS)

The event will be attended by the Black Sea Fleet command https://tass.com/defense/1247955

(Russia) Five upgraded MiG-31BM jets to arrive in Russia’s Central Military District this year (TASS)

The MiG-31 is the only Soviet and Russian jet fighter that can be classified as an airship, due to its takeoff mass of over...

(Russia/Myanmar) Russia to supply air defense systems Pantsir-S1 to Myanmar (TASS)

The command of Myanmar’s armed forces has shown interest in other advanced weapon systems of Russian manufacture https://tass.com/defense/1247857

(Russia/Mongolia) Gazprom creates company in Mongolia for gas pipeline design (TASS)

Gazprom has registered in Mongolia Gazoprovod Soyuz Vostok, a special purpose vehicle to deal with design and survey and the feasibility study for the...

(Russia/Hungary) Hungary to receive Russian Sputnik V vaccine for 1 mln people (TASS)

Hungary will receive 2 mln doses of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to inoculate 1 mln people, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...

(Russia/Hungary) Hungary expects to negotiate gas supplies with Gazprom (TASS)

Gas deliveries to Hungary are planned to be discussed with Chief Executive Officer of Gazprom Alexei Miller after successful talks with Russian Deputy Prime...

(Russia) Russia rounds up Navalny allies as weekend protests loom (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny plan to hold demonstrations throughout Russia over his recent arrest. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/russia-rounds-up-navalny-allies-as-weekend-protests-loom

(Egypt/Russia/Black Sea/Turkey) Egyptian-Russian Naval Exercises in the Black Sea: Strategic Balancing against Turkey? (Ridvan Bari Urcosta, The Jamestown Foundation)

In November 2020, Russia and Egypt conducted their first joint naval exercises in the Black Sea. The Bridge of Friendship-2020 naval drills brought the Egyptian Navy...

(Russia/Karabakh) Russian ‘Peacekeeping’ in Karabakh: Old Model, New Features, Mission Creep (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s “peacekeeping” operation in Upper (Nagorno) Karabakh, which ended the 44-day war last November, is laying the foundation of a Russian protectorate in this...

(Russia/USA) Moscow in Confrontational Mode Reacting to Biden’s Inauguration (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Kremlin-controlled Russian media and top officialdom have greeted President Joe Biden and his administration taking power in the US with a massive, almost...

(Moldova/Russia) Year 2020 in Review: The Scorched-Earth Political Strategy of the Pro-Russian Ex-President Dodon (Dumitru Minzarari, The Jamestown Foundation)

In a recent interview, the Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov remarked that Moldova’s president Maia Sandu had more than enough domestic challenges demanding her...

(Russia/Central African Republic) Russia’s Growing Military Presence in the Central African Republic (Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation)

On December 22, 2020, Russia announced sending additional military instructors to the Central African Republic (CAR). Despite initial rejection, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...