Tag: Russia

Russia Considers Exporting S-500 Air-Defense Systems to China and India (John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation)

According to Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Russia may export its most advanced S-500 Prometheus air-defense weaponry...
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S-400 delivery to India has begun: Russian official (Al Jazeera)

The implementation of a 2018 deal for Russia to supply India with S-400 air defence missile systems could put India at risk of sanctions...
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Blinken Discusses Concerns Over Russia’s Military Activity ‘In And Near Ukraine’ (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with his French counterpart to discuss concerns about reports of Russian military activity "in and near...
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Russia-Belarus Integration: Why Moscow Gained So Little (Maxim Samorukov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

For three years, relations between Russia and Belarus revolved around talks on three dozen integration programs, but when the two countries finally signed the...
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Ukraine: Putin’s Unfinished Business (Eugene Rumer, Andrew S. Weiss, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Will 2021 be remembered as the year when President Vladimir Putin gave up on talking to Ukraine’s leadership and made his decisive move to...
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Ukraine Plans To Speed Construction Of Berdyansk Base Amid Tensions With Russia (RFE RL)

Ukraine’s new defense minister says the country will speed construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk amid tense relations with Russia...
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Top British Commander Warns Of Soaring Risk Of Russia-West War (RFE RL)

Britain's most senior military officer has warned about the changing "character of warfare," saying in an interview that the world faces the greatest risk...
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U.S. Assails Russian Efforts To Close Memorial Rights Group, ‘Misuse’ Of ‘Foreign Agents’ Law (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russian authorities of attacking freedom of expression by trying to shut down one of Russia's most...
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Council Of Europe Calls Russian Move To Close Memorial Rights Group ‘Devastating’ (RFE RL)

The head of the Council of Europe (CoE) says Russia’s moves aimed at closing down the rights group Memorial are “regrettable” and would deal...
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Exiled Russian Activist Added To Wanted List After Sharing New Prison-Abuse Videos (RFE RL)

Russian authorities have added the founding leader of a human rights group that recently released a second batch of videos purportedly showing torture and...
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Kremlin Lashes Out At West, Defends Troop Movements, As It Boosts Role In Belarus-EU Border Crisis (RFE RL)

The Kremlin has vowed to safeguard its borders in the face of actions by countries it accused of trying to "contain" Russia and sought...
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Belarus leader says he needs Russian nuclear-capable bombers to navigate border crisis (Reuters)

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he needed Russian nuclear-capable bombers to help him navigate a migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border after...
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Russian troop movements show wider conflict is possible, top Ukraine official says (Howard Altman, Defense News)

Ukrainian officials told Military Times that the gathering of Russian forces, tanks and short-range ballistic missile systems near the two countries’ border could offer...
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Russia and Belarus Sign a Package of Union State Programs (Grigory Ioffe, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 4, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a package of 28 Union State programs, formerly called “road maps,” for economic integration with Russia....
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Pakistan hosts US, China, Russia to discuss Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has hosted senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, where a deepening...
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Ethnic Russians in Moscow Forming Self-Defense Units Against Non-Russian Migrants (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

On the eve of this year’s Day of National Unity, on November 4, ethnic Russians and migrant workers clashed in a Moscow neighborhood, leading...
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