Tag: Russia

NATO agrees new plan to deter Russian attacks (Al Jazeera)

NATO defence ministers have agreed upon a new master plan to defend against any potential Russian attack on multiple fronts, reaffirming the alliance’s core...

Putin’s Labyrinth: Career Stagnation in Russia’s Corridors of Power (Andrey Pertsev, Carnegie Moscow Center)

Enough time has passed since September’s State Duma elections to be able to say with confidence that unlike previous elections, they have not led...

How the Arms Control Approach Could Help Russia Tackle Climate Change (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The energy crunch in Europe; the knee-jerk accusations of Russia having engineered it to win early approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline;...

The Impact of Sino-American Rivalry on Russia’s Relations With China (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The world’s three foremost geopolitical players and leading military powers of the day—the United States of America, the People’s Republic of China, and the...

Why Russia Officially Broke With NATO (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

Russia’s decision to end diplomatic engagement with NATO should have been a nonevent. Responding to NATO’s decision to expel a number of Russian military officers serving at Moscow’s mission...

The Kremlin Is Pleased After Kozak-Nuland Talks on Ukraine (Part Two) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

According to Kremlin-connected analyst Fedor Lukyanov, the Joseph Biden administration had to work hard with Moscow to make Under Secretary Victoria Nuland’s visit possible....

The Kremlin Is Pleased After Kozak-Nuland Talks on Ukraine (Part One) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Joseph Biden administration has apparently decided to work with Russia toward a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas. On October 13,...

The Commercial Space Sector and Russia’s Space Strategy (Pavel Luzin, The Jamestown Foundation)

Even as the commercial space sector grows quickly in the United States as well as in Europe, China, Japan, India and other countries, Russia...

Russian Military Enhances UACV Strike Capability (Roger McDermott, The Jamestown Foundation)

The leadership of Russia’s Armed Forces has used the introduction and diversification of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as a means to boost target acquisition...

‘Moscow format’ talks highlight China-Russia coordination on Afghan issue, conspicuous US absence (Liu Caiyu, Global Times)

The "Moscow format" talks on Wednesday highlighted the prominent role of China-Russia coordination on the Afghan crisis when the US and some Western countries...

Russia-Belarus ‘Union Shield’ drills to become key event of 2023 — defense chief (TASS)

"We summed up and approved the results of the joint work of our defense ministries in 2019-2021 and mapped out measures for military security...

Moscow, Minsk prolong agreements on presence of two Russian military facilities in Belarus (TASS)

According to the Russian defense minister, "the results of today’s meeting once again confirmed the unanimity of approaches of Russian and Belarusian defense ministries...

West’s pressure drove Moscow, Minsk into new military doctrine, says Russian defense chief (TASS)

Sergey Shoigu noted that defense ministries of both countries moved over to planning bilateral military cooperation based on a five-year strategic partnership program West’s pressure...

NATO steps up military aircraft flights near Russian borders by 30%, says defense chief (TASS)

As the Russian defense minister pointed out, "the intensity of operational and combat training under the NATO aegis remains high" NATO steps up military aircraft...

Russian arms exports total $15 bln annually, Deputy PM’s office says (TASS)

According to Yuri Borisov, Russia is holding on to second place among defense exporters Russian arms exports total $15 bln annually, Deputy PM’s office says...

Two Russian Su-30 fighter jets escort four US aircraft over Black Sea — Defense Ministry (TASS)

The ministry noted that following the turnaround of foreign military aircraft from Russia’s state border, the Su-30s safely returned to the airfield base Two Russian...