Tag: Russia

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Russia’s Race for Hypersonic Weapons (Pavel Luzin, The Jamestown Foundation)

The global race for hypersonic weapons, or at least for technologies to reach hypersonic velocity, undoubtedly goes on. Russia is paying close attention to...

Chechen Strongman Drives New Wedge Between Russia and Turkey (Aslan Doukaev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Like any other relationship, the partnership between Turkey and Russia has had its ups and downs, twists and turns. The downing by Turkey, in...

Share of nondefense production in Russian defense industry reached 25.6% — Putin (TASS)

The share of nondefense products output in the Russian defense industry sector moved up to 25.6% as of 2020 year-end, President Vladimir Putin said...

Putin urges to use cognitive, hypersonic technologies in new Russian weapons (TASS)

Russia’s new state armament program should be based on the latest hypersonic, cognitive and other breakthrough technologies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a...

Russian Foreign Ministry sees closer ties with US on cyberspace issues (TASS)

Moscow believes that Russia and the US are coming closer together in cyberspace cooperation after a UN committee passed their joint draft resolution on...