Tag: Russia

Russian navy to get at least three Karakurt-class corvettes in 2021-2022 — source (TASS)

Currently, the Russian Navy operates three Project 22800 corvettes: the Mytishchi, the Sovetsk and the Odintsovo. All of them are operating in the Russian...

Kremlin says direct contacts with Taliban needed to comprehend developments in Afghanistan (TASS)

According to Dmitry Peskov, the situation in Afghanistan is of paramount importance for Russia, its neighbors and allies in various associations Kremlin says direct contacts...

Russia urges Taliban not to use Afghanistan’s territory against other countries — Lavrov (TASS)

In particular, the Russian foreign minister mentioned Afghanistan’s near neighbors — the Central Asian states Russia urges Taliban not to use Afghanistan’s territory against other...

Russia regrets US is absent from Moscow talks on Afghanistan — Lavrov (TASS)

Lavrov recalled that the United States dodged participation in a meeting of the enlarged troika (Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan) for a...

Iran, Russia agree on security-ensuring activities in region (IRNA)

Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri who is paying a visit to Moscow said that Iran and Russia...

Non-Citizenship Issue in Baltic Countries Passing from the Scene (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

In the 1990s, the status of ethnic Russians who did not automatically become citizens in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania was a lively topic—especially in...

Are NATO and Russia on a collision course? (Al Jazeera)

NATO and Russia have long tried to keep an open channel of communication. But building trust between the two rivals has always been complicated. They have...

Iran-Russia to strengthen defense-military ties (IRNA)

Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, who is on a visit to Moscow, held a meeting with Russian...

Russia’s Cossacks: Strategic Asset or Financial Liability? (Aslan Doukaev, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Cossack revivalist movement in southern Russia (and beyond) since the collapse of the Soviet Union is marked by two parallel tendencies. On the...

The EU-Russia Antagonism Stretches From Ukraine to the Arctic (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

In its multi-domain confrontation with the West, Russia presumes that the main driver is the rivalry with the United States, while typically portraying the...

China, Russia sign road transport deal in boost for bilateral energy trade (Global Times)

China has signed an agreement with Russia on road transportation of dangerous goods, which will effectively boost bilateral trade in energy products, including liquefied...

Chinese, Russian warships’ 1st joint patrol sails through Tsugaru Strait in line with intl law, ‘could feature encirclement of Japan or approach US’ (Guo...

Right after China and Russia wrapped up a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, 10 powerful warships from the two...

US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea (Joe Gould, Defense News)

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Georgian counterpart on Monday signed an agreement to extend U.S.-led military training for the embattled Black Sea ally as...

Russia hasn’t cleared Turkish attack on strategic Syrian town (Metin Gurcan, Al Monitor)

Russian calculus over northern Syria might complicate Turkey’s plans for a new military incursion in the war-torn country. Ankara’s preparations seem to be focusing on...

Major General Baqeri: Iran-Russia military cooperation level to increase (IRNA)

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said here on Sunday that Iran and Russia will increase the...

U.S. Rejects Moscow’s Claim That Its Warship Tried To Enter Russian Waters (RFE RL)

The U.S. Navy has rejected a claim by Moscow that a U.S. warship tried to enter Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan...