Tag: Russia

Russian Deputy PM Borisov met with Cuba’s ex-President Raul Castro — newspaper (TASS)

Visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov met on Wednesday with Cuba’s former President Raul Castro, the Granma newspaper reported. Russian Deputy PM Borisov met...

Russia’s military activity in Crimea geared to protect country’s integrity — diplomat (IRNA)

Russia’s military activity in Crimea is geared to protect the country’s integrity and its citizens living on this territory, Konstantin Vorontsov, acting director of...

Some progress made in Russian-US dialogue — Russian diplomat (TASS)

Some progress has been made on a number of issues in Russian-US relations after US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s...

China, Russia hold joint naval drill in Sea of Japan, display higher level of ‘trust, capability’ (Guo Yuandan and Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

With China's advanced Type 055, a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, for the first time joining an exercise with a foreign navy, China and Russia...

Putin‘s Brutal Letter to Ukraine under Medvedev’s Byline (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Kremlin has published an open letter to and about Ukraine, replete with insults and threats. An official public document in such a style...

The Realities of Russian Military Shipbuilding (Part Two) (Andrii Ryzhenko, The Jamestown Foundation)

A constant drumbeat of Russian propaganda and sensationalist international reporting has created the impression that Russia’s naval forces are much more formidable than is...

Zapad 2021 Suggests, in Event of War, Moscow Could Seize Baltics but Lose Kaliningrad (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Military exercises not only make known what a government believes could happen but become an occasion for its analysts and those in other countries...

Yars ICBM launchers embark on combat patrols in Siberia drills (TASS)

Yars mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers of the Strategic Missile Force’s Barnaul missile formation embarked on combat patrols in drills in the Altai...

Russian Navy warship fires Kalibr cruise missiles in Caspian drills (TASS)

The crew of the missile corvette Veliky Ustyug fired Kalibr cruise missiles during drills in the Caspian Sea, the press office of Russia’s Southern...

Russia to use Su-25 jets from Kyrgyz airbase in Moscow-led bloc’s drills in Tajikistan (TASS)

A wing of Su-25 ground attack aircraft from Russia’s Kant integrated airbase in Kyrgyzstan will participate in the joint drills of the Collective Security...

Serbia outfits its armor with Russia’s latest combat modules to boost firepower (TASS)

The Serbian defense company Yugoimport unveiled its latest Lazar III A1 armored personnel carrier outfitted with the latest Russian combat modules at the Partner...

Guided missile frigates to join Russian Navy’s Mediterranean taskforce — source (TASS)

The Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen armed with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles are preparing for their deployment in the...

Project 636.3 Magadan submarine joins Russian Navy (TASS)

The Project 636.3 Magadan diesel-electric submarine has joined the Russian Navy on Tuesday. The Russian navy’s ensign, the St. Andrews flag, was raised on...

Russian troops to use Syrian combat experience in Moscow-led bloc’s drills in Tajikistan (TASS)

Russian troops will employ the Syrian combat experience during the Echelon-2021 special drills with logistic support forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)...

Kremlin emphasizes Southern Kurils part of Russian soil (TASS)

The southern territories of the Kuril Islands constitute Russian soil, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, commenting in response to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's...

Russia’s political system developing to meet changing demands of society — Putin (TASS)

Russia’s political system is developing and furnishes proactive people with possibilities to become federal-level politicians, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at a...