China and Russia’s increasing confidence and modernizing military are ‘concerning,’ even ‘disconcerting,’ the head of the US Air Force in the Pacific, Gen. Lori Robinson said.
Russia has been receiving signals from NATO indicating its desire to restore some channels of bilateral cooperation, Russia’s envoy to the Western defense alliance said on Wednesday.
The General Director of ‘Uralvagonzavod’ Corporation, Oleg Sienko, said that the cost to mass produce the T-14 Armata will be 250 million rubles (3.7 million dollars).
The Syrian refugee crisis could become the perfect excuse for a “humanitarian intervention” by a Washington-led coalition, but Russia is in a position to prevent such developments, writes former Indian ambassador to Uzbekistan and Turkey and columnist for Asia Times Melkulangara Bhadrakumar.
Keeping a balance between resource development of the Arctic region and the conservation of its fragile ecosystem is a key priority for Russia, the country's president, Vladimir Putin, said Wednesday.
On Saturday, John told the BBC that he would like to meet with Putin to discuss his attitude to gay rights. Earlier in the day, the musician thanked Putin “for reaching out and speaking via telephone” in a message on his account in Instagram.
The Russian Defense Ministry initiated the ninth regimental combat unit of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system during a ceremony in Astrakhan region.
Earlier, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Davis said that the US military is seeing movement of people and equipment, which may indicate that the Russians are planning to set up a base south of Latakia.
The burning projectile fired by Russia’s TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system during a recent drill near Volgograd is capable of making life a living hell for the enemy, a US science and technology magazine wrote.
Russian Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic submarine Alexander Nevsky is set to join the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet in late September, a senior Navy representative said on Tuesday.
Men from Siberia are often rugged and known for their toughness, as a resident of a small town in the Kemerovo Region proved after surviving an electric shock of 35 kilovolts, Lenta.ru reported.