Contents tagged with Russia
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Putin: Zircon hypersonic missiles will be supplied to Russian Navy in 2022
Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles will be supplied to the Russian Navy in 2022, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Defense Ministry and defense industry.
"Tests of the sea-based Zircon hypersonic cruise missile are being completed. From next year, these missiles will begin to be delivered to the Russian Navy," Putin said.
Putin noted that during the tests, the missile hit both land and sea targets from an underwater and surface positions.
Putin …
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Russia and Belarus to adopt joint military doctrine
On November 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin 4 will take part in a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, which will be held in the format of a video conference, the press service of the Kremlin reported.
During the meeting, it is planned to approve a "package of important integration documents". These are the "Main directions for the implementation of the provisions of the treaty on the creation of the Union State for 2021-2023", which include 28 sectoral programs, as …
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Kyiv: Russia has amassed 90,000 troops near Ukrainian borders
Russia has amassed near the Ukrainian border and in the Donbas about 90,000 troops, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
"According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, at the beginning of November 2021, a group of troops with a total number of about 90 thousand people is deployed near our border and in the temporarily occupied territories," the statement of the Defense Ministry reads.
This includes the troops of the 8th, 20th armies of …
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Kremlin: Russia is ready to supply S-400 air defense systems to Belarus
The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) sees no obstacles to potential deliveries of the S-400 system to Belarus, said the director of the FSVTS, Dmitry Shugaev, in an interview with RBC news agency .
"After all, we live in one Union State. Naturally, we are not indifferent to how [Belarus’] airspace will be protected," he added.
When asked whether Russia can make a discount to Belarus on the S-400, he replied that "it is premature to talk in advance about some …
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Kremlin: deployment of Russian troops to Ukrainian border should not be seen as a threat
The movement of Russian military equipment in Russian territory is exclusively an internal affair of Russia, said Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports about the deployment of Russian troops to the Ukrainian border
"Russia has never threatened, threatens or posed a danger to anyone," Peskov said.
He added that Moscow is forced to take measures to ensure its own security "against the background of quite aggressive expansionist tendencies, especially from …
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Kremlin accuses Ukraine of trying to draw Russia into hostilities in Donbas
The Ukrainian authorities are trying to draw Russia into hostilities in the Donbas, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on air of the TV channel "Russia 24".
"Yes, the escalation is obvious. Attempts to create a provocative situation, to cause some kind of response from the militia and, probably, to draw Russia into some forceful actions. This is noticeable, " Lavrov said.
“In particular, there is a “mysterious story" that Ukraine used a Bayraktar drone in the Donbas, bought from …
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U.S. expels 55 Russian diplomats
The United States is expelling 55 Russian diplomats, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
According to her, Washington continues to insist on bringing to parity the number of diplomats in the two countries, including the Russians working in the UN permanent mission in New York in the total count.
"If we compare embassies and consular offices, the picture is completely different. The Americans now have about 130 people working in Russia, while in our mission in Washington …
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Russian Space Agency to move space launches to French Guiana amid budget cuts
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos will move some of its space launches from Russian cosmodromes to Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, said Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin.
According to him, the spaceport, which is located in French Guiana on the Atlantic coast, is "a unique location on the equator, convenient for space launches."
"We are likely to load this launch complex, including with our federal launches. We have an interest," RIA Novosti quoted Rogozin as saying.
According to him, the "move" …
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Kremlin demands Google display annexed Crimea and Kuril Islands as part of Russia
The head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Vasily Piskarev demanded at a meeting with the representaives of Google Corporation that the company display annexed Sevastopol, Crimea and the Kuril Islands as part of Russia in the Google Maps service, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the committee.
According to Piskarev, at a meeting with Google’s representatives in April, he pointed out "inconsistency with national legislation in identification of …
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Kremlin will allow Russians to use messenger apps only after registering with their passports
Russian citizens will be able to use Internet messengers only after passing identification, including providing their passport data, according to the government decree N 1801 which was signed by the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The document, dated October 20, comes into force on March 1, 2022 and is valid for six years.
It requires that the "organizer of the instant messaging service" when registering a user would conduct identification "by reliably establishing information about …