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India to purchase S-400 missile systems from Russia
India has approved the final draft of the agreement to buy S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia for $6 billion, the Times of India newspaper writes.
The Indian government's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) settled "minor differences" that had emerged during recent negotiations with Russia. Now, the contract for the supply of missile systems will be sent to the Ministry of Finance for approval and the Cabinet Committee on Security for final permission, the newspaper reports, …
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Russia to finance Nord Stream 2 if US imposes sanctions
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will connect Russia and Germany directly, may be financed even if Washington places sanctions on the European companies involved in the project, Nord Stream 2 CFO Paul Corcoran told Welt am Sonntag in an interview.
“The project will definitely be financed. It is important for Gazprom, and Russia currently has a large liquidity reserve in euros,” Corcoran emphasized.
According to the CFO, the initiative may be realized even without …
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Ukrainian Navy receives four new boats
A ceremony was held in Odessa on the occasion of four small armored artillery boats being inducted into the Ukrainian Navy. They are the Vyshgorod, Kremenchug, Lubny and Nikopol, reported the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
“In addition to these boats that were just inducted into the Navy, we expect patrol boats from our partners – from the United States,” Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
He also noted that in the near future, the Defense Ministry plans to complete the …
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Gazprom loses in court to Ukraine's Naftogaz once again
The Svea Court of Appeal (Sweden) has dismissed Gazprom’s complaint that there was a serious violation of Swedish law in the drafting of the ruling made by the Stockholm Arbitration Institute to collect $2.6 billion in favor of Naftogaz.
“After studying the arguments presented by Naftogaz, the court dismissed Gazprom’s baseless claims that a significant part of the court ruling’s rationale on transit had allegedly been written by the administrative secretary,” Naftogaz noted in a public post. …
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Protests held in Russia over the increase in the pension age
On Sunday, thousands of Russians protested the increase of the pension age. However, no demonstrations were held in the World Cup host cities due to a regulation banning protests in those cities for the duration of the Championship. The Sunday protests were led by supporters of the Kremlin’s most established opponent, Alexei Navalny.
Navalny stated that his supporters organized protests in 39 cities throughout the country, from the Russian Pacific Coast to Murmansk. Most of the rallies were …
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Ukrainian military liberates another village in the Donbas
Ukrainian military assumed control of the town of Zolote 4 in the Luhansk region at the end of June, said Dmytro Tymchuk, a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and a coordinator of the Information Resistance Group.
"According to current data of the Information Resistance Group, at the end of June this year, a reconnaissance company of one the combined forces reserve units has successfully liberated territory and taken control of another important administrative unit, the village of Zolote 4,” …
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Defense ministers of Russia and Israel discuss situation in southern Syria
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu discussed by telephone the fighting in southern Syria and Iran’s attempts to gain a foothold in the neighboring country, the press service of the head of the Israeli military department said.
The conversation took place amid clashes between government forces and the opposition in Syria, which are on the border of Israel and Jordan.
“Lieberman and Shoygu discussed the situation in Syria and, in particular, the …
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NATO reconnaissance satellite center to be established in Czech Republic
On July 1, NATO begins construction of the new reconnaissance satellite center SATCEN in the Czech Republic, stated the press secretary of Czech Military Intelligence, Alžběta Riethofová, iRozhlas reports. The center will be ready for operation by 2020. Before that, it will operate in test mode.
After the completion of all work, the center will provide satellite imaging information not only for the military intelligence and NATO, but also for rescue services.
The center will receive and …
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Russian airbase in Syria comes under drone attack
On the night of June 20, Russian Khmeimim airbase came under drone attack, reported Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to the Russian military, the airfield was attacked by small drones and Russian anti-aircraft destroyed all of them.
According to the Ministry, at the moment, base is operating as usual. No casualties or material damage has been reported.
Youtube users also published videos which show a drone being destroyed by a rocket from an air defense system. It is reported that …
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Expert: Ukraine to develop a ‘powerful’ cruise missile by the next year
Kyiv will be able to create a "powerful" anti-ship cruise missile next year, stated Valentin Badrak, Head of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies.
According to the Ukrainian expert, the new anti-ship cruise missile will be able to hit "any target" at a distance of 280-300 kilometers.
"This is a powerful mobile surface weapon that can be used by the Coast Guard," said Badrak, adding that the missile will become a "psychological factor" of deterrence against Russia. …