In the Crimea, at the Angarsk training ground, the Russian military is conducting combat training with artillery units from Russian Black Sea Fleet, as reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“D-30 howitzer artillery crews, Msta-B multiple rocket launchers, and Grad and mortar sub-elements will practice the task of transporting and preparing artillery units for battle as well as fulfilling the standards for gun displacement,” noted in the press service.

The Russian …

The deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense in Europe, including the modernization of the anti-ballistic missile defense system in Greenland, is a pure provocation; Russia will continue to develop anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems to maintain strategic balance and overall security, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti, commenting on the reports about the modernization of the U.S. missile defense system in northern Greenland.

“What they are doing is a …

The defense team of Italian General Mario Mori proposed to question Russian President Vladimir Putin during the high profile “Italian state and Mafia negotiations” trial, La Stampa reported.

General Mori has been linked to secret negotiations between high-ranking representatives of Italy and the leaders of the Cosa Nostra. According to the Palermo prosecutor's office, these events took place in the early 1990s.

The former head of Special Forces of the carabineers, General Mori was accused of …