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Putin: Russia’s new rearmament program will significantly increase the potential of the Russian Army
Russia’s armament program, expected to run till 2025, will be a crucial instrument in the implementation of the country's military and technical policy, as stated by the Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the Ministry of Defense and Russian military enterprises in Sochi.
“The new program aims to ensure the balanced development of weapons systems for all the types of troops in the Russian Armed Forces and a gradual rearmament of all military units. This will significantly …
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Putin granted the FSB the right to seize land for state needs
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order granting the FSB the right to seize land and real estate for government needs. The order was published on the legislative information website of the Russian Federation.
The text of the document says that the FSB "has within its authority, the ability to decide on the seizure of land and (or) real estate property located on it for the needs of the Russian Federation."
It is noted that in order to implement the order, the FSB can only use people …
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Russia’s Baltic Sea Commander: A significant strengthening of the Baltic Sea Fleet is underway
The Baltic fleet is being actively replenished with new equipment and weapons, stated the commander of Russia’s Baltic fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Nosatov.
“By the end of the year, we are also expecting the delivery of another new small missile ship. The fleet will be also be supplemented by five new auxiliary vessels," said Nosatov in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper on the eve of the Baltic Navy Day on May 18.
He said that, in 2017, the fleet has already …
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Turkey strengthened protection on the Bosphorus because of a possible Islamic State attack on the Russian fleet
Istanbul authorities stepped up security measures in the Bosphorus Strait to prevent a possible attack by the Islamic State terrorist group on Russian warships. This was reported on Tuesday, May 16, by Hurriyet Daily News. Earlier, Turkish intelligence received information indicating that jihadists can start preparing to fire on ships of the Russian navy from portable missile systems and long-barreled weapons.
Based on the received data, the Turkish police studied those places in the Bosporus …
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Russia increased its investments in the U.S. Government Bonds to $99.8 billion
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in March 2017, Russia increased its investments in U.S. Government Securities by $13.8 billion compared with investments made during the same period last year, to $99.8 billion.
According to the department, in February, Russia's investments in U.S. securities amounted to $86.3 billion, in January $ 86.2 billion, and in December of last year $86.1 billion. In October, this figure fell to $74.6 billion from $90.9 billion in …