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The United States and Russia remain the world’s largest arms exporters
The United States and Russia remain the world’s largest exporters of weapons. Their joint share in world exports amounted to 5% during the period from 2012 to 2016, RIA Novosti reported, citing a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
According to SIPRI’s rating, the United States was ranked first among the five largest arms suppliers. Its share made up 33% of the total volume of global arms export. SIPRI’s analysts indicated that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab …
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Turkey: Disagreements remain with Russia over the Crimea
Turkey is pursuing development of its relationship with Russia, but disagreement on several issues, including the Crimea, remain between the countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said at the Munich conference.
He remarked that the relationship between the two countries had been good before Turkey fighter jets shot down a Russian bomber in November 2015.
“And none of us asked why we had such good relations. After the incident, many countries in NATO and the EU …
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Russian Deputy PM: Russia is developing ICBMs to counter any US missile defense
The new intercontinental ballistic missiles which are being developed in Russia can overcome any US missile defense, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in an interview on the program “Voskresny Vecher” on TV channel “Rossiya-1”.According to Rogozin, Russian nuclear deterrent forces are made up of various missiles, including “old Soviet classic ‘Voyevoda’ missiles”, which are called “Satan” in the west, but new missiles are also being developed.“They are very afraid of them (the ‘ …
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Russian Federation Council Deputy: Trump's presidency has not improved U.S.-Russia relations yet
Russia's First Deputy of the Federation Council on Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klintsevich, said that the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency did not make any serious ground in the hope to improve Russia-USA relations.
"While I do not see any serious moves towards the improvement of Russian-American relations, in spite of Russia’s sincere desire, as said by Donald Trump, to get along with the United States," Interfax quoted Klintsevich as saying.
"We cannot ignore the …
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Iran intends to create an alliance with Russia in the Middle East
The chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ari Larijani, spoke of Tehran’s efforts to conclude a strategic alliance with Russia in the Middle East, as the two countries have differences on key issues, including the situation in Syria.
Moreover, Iran supports the idea of an open dialogue with Arab countries, including its main rival in the area, Saudi Arabia. Larijani stressed that such cooperation must take place “without any preconditions.”
In an interview on the television station “Al-Mayadin,” …