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Media: Council of Europe paves way for possible lifting of sanctions against Russia
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe supported the draft decision to change the imposing of sanctions against countries that violate the Charter of the Organization. According to Ukrayinska Pravda, this decision allows Russia to return to the Council of Europe under an emergency procedure.
The Committee met in Strasbourg on Tuesday, May 14. According to sources, 39 of the 47 Member States supported the draft of Ministerial decision.
The central idea of the decision is to …
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Iraq to buy S-400 missile systems from Russia
Iraq intends to buy S-400 anti-air missile systems from Russia, announced Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Mansour Hadi on 15 May at a press conference, DW reports.
The decision was made during a session of the Russian-Iraqi Commission for Trade, Economic and Scientific Cooperation held in Baghdad on 23-25 April.
Hadi noted that, although the Iraqi government has stated its intention to purchase S-400s, no concrete agreements have yet been reached with Russia.
This step by the Iraqi government …
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Putin points out shortcomings of Russian aviation in Syria
Russian aviation used during combat in Syria has a number of shortcomings when it comes to the technical condition of the airplanes and helicopters, said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a military meeting in Sochi as reported by RBK.
“The same can be said about the direct fire weapons,” Putin added. He drew attention to the fact that “this would have been impossible to detect at a test site.”
“Industrial enterprises are working routinely to eliminate the problems that have appeared. …
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Senior manager of Russian Space agency flees abroad after billions disappear
Scandals continue to shake the Russian space sector: following the disappearance of billions of rubles in construction sites and megaprojects, the senior manager of one of Roscosmos’s key subsidiaries has now fled the country.
The Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that the unprecedented incident took place at the Scientific Research Institute of Space Instrumentation (SRI SI), which develops and produces radio apparatus and electronics. The company was founded in 1985 and has worked on a …
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Putin: Russia must develop new oil and gas extraction technologies
On Tuesday 14 May, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an updated version of the country’s energy security doctrine.
The document, which has been updated for the first time since the shale shock on the oil market and the sharp deterioration of Russia’s relations with the West, states that one of the primary risks to the Russian energy sector is its technological underdevelopment and dependence on foreign equipment.
“The disparity between the technological level of Russian energy companies …