NATO knew even before 2012 that Russia was planning to deploy Iskander missile systems to Kaliningrad because the previous-generation Tochka missile systems had become obsolete. However, Moscow is now describing the deployment of the missile systems as a response to the expansion of the alliance.

Russia deployed the Iskander missile systems to Kaliningrad last month. The official representative from NATO negatively assessed the deployment of the Russian missile systems, stated the vice …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to discuss, and agree with, Sweden’s position on sanctions against Russia.

According to the press service of the President, the issues of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, and the introduction of the EU visa-free regime for Ukrainians, were also discussed during the meeting.

Wallström spoke about the need to extend the sanctions against Russia, while Poroshenko thanked Sweden for …

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu and his Uzbek counterpart Kabul Berdiyev have signed an agreement on the development of military-technical cooperation and the pursuit of bilateral cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries in 2017, TASS reported.

According to Shoygu, “The signing of this document today will make it possible for us to tackle the issues of equipping your country’s [Uzbekistan] armed forces without delay and boosting their combat capability. We pay …