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Russia loses its largest weapons buyer
India, which has been the largest buyer of Russian weapons in the world market, suspended existing contracts payments to Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport and refused to sign the new ones, including the purchase of fighters and S-400 missile systems.
The newspaper Vedomosti reports, citing sources in the Russian defense industry, that the payments from the Indian government have not been received since April.
Indian banks began blocking transactions after Rosoboronexport and most Russian …
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US Secretary of State discusses the issue of Sentsov’s imprisonment with Lavrov
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a telephone conversation with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, during which the two sides discussed the situation with the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov, reported the press service of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Mike Pompeo discussed the issue of Oleg Sentsov’s imprisonment who is accused of involvement in terrorist activities. He was given the relevant explanations,” reads the message.
The …
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Putin invites the president of Finland for a ride on his yacht
After the official part of talks by both sides, Presidents of Russia and Finland, Vladimir Putin, and Sauli Niinisto continued the conversation in an informal atmosphere: the Russian leader invited his Finnish colleague to take a boat trip on the presidential yacht Chaika, reports Interfax.
According to the agency, the presidents departed on the yacht from the port of Sochi to the marina in the Imereti Lowlands. Their conversation was in English without the use of an interpreter.
The official …
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Russian detained in Germany for planning a terrorist attack
The German General Prosecutor's Office reported that Russian citizen Magomed-Ali C. (last name withheld by German authorities) was arrested in Germany for preparing a terrorist attack. The report also stated that a search was conducted in the suspect's apartment and that charges against him will be heard by the court on August 23.
The Russian citizen, together with another man named Clement B., is accused of planning to set off an explosion in an unidentified place. The explosive triacetone …
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Latvia and Estonia consider recovering damages from Russia for 'the Soviet occupation'
Latvia and Estonia are considering the possibility of making a claim against Russia as a successor of the USSR regarding the recovery of damages for Soviet occupation, according to the statement, which was signed by the Ministers of Justice of both countries after the joint meeting of the Estonian and Latvian Governments and published by the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Justice, ERR reports.
The Ministers stressed the importance of preserving the memory of people who died due to …