Large scale NATO exercises begin in Lithuania
On June 12, the largest multinational military exercises this year, Iron Wolf 2017 will begin in Lithuania.
According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, the maneuvers will involve roughly 5,300 military personnel from Lithuania and nine NATO states: Belgium, Great Britain, the US, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Portugal.
The Iron Wolf 2017 exercises will take place in southern, central and eastern parts of Lithuania between the 12th and the 24th of June. In the …
Kyiv may require biometric passports when entering Ukraine from Russia
Kyiv could introduce biometric passports for Russians entering Ukraine, said Mariana Betsa, press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, in a broadcast of the TV channel 112 Ukraine.
According to her, the Ukrainian foreign policy department will support the introduction of visa requirements with Russia “In future, in the broader perspective, it will also be possible to introduce entry exclusively by means of biometric passports, with visas, with registration at the migration services, …
Russia creates an electronic warfare system that simulates a massive missile attack
The Radio-Electronic Technologies concern, a part of Rostec Corporation, has created an electronic warfare system capable of simulating a group missile attack. This was announced by the counselor of the First Deputy Director General of the concern, Vladimir Mikheev.
"There are so-called false aerodynamic targets. They are equipped with a special electronic warfare system, which can create the illusion of a group of aircraft or cruise missiles in flight and simulate a false attack. The systems …
Russian Ministry of Defense: Black Sea fleet will receive new frigate Admiral Makarov equipped with cruise missiles
The frigate Admiral Makarov, built in the Baltic Yantar Shipyard and equipped with high-precision missile weapons will join Russia’s Black Sea Fleet as early as November this year, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"It is planned that the frigate Admiral Makarov of Project 11356 will make a transition to the Black Sea Fleet to a permanent location in November this year, after completion of all stages of testing and preparation of equipment for the inter-fleet transition from the …
Romanian President: NATO has to maintain its dialogue with Russia while continuing ‘deterrence policy’ towards it
Klaus Johannis, the President of Romania expressed the opinion that negotiations with Russia on its actions in the region are possible only under NATO's “deterrence policy.”
“I think we need a dialogue, but we also need what we are working on in NATO, a powerful deterrence policy. Such a combination of deterrence and dialogue should lead to a solution that is acceptable to all parties,” Johannis said at a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Johannis added that “Moscow’s aggression against …