Contents tagged with Russia
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Russia confirms plans to deploy Iskander missile systems to Kaliningrad
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defense and ex-commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, confirmed Russia’s plans to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, Interfax reported.
"Kaliningrad is our advanced outpost on the western borders, the main base of the Baltic Fleet, which is surrounded by NATO countries on all sides. This is a special area and we must continue to strengthen the air component, [and] increase the amount of modern …
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Media: Italy may delay the extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation
Italy may delay the extension of sanctions against Russia, which had been previously approved by EU ambassadors, wrote Brussels Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak, on Twitter.
According to him, the reason for the delay is Italy’s desire to include a clause allowing the relationship with Russia to be reconsidered later this year into the EU ruling on continued sanctions.
It should be noted that earlier, Wall Street Journal reporter Laurence Norman also wrote about the possibility that …
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Military expert: It would take Russia several hours to take away Ukraine's presence in the Black Sea
After the annexation and militarization of Crimea, it would take just a few hours for Russia to relieve Ukraine of its status of maritime power and to block the country from accessing the Black Sea. This was said by the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament, Mykhailo Samus, during an interview with Radio Krym.Realii.
“Russia can easily, and within a few hours, block access to the sea for Ukraine and also deprive Ukraine of its maritime power status. We …
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One fifth of Russian Olympic athletes will not be allowed to participate in Rio games
According to the calculations of the R-Sport agency, more than 80 Russian athletes have been disqualified from the Rio Olympics.
Based on the results of the weightlifting world championships in 2014 and 2015, the Russian team won the maximum number of Olympic tickets. There were 10 spots in total, of which six were for men and four were for women. However, the executive board of the International Weightlifting Federation (the IWF) deprived Russia of two of the quotas, one male and one female, …
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Kiev asserts that the seizure of Russian property abroad is possible after court ruling
The First Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Natalia Sevostyanova, stated that the seizure of Russia’s property abroad may become one outcome of Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The law suite was submitted as a result of the events in Crimea and the Donbas in 2014.
“The Court can’t issue a decision, for example, to return Crimea to Ukraine. But it can determine that the rights of citizens and the property rights of the State [Ukraine] were …
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Michael McFaul: Putin is the main winner in the Brexit vote
Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul wrote on Twitter that the main winner of Brexit is Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Shocked by Brexit vote! Losers: EU, UK, US, those that believe in utility of a strong, united, democratic Europe. Winners: Putin,” McFaul tweeted.
The former Ambassador also congratulated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and the head of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, Alexei Pushkov, saying it was …
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Putin: The West could have prevented World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the West could have prevented World War II if it had responded to the Soviet Union’s proposal on collective defense in time, as reported by Russian Interfax news agency.
“The main lesson of the past war is that it could have been prevented. The uncontrolled Nazis and their accomplices needed to be firmly restrained. This did not happen,” Putin said this while speaking before the State Duma.
According to Putin, the West had rejected direct …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry intends to gather proof of racial discrimination against Crimean Tatars
The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine intends to gather information regarding racial discrimination against the Crimean Tatars by "authorities" in annexed Crimea, Krym.Realii reported.
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called on Crimean Tatars living in Crimea to pass information about cases of racial discrimination to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, including through the media.
"We need to collect and systematize all these cases in order to show that we are talking exactly about racial discrimination, …
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India launches several commercial satellites, undermining Russia's monopoly
India’s Space Agency launched 20 satellites into the Earth’s sun-synchronous orbit using one carrier and thus undermined the Russian monopoly on such launches.
The main satellite, the new Indian Cartosat-2, will take pictures of the Earth’s surface at intervals of less than a meter for use by the country's military. Among the smaller satellites there are 13 American, two Canadian, one German and one Indonesian.
As the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reported, the PSLV carrier …
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US considers reinstating Committee for Surveillance of Russian Intelligence
The FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in the U.S.A.
The U.S. Congress is considering reviving the committee that worked during the ‘Cold War’ to monitor the actions of Russian spies, as reported by BuzzFeed.
The main task of the group will be identifying Russian spies and possible crimes related to them as well as the investigation of financial institutions working for Russian interests. Moreover, it is assumed that the FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in …