• Russia accuses Great Britain of 'provocations' over the Black Sea

    Russian embassy in London complained about the actions of the Royal Air Forces of Great Britain, saying that a British fighter dangerously approached a Russian amphibious aircraft over the Black Sea.

    “The Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson and other British politicians presenting Russia’s routine actions as a ‘provocative incidents’ to the general public are themselves acting completely irresponsibly,” stressed the press secretary of the Russian Embassy.

    “The idea to deploy NATO …

  • Russia to conduct joint military exercises with China and Mongolia

    Russia and China, along with Mongolia, are planning to hold large-scale military exercises, including simulating a nuclear attack, reports Voice of America, citing high-ranking US officials.

    To participate in the exercises “Vostok-18”, China will send to Russia more than 3,200 troops and 900 units of military equipment, as well as 30 aircraft, reported the Chinese Defense Department.

    Mongolia will take part in these exercises for the first time. Mongolia has recently sought relations with the …

  • Iran renews negotiations with Russia on construction of a new nuclear power plant

    According to the Tasnim news agency, Iran renewed negotiations with Russia on the construction of a new nuclear power plant that will be able to produce up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity, announced Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanyan on Saturday.

    At present, Iran has the opportunity to produce nuclear power at a reactor with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, reported Tasnim.

    Iran already has one Russian nuclear reactor located in Busher. It was the first reactor launched in the country. …

  • President of Belarus Lukashenko announces a new meeting with Putin

    In an interview with Belarus 1 TV channel, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke about a new meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the near future with the participation of governments of both sides.

    Lukashenko said that they reached the corresponding agreement during their negotiations in Sochi on August 22.

    “Most importantly, we agreed with the Russian President to arrange our schedules to find an opportunity to meet in the next few days. We will meet in a broad …

  • Russia allows Poland to inspect Kaczynski plane crash fragments

    The Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) has authorized Polish investigators to inspect the fragments of the TU-154m aircraft which crashed near Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010, killing all on board, including then Polish President Lech Kaczyński, as announced on the ICR’s official website.

    “The ICR is continuing the criminal case investigation into the fact of the crash during landing approach at the (North) Smolensk airport of the Tu-154M (b/n) 101 aircraft of the Air Force of the …