Krasmash, the main manufacturer of Intercontinental Ballistic sea-based Sarmat missiles, is ready to start mass production of these missiles, reports Russia’s Zvezda (Star) TV channel.  

It is expected that the Russian military will start receiving the missiles in 2018.

“Currently, RS-20B Voyevoda is considered the most powerful ICMB (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile). The new Sarmat missile will be much lighter than Voyevoda and will have a better fuel efficiency. The target range of the …

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that at the present time, there is virtually no trust between Washington and Moscow. He referenced the agreements on arms control and the situation in Ukraine as the areas in which Russia "is not being particularly helpful today."

At the same time, he mentioned the necessity to restore a certain level of trust with Russia. He stated there was a need to work on a long list of things – from military and nuclear agreements to Ukraine, the Crimea, and …

Foreign military contingents may be deployed in the “security zones” that Russia has proposed to establish in Syria, reports Kommersant newspaper, referring to a draft memorandum submitted by Moscow to negotiators in Astana.

In this memorandum, Russia, Turkey and Iran are called “guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria”.

Four "de-escalation zones" have been proposed - in the province of Idlib, north of Homs, in eastern Ghouta, as well as in southern Syria.

The exact location of these zones …