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Snowden criticized Russia's new anti-terrorism law
Edward Snowden, a former contractor who worked for the US National Security Agency, has criticized the anti-terror law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The laws were developed by MP Irina Yarovaya and the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Viktor Ozerov.
This law mandates a life imprisonment for international terrorism; lowers the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years; and requires telecom operators, messaging apps and social networks to store …
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Obama calls on NATO to increase its support for Ukraine
In an article written for the Financial Times, US President Barack Obama called on NATO and the EU to increase support for Ukraine and to be consistent in confronting Russian aggression.
“We need to bolster the defense of our allies in central and eastern Europe, strengthen deterrence and boost our resilience against new threats, including cyber-attacks. We need to deepen security co-operation between NATO and the EU and increase our support for Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and …
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Lithuanian President: Russia has to be deterred with military force
The threats to the international security haven’t diminished, and that is why, according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, NATO has to move from partial security measures to creating a real military deterrence, as reported by the Latvian Delfi news portal.
“Unfortunately, after the meeting in Wales there haven’t been fewer threats. That is why the time has come to move from partial security measures to creating a real military deterrence. We expect that finally concrete security …
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Russia to deploy two powerful radar systems in the Baltic and Black Seas
Russian Interfax news agency reported that Russia may attempt to compensate for the increase in NATO’s military activity by placing two new radar stations in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, which would be able to control the 200-mile coastal zone.
"It is expected that modified Podsolnuh (Sunflower) over-the-horizon radar units will start combat duty in the Baltic Sea in 2017," Interfax’s source said, adding that similar radar could be deployed in the Crimea in 2017. “It can see any warship …
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Stoltenberg: NATO's practical cooperation with Russia is still pending
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, announced the issues that will be discussed during the Russia-NATO Council meeting that will take place in Brussels on the 13th of July. The meeting, which will be held for the second time since 2014, will be devoted to the discussion of the crisis in and around Ukraine and the need for full implementation of the Minsk Agreements.
“We will also consider military activity, putting special focus on …