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Russian Ambassador: Political relations between Moscow and London are 'virtually dead'
Russia and the UK continue to cooperate on economic and cultural issues, but political relations between the countries are "virtually dead", said Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin in an interview with the British radio station LBC London, TASS reports.
According to Kelin, the UK has chosen a "hostile course" towards Russia, which "does not find understanding" on the Russian side.
London's discontent is largely due to violation of human rights in Russia.
Kelin also added that the …
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Armenian Prime Minister confirms purchase of Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia without missiles
Armenia has indeed purchased Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia without air-to-air missiles, said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a meeting with residents of the town of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province, Sputnik Armenia reports.
He blamed the previous leadership of the country for such a decision. "Yes, we bought the plane, it was delivered in May, and yes, we did not have time to buy missiles before the war. Well, you'd buy aircraft so we could buy rockets. Why didn't the 26- …
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Putin gives Lukashenko $19 million and defers loan payments for two years
Russia is once again extending a financial helping hand to self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
In the next two years, Minsk will be able to not pay Russia $906 million in installments for the loan provided for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. According to Interfax, the relevant protocol was ratified by the Russian Federation Council.
Under the new terms, Minsk's payments to Russia will be reduced by 3.5 times, to 370.8 million dollars.
The …
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Several Bulgarian military officials detained on suspicion of spying for Russia
Several Bulgarian military officials have been detained on suspicion of spying for Russia, reports Bulgarian media. According to the reports, searches and detentions took place on March 18 in Sofia and Pernik. One suspect was caught on the Trakia highway from Sofia to Plovdiv as he was leaving the Bulgarian capital.
According to preliminary data, there are no Russians among the detained. Bulgarian media reported that the suspects are military officials who had access to classified information. …
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Putin sends warning to those living on ‘historic Russian lands’
During the Soviet era and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia "lost enormous territory," said Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a concert marking the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea.
"In the 1920s, the Bolsheviks, forming the Soviet Union for reasons still incomprehensible, gave away significant territories, geopolitical spaces to quasi-state entities," the Russian president said during an event at Luzhniki Stadium.
Then, according to Putin, the Bolsheviks "broke …