Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia Will Deploy First Bastion Surface-To-Surface Missile System In Crimea By 2020
Russia will deploy the first Bastion silo-based surface-to-ship missile system in the Crimean Peninsula by 2020, Moscow-based Interfax news agency reported Thursday. The new missile system will be positioned in the region as part of the Kremlin’s plans to increase security in the Black Sea area. …read more Source: International...
Russia, US Work To Restore ‘Normalcy’ in Their Relations: Russian Foreign Minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia and the United States are becoming more realistic and are working together to restore “normalcy” in diplomatic relations between the two countries. While the bilateral relations between Russia and the United States seem to be at an all-time low after the Ukraine crisis, it is also feared...
Russian Gas Deal Failure Leaves Ukraine Facing Huge Shortfall Going Into Winter Months
Russia shut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Wednesday after talks in Vienna to extend a deal between the two rival countries broke down over a disagreement on price. While Ukraine can turn to its European neighbors for assistance during the rest of the summer and fall, it has no supplier with enough gas for the harsh winter months, and...
Russia To Build Its Own Version Of France’s Mistral Helicopter Landing Ships After Months Of Uncertainty
Russia has committed to building its own helicopter landing ships to replace the two Mistral vessels that France built but then declined to deliver to the Kremlin because of Russian actions in Crimea and East Ukraine, reported TASS, a Kremlin-owned Russian news site, Wednesday. Admiral Viktor Chirkov, who broke the news at the international...
Russia Stops Gas Supply To Ukraine, Pledges Europe Will Be Unaffected
Russia and Ukraine failed to reach an agreement on the flow of natural gas between the two countries, effectively cutting off Russian supply to Ukraine starting Wednesday. However, Russia said that the supply to Europe would not be affected. …read more Source: International Business...
Moscow To Build Bridge From Russian Mainland To Crimea Across The Kerch Strait
Russia is pressing ahead with the construction of a bridge from the mainland to the Crimean peninsula, which it annexed from Ukraine in March 2014, according to a report by the pro-Ukrainian news site UNIAN on Tuesday. The bridge, which will consist of parallel road and rail sections, and connect Crimea with Russia’s Taman peninsula across...
Ukraine’s NATO Entrance Amid Russian Aggression ‘At Least 6-7 Years’ Away, Poroshenko Says
It will take several years of work and a nationwide referendum for Ukraine to meet the minimum standards required to join the NATO military alliance, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday. Ukraine is one of several Eastern European nations whose leaders have broached the possibility of joining NATO amid an increase in Russian military...
Russia To Build Electrified Railway Line Bypassing Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry and Russian Railways have reached an agreement to construct a two-way electrified railway line bypassing Ukraine, Russia’s TASS news agency reported Tuesday, citing a source. The deal was said to be finalized on June 25. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Has 75,000 Troops In East Ukraine, Says Luhansk People’s Republic Leader
Kiev has around 75,000 troops fighting in the contested and war-torn region of eastern Ukraine, said the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) at a briefing in Luhansk on Monday, reported TASS, a pro-Russian news site. Igor Plotnitsky, who become leader of the region after an election in November last year, made the...
Amid Russian Aggression, Georgia, Moscow Pursue Improved Diplomatic Relations, Georgian Prime Minister Says
Georgia will continue to pursue workable diplomatic relations with Russia despite ongoing tensions and the Kremlin’s aggressive actions in Eastern Europe, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told a domestic newspaper Monday. Russia’s relationship with its neighbors in Eastern Europe suffered in recent months after its...
