• Media: Japan's self-defense forces to carry out new operations to protect U.S. Navy ships

    Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) ships will carry out new operations aimed at the protection of the U.S. fleet ensuring the security of Japan, as announced on Sunday on NHK, citing government sources.

    According to the report, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has already issued the order. It is expected that the crew of the Izumo helicopter carrier will be the first to fulfill these tasks, which became possible after adopting amendments to defense legislation.

    On May 1st, the ship will leave …

  • Ukrainian Prime Minister to visit Israel on May 14th

    The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, will make an official visit to Israel on May 14th, IzRus reported, citing sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel.

    While in Israel, the head of the Ukrainian government will hold a series of meetings with politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

    The Israeli Foreign Ministry noted that the meeting of the heads of government should mark the end of the crisis in relations between the two countries after Ukraine …

  • Russian bikers not allowed to enter Poland

    The leader of Russian motoclub "Night Wolves", Alexander Zaldostanov ("Surgeon"), spoke of problems when entering Poland.

    "This year, our action ("Victory Roads - to Berlin ") is developing in the same dramatic way as in previous years. Today I have information that our column headed from Kaliningrad to Braniewo, was stopped," - He said at a press conference in Brest, reports Sputnik-Belarus.

    According to Zaldostanov, the Polish border guards checked the license plate of each motorcycle to …

  • Russian Military Command: U.S. missile defense can intercept all Russian ballistic missiles

    The radar of the US nuclear missile strike warning system covers all the trajectories of Russian ballistic missiles that would be launched in the direction of the United States.

    This was stated by Lt. General Viktor Poznihir, the First Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, according to Interfax.

    “The radio-location system of the US nuclear missile strike warning system covers all possible trajectories of Russian ballistic missiles launched in the …

  • North Korea threatens to destroy US nuclear submarine carrying Tomahawk missiles

    North Korea has threatened to destroy the US Navy’s nuclear submarine “Michigan”, which stopped in the South Korean Busan port earlier last week, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports, with reference to a message from the North Korean propaganda portal Uriminzokkiri.

    “The moment the Michigan tries to budge even a little, it will be doomed to the miserable fate of becoming an underwater ghost, incapable of coming to the surface,” the authors of the message promise.

    According to them, “the …

  • Russia is facing more issues with its Proton rockets

    Russia has postponed two missile launches into space, Interfax news agency reported, citing its sources.

    According to the Russian news agency, the launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with the US satellite Echostar-21 will be rescheduled for early summer.

    "It is already clear that due to unresolved technical issues, it will not be possible to resume launches at the end of May, and the launch of the Proton with the EchoStar 21 satellite will be postponed to at least the beginning of June. …

  • Poland creates center to combat Russian propaganda

    In Poland an NGO has been founded which will work to identify and counteract Russian Propaganda, “The Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation”, reported Ukrinform with reference to a statement by Adam Lelonek, director of the Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation.

    “The ‘Center for Analysis of Propaganda and Disinformation’ Foundation is the first institute of this kind in Poland, whose activity will be aimed at the analysis and search for a systematic approach to …

  • Tomahawk missile manufacturer announces growth in sales

    Sales of Raytheon, which produces weapons for the U.S. Army, increased in the first quarter of 2017, leading to an increase by 3.4% in quarterly revenue. This is stated in the company’s recently released financial statement.

    The company's revenue in the first quarter of last year was $6 billion. This year, the company's earnings also increased to $1.73 per share in contrast to $1.43 per share the year before. Thomas Kennedy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon, stressed that the …

  • President of Montenegro calls joining NATO a guarantee of eternal existence

    President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic, commenting on the ratification of the protocol on accession to NATO in the country's Parliament, called the decision "historic", reported newspaper Vijesti with a reference to the President’s statement on national state television.

    The President, according to the publication, also recalled that in May 2006 Montenegro, having assessed the geographic and geopolitical situation of the country, "restored" its independence. At this point, the position of …

  • Russia warns Norway of consequences over deployment of NATO anti-missile systems in its territory

    The Ambassador of Russia to Norway, Teimuraz Ramishvili, stated that the deployment of NATO anti-missile systems in Norwegian territory would be followed by a response from Russia. "Our response will follow, directed not only at Norway but at the entire NATO", said Ramishvil to Norwegian Dagbladet newspaper.

    Previously, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the deployment of the US Aegis Ashore anti-missile systems in the countries of Eastern Europe is a “flagrant violation by …