The Russian military-industrial production indices have increased by 10%, according to 2016 results, as indicated by the head of the Russian Government, Dmitry Medvedev, on January 31st, according to TASS.

"In general, according to preliminary results, we expect an increase in the pace of production to grow by more than 10% based on 2016 production," Medvedev said, adding that he considered this to be a good result.

According to Medvedev, the results of the defense order show that Russia "is …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stated that the reason for withdrawing the engines of the second and third rocket stages of the Proton-М is the low salaries of the plant workers.

“Production standards [at Voronezh mechanical plant] are very low. They are in bad condition and I personally witnessed it. This plant should be updated first,” Rogozin said, according to RIA Novosti.

“Yesterday I signed an order for Roskosmos to analyze all critical launch vehicles, engines, various …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the NATO countries’ Ministry of Defence representatives are going to adopt a package of measures to strengthen the military presence in the Black Sea region at a meeting in February.

Stoltenberg made this statement at a meeting with the new president of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev.

"We see a more aggressive Russia. We see riots and violence in the south, and terrorism. And we see cyber-attacks and hybrid wars," Stoltenberg said.

"Therefore NATO …

The debts of major businessmen are a million times more than Ukraine plans to borrow from the International Monetary Fund until 2018, as stated in the article “Business Behind the Curtain” by Andrey Kaut in a business.ua periodical.

The edition assessed the amount of debt of major businessmen to domestic and foreign-owned banks and other creditors and compared the debt with the cost of their assets, specified in public research on financial situations of the richest Ukrainians. “The richest …

The former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, stated that Ukraine should have the opportunity to defend itself, Polskie Radio reported.

“Ukraine should be able to defend itself. This country should focus on domestic reforms. However, it spends money in support of a large Army in field conditions,” Breedlove said. According to him, separatist forces in Donbas continue to exert pressure on the demarcation line. This forces Ukraine to keep a very large …