Russian Navy ships seen near Latvian border
The National Armed Forces of Latvia (NAF) have noticed the presence of Russian naval ships near Latvian territorial waters on several occasions over the last few days, Rosbalt reported, with reference to the NAF’s Twitter account.
On Monday, the Russian Frigate Boikiy was seen near the Latvian economic zone, and on Sunday a NATO patrol aircraft spotted a Russian Il-76 cargo plane near the border.
Also on Sunday, Russian ships Boikiy, Bira, Irgiz, Alpinist, and Zhigulevsk GS-19 were spotted. …
Russia wants to purchase license to manufacture Ukrainian Antonov aircraft
The Russian Minister Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said that his department is ready to meet with the Ukrainian company Antonov in order to discuss purchasing a license to manufacture the An-140 aircraft in Russia, RBC-Ukraine reported.
At a government meeting, Manturov explained that the Aviacor plant in Samara continues to deliver An-140 aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry. The aircraft were assembled from left over parts at the plant, as the supply of new parts was discontinued …
Ukraine calls for international investigation into crimes in the Donbas
At the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the Ukrainian delegation to the UN made a statement calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in the East of Ukraine and bring to justice those responsible for mass killings.
Ukrinform quoted the statement of Ukrainian diplomats as saying “In light of the current difficult situation within and around Ukraine we fully recognize that there is an urgent need to ensure global jurisdiction, legitimacy and the International …
Polish Navy to acquire surveillance aircraft for use in the Baltic Sea
The Ministry of Defense of Poland has begun discussing plans to acquire new surveillance and maritime patrol aircraft for use in the Baltic Sea, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported with reference to Defense News.
The Ministry plans to purchase three surveillance aircraft by 2023, and three maritime patrol aircraft by 2030.
Meanwhile, it is unclear whether the current government will continue the plan of the previous Cabinet of Ministers to allocate additional funds for the overhaul and modernization …
Auto sales in Russia fall to the lowest level in ten years
On Thursday, May 12, the Chairman of the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) stated that auto sales in Russia fell to the lowest level in the last ten years. This applies to both March and April and to the cumulative result for the first four months of 2016. Overall in Russia, since the beginning of the year, 440,600 cars have been sold; a 15% decrease from the same period last year.
The largest drop was in the brands Datsun and Honda, with 56% …