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Media: Russia's largest energy company will not work in Crimea because of sanctions
The Russian government finally abandoned plans to include Rosseti in the Krymenergo JSC created in the Crimea, reports Kommersant news outlet, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.
"The creation of the ‘road map’ for the organization of the joint-stock company is now passing the final stage but the reality is Rosseti won’t be there. This is the final decision," the source said.
Rosseti is Russia's largest operator of power grids. It includes 36 subsidiaries and affiliates. …
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Kremlin: new Russian armament program is a good answer to NATO’s military buildup
The state armaments program has already been signed by the President, Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for military-industrial sector, reported.
This year will be the first year of the implementation of the new state armaments program for 2018-2028. It was reported that its volume will reach 19 trillion rubles (334 billion dollars), which is on annual average value comparable to previous state armaments program.
"Yes, the document has been signed by the President," he said …
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Media: Russia sent its newest Su-57 fighters to Syria for combat testing
The principal decision to send Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighters to Syria was made following the results of a closed presentation of the aircraft at the MAKS-2017 air show in Zhukovsky, reported the newspaper Kommersant, referring to a source close to the military.
"Taking into account the declared test program, the Defense Ministry decided to send the fighter to Syria in February, formally timing everything to Defender of the Fatherland Day," the source explained.
The arrival of the Su- …
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Kremlin denies that top official's plane was used to transport cocaine from Argentina to Russia
The plane belonging to Current Russian Security Council Secretary and former Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Nikolai Patrushev was not used to transport suitcases of cocaine as part of a joint Russian-Argentine intelligence operation. A statement to this effect was made by the Russian Security Council on Sunday, Interfax reports.
“This is someone’s imagination and a fake,” the state advisory body stressed. An Interfax source remarked that the aircraft in question was not intended to …
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Israeli satellite records Russian Su-57 fighters at airbase in Syria
The Israeli company Imagesat International (iSi) published satellite photographs of Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria showing the location where the Su-57s are stationed, Haaretz reported.
The images were taken by the satellite Eros B. In them, one can see airplanes, and the outlines of two of them resemble Russian Su-57s.
The article states that the 5th generation Russian fighters are not yet ready for full-fledged usage. Haaretz suggests that it is more likely that they will be tested …