-
Mayor of Kaliningrad urges residents to leave city during FIFA World Cup 2018
Kaliningrad Mayor Alexander Yaroshuk advised residents to “leave the city for a holiday in nature” during the Football World Cup.
“The city will be crowded. It will be much harder to move about, virtually prohibited, except for the shuttles which will carry the fans,” Yaroshuk said in a radio interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda.
The city mayor also pointed out that one of the four World Cup 2018 matches which Kaliningrad will host will be a “top” match.
“Seventy to a hundred thousand …
-
Russia says it prepared the contract for delivery of S-400 missiles systems to Saudi Arabia
Russia has finished preparing its contract to supply S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to Saudi Arabia. Director General of Rostec Sergey Chemezov told RIA Novosti news on Wednesday, October 18 that they expect a decision from Riyadh, although the contract does not include the transfer of the technology needed to produce the S-400.
It was recently reported that Rosoboronexport and the Saudi Military Industrial Company or SAMI had signed a contract to localize the production of AK-103 …
-
Czech MEPs call on President Zeman to apologize to Ukraine
A group of members of the European Parliament (EP) from the Czech Republic have sent a letter to the President of the country, Milos Zeman, with an appeal "to apologize to Ukraine for [his] statements, thus at least partially correcting the harm," reported Radio Liberty.
The deputies’ letter, which the editorial staff of Radio Liberty has obtained, also notes that Zeman undermined the authority of international law during his performance in Strasbourg, when Ukraine became a victim of Russian …
-
Russia closes navigation in the Barents and Kara Seas ahead of test firing of ballistic missiles
The Russian Navy will conduct test launches of ballistic missiles from the Barents Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean, as indicated in the statement published on the website of Russian Ministry of Defense warned seafarers.
According to the Navigational Warnings system (PRIP), some areas in the Barents and Kara Seas are closed to ships due to "rocket launches" until October 30. This includes the waters of the Chosha Bay near the eastern coast of the Kanin peninsula, the areas around the …
-
Ukraine ends agreement with Russia on specialization of companies producing military products
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has terminated the intergovernmental agreement with Russia to preserve the specialization of companies and organizations engaging in military-related manufacturing.
The relevant decision was made at a government session.
The agreement was signed in Moscow on December 21, 2000, and came into force on March 4, 2005.
According to the document, the parties undertake to facilitate the preservation of the manufacturing and technological specialization of …