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Russia to send Tu-160 strategic bombers to Arctic
Russia’s Long Range Aviation is expanding its geographical area of activity and the scope of its operations, Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash, commander of the Long Range Aviation, told the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda in an interview. He claims that the Defense Ministry intends to reinforce the defense of the Russian Arctic using Tu-160 strategic missile carriers.
“The flights of strategic bomber-missile carrier crews to the equator, to Indonesia, mean that the range of assignments is growing …
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Putin and Assad meet in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Sochi, reported RIA Novosti. According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Assad was in Sochi on official business.
“Vladimir Putin congratulated him on his success in the fight against terrorists. And Assad announced his willingness to settle the problems in Syria by political process,” the report stated.
It was reported on the Kremlin’s website that the leaders of Russia and Syria agreed to continue " …
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India to end arms collaboration with Russia
Delhi has accused Russia of failing to comply with its defense contract deadlines, The Times of India reports.
India has deliberately diversified its weapons imports due to Russia’s tendency not to stick to delivery deadlines and to raise the budget in the middle of the process, the newspaper claims.
Indian officials also accuse Russia of preventing the transfer of technology and of having an “unreliable” supply of spare parts.
It is likely that the country will withdraw from the Fifth …
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Volker: France and Germany taking 'small steps' in negotiations with Russia, US approaching more ambitiously
In an interview with Voice of America, US State Department Special Representative Kurt Volker said that while the United States is in constant contact with European partners, the US approach to negotiating with Russia regarding the Donbas conflict sometimes differs from the approach taken by Germany and France.
"First of all, I believe that France and Germany are very serious [partners of Ukraine]. I think they very clearly understand the nature of the conflict, and Russia's responsibility, …
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NATO to hold its largest military exercises in history in 'response to Russian aggression'
In November, NATO will hold the largest group of exercises in the last 30 years with the participation of more than forty thousand people, General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO said at a press conference on Wednesday following the meeting of the Allied Chiefs of Defense.
Supreme Allied Commander Europe, American General Curtis Scaparrotti said that "the alliance will show Russia its ability to protect a sovereign country," noting that maneuvers will become "a …