Russia has deployed Iskander-M missile systems for the first time to Tajikistan in preparation for joint exercises.

According to the Russian news agency TASS, the commander of the troops of the Central Military District, Colonel General Vladimir Zarudnitsky, stated that the Iskander-M missile systems will carry out a combat launch at a hypothetical “terrorist” base camp in the mountains in the course of the combat exercises.

This will be the first time the Iskander missile systems will take …

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared five Moldovan diplomats in Moscow persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within three days, as reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.

On Wednesday, May 31st, the ministry summoned the minister-counselor of the Moldovan Embassy in Russia, Nikolae Miinea, and informed him that Moscow requires that five diplomats leave the country.

“Russia expresses hope that those in Chisinau realize the counterproductive nature of …

In an interview for Le Figaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin called NATO’s plans contradictory, since it is increasing military expenditure but simultaneously talking about a desire to establish relations with Russia.

“At the NATO summit there was talk that NATO wants to establish good relations with Russia. But why then are they increasing their military expenditure? Who are they intending to fight against? There are a couple of internal contradictions here,” Putin observed.

The Russian …