A Stunner missile blasts off. Photo: Ministry of Defense Missile technology could be used to defeat Raytheon’s state-of-the-art defense systems Russia has obtained Israel’s most advanced interceptor missile, which could be reverse engineered to crack the latest Israeli and US … Read More
The Russian Flag International power balance is primarily based on claiming ascendancy on the world stage, which in turn is driven by political imperatives, the prime mover in all initiatives towards claiming power. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, … Read More
President says user-edited site should be replaced with Big Russian Encyclopaedia Vladimir Putin was speaking at a Kremlin meeting on the future of the Russian language. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/Tass Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a more “reliable” … Read More
With Russia and other countries planning a SWIFT alternative, will companies like Ripple see a boost in adoption for cross border payments or will the increased competition drive out these crypto projects? Russia’s SWIFT alternative (SPFS) is all set to … Read More
The Venezuelan government is readying to hand over control over state oil company PDVSA to Russia’s Rosneft, a local newspaper has reported, citing sources from the industry. Russian TASS reports, quoting El Nacional, that the radical move is being discussed as … Read More
Designed during the Cold War. Key point: Like the Soviet Union, Russia knows that aircraft carriers are force multipliers for the U.S. military. In the event of World War II, the Soviet Union planned to go after the U.S. Navy’s … Read More
Analyst: Russia is probably the only player in the room among the grown-ups who can talk with everyone in the room at the same time. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shake hands during their … Read More
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper/ Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu © REUTERS/Christian Hartmann; Sputnik/Alexey Druzhinin US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper called his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on Monday, as US President Donald Trump announced the US pullout from northeastern Syria. … Read More
Russia’s response to the White House’s late Sunday shock announcement saying “Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria” has been relatively muted. Though Trump reportedly told Erdogan the US won’t back the operation in a ‘last-minute’ weekend phone … Read More
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s nuclear potential should be fully used to ensure the country’s defense capability and energy security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a greeting message to domestic nuclear industry workers. “The rich intellectual technological heritage and truly … Read More