Global security news
Roscosmos may lose new contract with OneWeb due to sanctions - Rogozin
Roscosmos expects sanctions pressure aimed at depriving the state corporation of a new contract with OneWeb, said the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Yugoslav-made military vehicles spotted in Syria
On the roads of Syria, cars that were supplied to this country by the Soviet Union have long become familiar: old GAZ-66, ZIL-131, Ural-375, KrAZ-255, MAZ-537.
There are significant quantities of GAZ-3308 "Sadko", actively used modern modifications of "Ural", "Kamaz".
Russian-Norwegian rescue exercise ends in Barents Sea
The specialists of the search and rescue support of the Northern Fleet returned to the main base of the Northern Fleet - the city of Severomorsk after the Russian-Norwegian rescue exercise "Barents-2021".
It took place in the Barents Sea. Representatives of the two countries practiced joint actions there to search for and evacuate conditionally in distress at sea, deliver them to rescue ships and provide medical assistance.
The issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO should be resolved immediately, Zelensky believes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO cannot be postponed for the future, it must be decided immediately.
Zelensky said that he discussed with the US Secretary of State and senators strengthening security on the Black and Azov Seas
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during meetings with the head of the US State Department Anthony Blinken and US senators, they discussed increasing military assistance to Ukraine, as well as strengthening security in the Black and Azov Seas.
The military of the Russian Federation and Syria conducted shooting exercises on the seashore
Shooting training sessions for Russian and Syrian military personnel were held on the Syrian coast. This was announced on Monday, June 7.
Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Peru and Saudi Arabia will participate in ArMI-2021 for the first time
The final 3rd International Planning Conference with the participation of representatives of the host countries of the ArMI-2021 and the military and diplomatic corps was held in the Patriot Exhibition Center.
Moscow Security Conference invites NATO to debate
The Russian Defense Ministry has invited the NATO leadership for a frank, honest and professional dialogue to the IX Moscow Security Conference, which will be held from June 22 to 24.
"Prometheus" is set up against the enemy's ICBMs
The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems will be equipped with the latest interceptors. Their arsenal will include special ammunition that can destroy the warheads of enemy ballistic missiles.
The military expert said that the comparison of the Armed Forces of Russia and Ukraine is meaningless
It is pointless to compare the power of the Armed Forces of Russia and Ukraine, since they are "completely different leagues". On Friday, June 4, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia.
The CSTO assessed the prospects for the development of electronic warfare
The first meeting on electronic warfare was held on June 4 in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Headquarters. The heads and representatives of the relevant departments of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat, positively assessed the prospects for training specialists in electronic warfare from the CSTO member states in educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The MiG-31 prevented the US military aircraft from approaching our borders
On Friday, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported about an American air reconnaissance aircraft that was barraging near the border of the Russian Federation in the sky over the Barents Sea. The alien plane was detected by our air control systems.
Putin does not expect any breakthroughs in Russia-US relations after his meeting with Biden
Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that his meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden in Geneva will be held in a positive way, but does not expect any breakthroughs in Russian-American relations.
Dialogue with Japan on peace treaty must continue-Putin
When discussing the issue of the Kuril Islands with Japan, it is necessary to take into account the changes in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, but the dialogue on a peace treaty should continue, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Putin said that Russia has no desire to "scare the world" with new weapons
Russia is not going to scare anyone with new types of weapons, but is developing them, like everyone else, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, June 4, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Putin stands for agreements with the United States on the issue of weapons
Russia is not going to frighten anyone with its new weapons systems, sooner or later high-tech countries, including the United States, will also come to similar results, so it is better now to agree on how to continue to live in a changing world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, speaking about his upcoming meeting with American President Joseph Biden.
Putin advised the head of MI6 not to spoil relations between Moscow and London-Mass media
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the heads of world news agencies said that the new head of British intelligence MI6 Richard Moore does not make sense to spoil relations between Moscow and London.
The Russian Armed Forces announced the formation of collective immunity to coronavirus
As reported by the head of the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov, Yevgeny Kryukov, vaccination of military personnel is almost finished
Russian military personnel have developed a collective immunity to the coronavirus as a result of a successful vaccination campaign. This was announced by the head of the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov Yevgeny Kryukov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation calls one of its priorities the development of measures to counter the anti-Russian policy of Western countries
One of the most important tasks of the Security Council of the Russian Federation is to develop measures to counteract the threatening policy of Western countries, said the press secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Anoshin.
Senator Pushkov pointed to the lack of need for an army in Ukraine
Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov, commenting on the statement of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about the lack of funds for the maintenance of the army, said that the country "does not need an army."