Tag: Russian Defence Ministry
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Russia’s defence ministry signs deals for Sarmat ballistic missiles, S-500
The contract on the production and delivery of Sarmat missiles was signed by Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko and CEO of the Makeyev State Rocket Center Vladimir Degtyar at the Army 2022 international military-technical forum, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the TASS news agency.
August 17, 2022 -
Russia to launch new military airfield in Kaliningrad
A new military airfield in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad region will receive aircraft by the end of this year, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday. This means that the first phase of large-scale airfield facilities reconstruction in Kaliningrad will be completed by then, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry statement as saying. After...
October 8, 2017 -
Russia, NATO hold high-level talks for first time in 3 years
The Russian Defence Ministry announced on Friday that it had restarted talks with NATO after three years of silence. EFE news quoted the Ministry as saying that Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov spoke with the Czech NATO military committee chairman General Petr Pavel over the phone. "The parties exchanged their opinions about topical issues of security,...
March 4, 2017 -
Russia, NATO hold high-level talks for first time in 3 years
The Russian Defence Ministry announced on Friday that it had restarted talks with NATO after three years of silence. EFE news quoted the Ministry as saying that Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov spoke with the Czech NATO military committee chairman General Petr Pavel over the phone. "The parties exchanged their opinions about topical issues of security,...
March 4, 2017 -
Russia summons Ukrainian diplomat over Black Sea flights
The Russian Defence Ministry has summoned the Ukrainian military attache in Moscow and handed a protest note over plane manoeuvres over the Black Sea, a media report said on Thursday. The attache to the Ukrainian Embassy was summoned on Wednesday evening, the Ministry's spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said, Xinhua news agency reported. The note...
February 2, 2017 -
Russia angered as Britain’s navy keeps eye on ‘ship of shame’
Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to...
January 27, 2017 -
Russia angered as Britain’s navy keeps eye on ‘ship of shame’
Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to...
January 27, 2017 -
Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate strikes in Syria
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. Delegations from the two countries, which last month brokered a ceasefire in war-torn Syria, met in Moscow on Friday for consultations on cooperating while fighting...
January 13, 2017 -
Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate strikes in Syria
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. Delegations from the two countries, which last month brokered a ceasefire in war-torn Syria, met in Moscow on Friday for consultations on cooperating while fighting...
January 13, 2017