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"We have found solutions for switching to a domestically-produced [electronic] component base within a year an...

1. It was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who insisted on the right of veto for the Security Council's permanent members during the Yalta conference in February 1945.

2. The right of veto is wielded by the UN Security Council's five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) – the countries t...

 Varshavyanka class diesel-powered submarines. Source: RIA Novosti

The Indonesian government’s plan to purchase Russian Kilo-class diesel-powered submarines received support from a parliamentary body overseeing defense and foreign affairs, The Jakarta Post reported.

“Indonesia is a maritime country, since around 70 percent of its ...

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The new technology is based on the spectral characteristics unique to every physical object or material h...

The Russian side has no data on injuries among civilians as a result of Russian airstrikes on ISIS positions in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"One talks about injuries among civilians as a result of these strikes. We do not have such data. We very carefully watch that these strikes are surgical and that they target solely...

A major threat facing Russia in Syria is the possible return of Islamic State (ISIS) militants currently fighting there to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said, adding that Moscow will work to prevent such a situation, and it should succeed in these efforts.

"As for the risks for the Russian Federation, the [Russian] president...

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Briefing reporters on Wednesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konoshenkov said that the Russian air force had flown twenty ...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — "During the active phase of the training, the crews of the Iskander-M operational tactical missile system completed missile attacks on various ground targets and infrastructure sites of a simulated enemy, located 300 kilometers [186 miles] away," the statement said.

The 9K720 Iskander-M (SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The peacekeeping and anti-terrorism drills will also see the participation of India, Pakistan, Mongolia and Vietnam, Salyukov said.

CSTO is a military alliance comprising Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The SCO alliance comprises Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

CSTO...