Who can win World War Three if it can be won at all?
Wednesday, 17 June 2015 12:07
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would aim its striking forces at the territories that posed a threat to Russia's security. "If someone threatens our security, we will have to aim our striking forces at the territories, from where the threat comes." According to Putin, it is NATO that is approaching Russia's borders...
 
Russia's new missiles to overcome any type of missile defense systems
Tuesday, 16 June 2015 19:37
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian Armed Forces would receive more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2015. The new missiles would be capable of overcoming any, even most technically advanced missile defense systems, Putin also said. Russia has also developed a new amphibious ship to replace the French Mistrals...
 
Izhevsk: 200 years at the forefront of Russian rifle production
Monday, 15 June 2015 18:34

By the early 19th century, small arms manufacturing in Russia had hit a bottleneck where demand was so great that the only two functioning arms factories in Tula and Sestroretsk could not keep up. As the storm clouds gathered again over Europe, mining engineer Andrei Deryabin was given and fulfilled the...

 
Ukrainian Security Service envoy hands 'evidence of Russian aggression' to U.S. lawmakers
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:58

The Ukrainian Security Service's special envoy has reported to his chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko from Washington that, "evidence of the Russian armed aggression," gathered by the Ukrainian military, has been handed over to the American side.

"The evidence gathered proves that crimes against humanity have been committed in our homeland. It will be...

 
Stretching into position: 5th annual charity yoga marathon on midsummer's day
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:51

People with any level of yoga can take part in the marathon. Source: Press photo

The fifth annual Charity Yoga Marathon is due to take place in Moscow's Afimall City shopping mall on international Yoga Day, June 21.

The marathon's goal is to help children with serious locomotive diseases. People can both donate and take part in the marathon. This...

 
Russian Central Bank cuts interest rate to 11.5 percent
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:30

The Russian Central Bank announced that it would continue to cut the interest rate as inflation continued to slow down. Source: Evgeny Biyatov / RIA Novosti

The board of directors of Russia’s Central Bank has ruled to cut the interest rate from 12.5 to 11.5 percent per annum, starting from June 16. Analysts predict that b...

 
Over 400 People Left Chechnya to Fight for ISIL in Syria Since 2011
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:26
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18:26 15.06.2015(updated 18:49 15.06.2015) Get short URL

GROZNY (Sputnik) — More than 400 Chechen volunteers have joined the ranks of Islamic State militants in Syria since the start of a civil war in that country, a spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry said Monday.

"A total of 405 people, according to our data, have left Chechnya t...

 
Russia May File Claim to UN for Arctic Shelf Expansion During Summer
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:03
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18:03 15.06.2015(updated 18:42 15.06.2015) Get short URL

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia may submit an application to the United Nations this summer on expanding its Arctic shelf border, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Denis Khramov said Monday.

“We plan to submit it in the near future. This may happen in the summer, if a relev...

 
Getting a taste of St. Petersburg
Monday, 15 June 2015 17:02

Visitors to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum June 18-20 will have the opportunity to try Pushkin shchi, a special type of cabbage soup named in honor of Russia's greatest poet and resident of St. Petersburg. The soup, crafted for the event, is part of an effort by the St. Petersburg city government...

 
Press Digest: Washington may deploy heavy weapons in Eastern Europe
Monday, 15 June 2015 16:32

U.S. may station heavy weaponry in Eastern Europe to counter Russian threat

The Kommersant business daily reports that the United States may deploy heavy weapons in Eastern Europe “as a deterrence against a possible Russian aggression.” The news was first reported by The New York Times, citing sources in the U.S. and NATO lea...

 
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