Damascus/Ankara: Twenty-one people, including eight children, were killed in the Russian airstrikes in the Idlib province in northern Syria. Human rights organisations in Syria levelled this accusation. But Syria and Russia claimed that this action was taken against the rebel groups challenging the Assad government. Russia and Syria carried out a joint operation on Wednesday […]
Washington: – US Department of State warned ‘Russia is taking undue advantage of the conflict between the government and rebels in Libya. Russia should keep out of the conflict. Otherwise, the United States will have to get involved in the conflict, in support of the Libyan government.’ Libya is an oil-rich country and the soldiers […]
Washington: The White House issued a stern warning ‘Either Turkey should back out from the agreement to purchase the S-400 system from Russia or be prepared for harsh sanctions.’ The US Congress too indicated that preparations are being made to impose sanctions against Turkey. Turkish President Recep Erdogan is scheduled to reach the United States […]
London: The activities of reckless Russia and lack of respect towards international laws could spark the third world war, warned Nick Carter, the British Defence Chief. Sir Carter, in his article written on the Remembrance Day of the Second world war, mentioned China and Iran along with Russia, while issuing this warning. Two months ago, […]
Moscow: An important agreement for a continuous supply of spares, along with maintenance and repairs of the defence equipment, supplied by Russia to India. Independent work groups will be created by Russia to cooperate with India for the after-sales support to be provided to India, for the weapon systems purchased from Russia. This agreement was […]
Moscow/London: Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev issued a serious warning, ‘There is conflict and violence in all the corners across the world. Warships and fighter jets are being deployed everywhere. We don’t need this kind of situation. Until various countries possess weapons of mass destruction, the threat of a catastrophe looms large over the world.’ The INF treaty […]
Moscow: Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova levelled a serious allegation, ‘The United States perpetually pats its own back claiming to be a country promoting democratic values and abiding by the international regulations. But this very country is stealing crude oil from Syria, behind the façade of conflict against the terrorist organisation IS.’ The Russian […]
Washington: With the direct use of the phrase ‘Buyers Beware’, senior US officials have given clear advice to the countries buying weapons from Russia and China to start buying from the United States. While giving the advice at an event, R. Clarke Cooper, a senior official at the US State Department, even claimed that Russia and China were using the arms sale only to grow their influence. A few months ago, ‘Stockholm International […]
Moscow: After exiting from the INF treaty with the United States, Russia seems to have increased its speed towards nuclear readiness. Russia successfully tested a nuclear ballistic missile from a new nuclear submarine. Russia used the Knyaz Vladimir submarine for testing and this submarine is scheduled to be inducted in the Russian navy in the month of December. The Russian defence […]
Geneva: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticised, ‘The arrogance of the United States has been exposed with the announcement to deploy military in Syria, for the security of the oil assets, without taking permission from the Assad government. This is a blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty by the United States.’ Lavrov asked a sarcastic […]