New Term New Relations in Niger
Niger abolished the military agreement with the U.S., and presidents of the alliance of Sahel states congratulated Vladimir Putin for winning the elections.
putin News
Regional / Strategy
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Putin Claims Alaska as Russian Territory
Putin declares Russia’s 1867 sale of Alaska to the U.S. is ‘illegal’ and wants it back. He, therefore, signed a decree to make the request official.
Defence Politics
Ukraine Officially Applies for NATO membership
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that his country has decided to apply immediately for NATO membership following the National Security and Defence Council meeting.
Space
Bilateral Relations
Russia to Quit International Space Station by 2024
Russia, isolated from the West due to its war in Ukraine, will leave the International Space Station (ISS) by 2024, Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos, stated.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Putin Sends Iskander-M to Belarus with Nuclear Strike Capability
Putin announces missile deployment in Belarus with nuclear capabilities fallowing meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Defence Politics
Zelensky: Ukraine no longer insists on NATO Alliance
Ukrainian President Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership as the alliance was worried about a confrontation with Russia.
Bilateral Relations
Russia invades Ukraine after Putin’s declaration
Russia has launched a military operation on neighbouring Ukraine while President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-dawn TV statement Russia does not plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms.
Regional / Strategy
Kazakhstan does not Recognise the Donetsk and Lugansk Decision
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia recognised the independence of two Moscow-backed breakaway enclaves there that call themselves the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan stated that they would not recognise the decision.
Weapon / Missile
Fast and Deep: Russia Begins Serial Production of Tsirkon for Submarines
Russia begins serial production of a submarine-launched version of a hypersonic Tsirkon missile.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Serbia to Receive Kornet ATGM From Russia
In a Sochi meeting with Putin, Serbian President Vucic announced the Kornet anti-tank missile system acquisition later this year.
Bilateral Relations
Putin Warns about the Use of TB2s in Donbass
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he is restless about the use of TB2 UAVs in Donbas. Putin answered questions from Russia 1 TV.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Russia Delivers S-400 to India
Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin early next month. According to India, the $5.5 billion agreement aims to offset a Chinese threat.
Bilateral Relations
Putin: Russia is in better Position in Arms Race
The Russian leader revealed that his country had developed a weapon that flies more than five times faster than those developed in the US.
Air
Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
According to Reuters, Turkey has requested the US to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes.
