Russian Helicopters to display Mi-171A2, Ansat, Ka-226T at air show in Iran
The Russian Helicopters Corporation (a subsidiary of Rostec) will exhibit several of its latest light and medium multirole commercial helicopters at the 8th international air show in the Iranian city...
View ArticleKremlin dismisses reports about likely dates when Trump may visit Russia
Likely dates of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s visit to Russia have not been discussed in Russia yet and all media reports on that score look like a canard, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
View ArticleWhy did Russia’s economy minister ask Rosneft for a $2-million bribe?
The official version of the corruption case that has stunned Russia and made headlines around the world goes like this: Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev was detained and placed...
View ArticleKremlin sees chance of establishing cooperation on Syria with Trump
The cooperation of Russia and the U.S. on Syria is unsatisfactory and this issue was discussed during a phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...
View ArticleRussian companies won’t be able to use LinkedIn services
Russian companies won’t be able to use the services of LinkedIn to look personnel and business development after Russia’s telecom and IT watchdog Roskomnadzor ruled to block the website, a...
View ArticleRussia reignites plans to visit Venus
The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA are discussing a joint project called Venera-D, which aims to land a space probe on the surface of Venus and spend several days conducting research there...
View ArticleCaped conqueror of chasms – meet the ‘Russian Batman’
For 51-year-old Valery Rozov, risk is a way of life – and one that he has no intention of changing. Not only has Rozov carried out the highest BASE jump in the world at a height of 7,700 meters, he was...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Yamal
Margarita Moltanova, 5, plays with reindeers in the family traditional reindeer herding camp in Russia's northern Yamal Region. The indigenous reindeer herders in Russia’s northern Yamal Region, a...
View ArticleThe future about the future: Russian children talk about life on Mars
The Russian language has a saying: “Truth is spoken by infant lips”. We decided to tap this source of wisdom by going to a Moscow school London Gates Supplementary Education Center to talk to...
View ArticleWill the entry of India and Pakistan paralyze the SCO?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security organization launched in 1996, will welcome India and Pakistan as full members at its next annual summit in Astana, Kazakhstan in June...
View ArticleRussian army to receive warheads based on new physical principles
Missiles with warheads based on new physical principles are being developed for the Russian Army, Chief of Missile Forces and Artillery Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky said on Nov. 18. "As part...
View ArticleMoscow to create heavy-duty radar station in northwest Russia
Russian defense enterprises are to build a heavy-duty radar station to warn of potential missile strikes on Russia, according to Sergei Boyev, chief executive of the holding company that will construct...
View ArticleRussia’s former economy minister appeals against his house arrest
Russia’s former Economic Development Minister Aleksey Ulyukayev, accused of taking a $2mln bribe, has filed an appeal against his house arrest with the Moscow City Court, his lawyer Timofei Gridnev...
View ArticleOpera diva Anna Netrebko: 'I love all my extra 30 pounds'
Rossiyskaya Gazeta: It took 25 years of a successful international career for you to debut at the Bolshoi. Why did it take so long? Anna Netrebko: I do not want to think that the reason was some...
View ArticleRussia to replace Tochka-U missile complexes with Iskander-M by 2020
Russia will fully rearm its missile troops with advanced Iskander-M tactical systems, Chief of Missile Forces and Artillery Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky said on Nov. 18. "Before 2020, we’ll...
View ArticleTurkey is discussing purchase of S-400 systems from Russia
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik has said that Ankara is in talks with Moscow regarding the purchase of S-400 air defense systems. He made the statement when asked about Turkey’s plans for building...
View ArticleRussian media: Is Mikheil Saakashvili planning new revolution in Ukraine?
Former Georgian President and ex-Governor of the Odessa Regional Administration Mikheil Saakashvili has said that he is ready to correct the "historical mistake" made after the Ukrainian revolutions of...
View ArticleRussian Western Military District unit alerted in snap check
A special operation large unit based in the Pskov Region in northwest Russia has been alerted during a sudden combat readiness check of the mobile reserve of the Western Military District’s troops...
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