Russia

Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says

Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria

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Russia launches second Kalibr missile-equipped attack submarine after 13 years

Russia launched the Kronshtadt, the second Lada-class diesel-electric attack submarine equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles

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Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria

Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria

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MiG-31 interceptor jet crashes in central Russia

A Russian MiG-31 interceptor jet crashed near Kulebaki in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in central Russia during a scheduled a training flight

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More than 1,000 Central African military personnel trained by Russia

Central African Republic President Touadera presided over a ceremony to mark Russia's training of the fourth group of FACa personnel

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Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes

A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's Ministry of Defense said

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Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board

A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province

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Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province

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US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy

With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports

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2+2 = Closer ties between US and India but Iranian oil looms

India and the US committed to strengthen defense ties during a historic “2+2” dialogue despite outstanding issues such as Iran

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