Russia

No warring party acted to protect civilians in the siege of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, UN says

Both pro-Syrian government forces attacking Eastern Ghouta and armed groups defending the besieged enclave committed what amounted to war crimes, a UN report said

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Norway wants 700 US troops deployed nearer Russia border

Norway will ask the United States to double the number of U.S. troops stationed in the country and deploy them nearer the border with Russia, the government said

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From 4×30 readiness to Russia’s resurgence, NATO defense ministers face hectic meeting schedule

Ahead of the NATO defense ministers meeting, Drake Long looks at Turkey, Russia and other hot-button issues likely to come up for debate

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Sweden mobilizes 22,000 home guard reservists for major military exercise

Marking its national day, Sweden called up 22,000 reservists for an exercise of a scale not seen in 40 years as tensions simmer between the West and Russia

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Second Russian ‘Project 12700’ minesweeper Ivan Antonov set to sail in autumn

The Ivan Antonov, the second of Russia's 'Project 12700' (Aleksandrit-class) fiber-hull minesweepers, is set to join the Black Sea fleet in the autumn

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Russian soldiers killed by Syrian ‘militant fire’ in Deir Ezzor

Four Russian soldiers were killed in Syria's Deir Ezzor governorate when a group of militants attacked a Syrian military position, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

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Kazakhstan orders 8 additional Su-30 fighters from Russia

Kazakhstan has ordered a new batch of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets from Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, the company's president said

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Buk missile that hit flight MH17 over Ukraine came from Russian military brigade, investigators say

Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine came from a Russian military brigade

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Robotic vehicles: Russia’s quest for the weapons of future wars

After years of research and testing, multipurpose unmanned ground vehicles are finally being accepted for service alongside Russia’s troops.

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Russian nuclear submarine Dolgoruky test-fires four Bulava ICBMs in White Sea

The Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky successfully test-fired four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles in the White Sea, the Northern Fleet said

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