Russia’s government plans to increase defense spending by about 30% next year as it diverts more resources to fund its war in Ukraine, according to Russia’s draft budget plans, which were published on Monday. Moscow has already ramped up its military spending to levels not seen since the Soviet era, as it pumps out missiles…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin landed in Tehran on Monday to meet with Iranian President Massed Pezeshkian, the Russian government announced. The visit comes ahead of a planned meeting between Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Oct. 22-24 BRICS summit in the Tatarstan capital of Kazan. Mishustin’s trip also follows Western accusations that…
Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to enlist 133,000 young men for mandatory military service this fall and winter, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Along with the 150,000 men drafted in the spring, the Russian military will have conscripted 283,000 men by the end of 2024. In the 2023 fall call-up,…
A 72-year-old American man detained in Russia pleaded guilty to fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Monday. Last week, a Moscow court ordered Stephen Hubbard to be placed in pre-trial detention until March 26, 2025. Prosecutors accuse him of having signed a monthly contract with the Ukrainian military…
An official Russian investigation into the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was redacted to remove any indications of possible poisoning, The Insider reported Sunday, citing “hundreds” of documents it said it had obtained. Navalny’s widow revealed last month that she received a letter from Russian investigators claiming there were no signs of foul play…
At the Digital BRICS Forum, held on September 26-27, 2024 in Innopolis, Republic of Tatarstan, representatives of ROSATOM spoke about the initiative to create a University of Future Technologies in Russia. The concept was discussed at the ROSATOM session “Quantum Supremacy: Solo Race or BRICS Synergy?”, and was previously presented in detail during the meeting…
Russia’s Defense Ministry will soon have the authority to determine whether the conditions for using nuclear weapons are met, the Kremlin said Sunday, following announced plans to revise the country’s nuclear doctrine. “This is the prerogative of our specialists, our military, who are closely monitoring the weapons used and how they are being employed,” Kremlin…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed that Moscow would achieve all the goals it has set for itself in the ongoing war against Ukraine. “The truth is on our side. All goals set will be achieved,” Putin said in a video message released to mark the second anniversary of what Russia calls “Reunification Day”…