The West is pushing Russia towards its red line, leaving Moscow no choice but to respond, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Moscow on an official visit during which he will witness the commissioning of a stealth warship into the Indian Navy and attend the 21st meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation.
The meeting marked a significant milestone in advancing the long standing strategic partnership between the two countries.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba underscored their shared commitment to bilateral cooperation during their talks on the margins of a multilateral summit in Peru, amid growing concerns over North Korean military threats.
Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight in seven regions and over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
After Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to halt his forces' march to Moscow under deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Ukraine has denied Kiev's involvement in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life.
The Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting said the participants discussed the current situation in Afghanistan with an emphasis on regional security, military-political stability, and socioeconomic and humanitarian issues.
In September 2019, the ragtag Houthi militia in Yemen attacked Saudi Arabia’s state-owned facility at Abqaiq, ‘the largest crude oil stabilization plant in the world’ ~ their weapon was the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone.
