Source link Nigerien military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani discussed security cooperation with President Vladimir Putin last month A Russian military cargo plane has brought a team of instructors and various equipment to assist the Nigerien army with counter-terrorism training, according to the West African nation’s media reports. The Russian instructors arrived in the country on Wednesday […]
Source link Ankara reportedly plans to rely on Russian-made S-400 air defense systems in its planned campaign against Kurdish militants in Iraq Ankara is expected to deploy the S-400 air defense systems it acquired from Russia to the Turkish border with Iraq later this month, the Türkiye daily reported on Wednesday. The move is said […]
Source link The bloc should instead focus on military and financial assistance to Kiev, according to Latvia NATO states are not ready for talks about sending ground troops to Ukraine, even after France hinted at such a possibility last month, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina said on Wednesday. Silina was meeting with German Chancellor Olaf […]
Source link Some 2,000 soldiers would be sent in the “initial stage” of the operation, Sergey Naryshkin said France is preparing its forces for deployment to Ukraine, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin claimed in a statement on Tuesday. Paris allegedly seeks to send as many as 2,000 troops to Ukraine, […]
Source link Russian forces have been using FAB gravity bombs fitted with modification kits that turn them into guided glide munitions Russia’s Defense Ministry has released footage of a Su-34 bomber plane dropping FAB-500 glide munitions, which have been hailed as a game-changer in the Ukraine conflict for their destructive potential and deployment range of […]
Source link The possibility mulled by the French president could be taken as a declaration of war on Moscow, Konstantin Kosachev has said The potential deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine will lead to a “catastrophic scenario,” and could be interpreted as a “declaration of war” on Moscow, top Russian senator Konstantin Kosachev has said. […]
Source link Moscow has vehemently denied any such plans, stressing it is against weaponizing satellites The US has reportedly warned its allies that Russia is planning to deploy a nuclear weapon or a mock warhead into space sometime this year, Bloomberg claimed on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. US media reported last week that American intelligence […]
Source link The Yemeni rebels have reportedly expanded their arsenal after promising to mirror Western “escalation with escalation” Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attempted to use a submersible drone for the first time, but it was destroyed in yet another wave of US-led coalition attacks on Yemeni soil over the weekend, the US Central Command has […]
Source link New Delhi has sealed state borders to prevent crowds from entering the capital as tension rises Farmers in India, who have been protesting on the outskirts of New Delhi for the past three days demanding reforms to secure price guarantees for their produce, are fending off tear gas shell-launching police drones by ensnaring […]
Source link The Royal Navy vessel, armed with 30mm cannon and a contingent of marines, is expected to anchor off the coast The UK is preparing to send a “defence diplomacy” warship to Guyana in a show of support for the former colony in its recently rekindled border dispute with neighboring Venezuela, the BBC said […]
Source link The defense ministers of Berlin and Vilnius have signed a plan for a major military deployment Germany and Lithuania on Monday signed a roadmap for what is set to become the largest deployment of German troops on foreign soil in the modern era. Under the plan, the 5,000-strong brigade will be stationed less […]