Source link Moscow did not get enough votes from Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) members on Wednesday to stay on the Executive Council past May 2024. The 41-member board is elected to 2-year rotating terms from among the 193 member states, “with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical distribution, the […]
Source link Kiev might start using “biological weapons” as well, General Igor Kirillov has said The Ukrainian military has used chemical agents to poison food on 17 occasions since the conflict escalated in February 2022, killing at least 15 people, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov said on Tuesday. Kirillov heads the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological […]
Source link The US-made Patriot missile system downed five military aircraft over Bryansk Region in May, a military official has claimed The Ukrainian military used a Western-supplied Patriot long-range missile system to take down five military aircraft over Russia’s border Bryansk Region in May, Air Forces spokesman Igor Ignat told journalists on Monday. Kiev had […]
Source link Moscow is serious about its commitments, including a non-binding pledge against tests, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT Russia will not break its moratorium on nuclear tests unless the US does so first, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT, reiterating Moscow’s pledge on the issue. Earlier this month, Russia revoked […]
Source link There isn’t much left in the Czech Republic’s stockpiles that can be sent to Kiev, Defense Minister Jana Cernochova has said in a TV interview on Sunday. Prague intends to contract with private companies to continue weapons and ammunition deliveries, she added. Earlier this month, the Czech Defense Ministry published a report listing […]
Source link For India, Russia’s significance both as a geopolitical heavyweight and bilateral partner remains unquestioned Indian military commanders are rarely seen speaking on geopolitics, let alone at public forums. That job is best left to career diplomats or the political leadership. So, when India’s top commander, Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan, suggested at […]
Source link Among the items being provided by Washington are missiles for Apache helicopters and 155mm artillery shells, the media outlet claims The US Department of Defense has allegedly ramped up weapons deliveries to Israel without making any public announcements, Bloomberg has reported. The media outlet claimed that the deliveries of artillery shells, which supposedly […]
Source link Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he had been skeptical of Brussels’ pledge all along, citing inadequate production capacities The European Union will not be able to make good on its pledge to provide Ukraine with one million artillery rounds by next March, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has admitted. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry […]
Source link US intelligence previously accused Beijing of supporting Moscow by not restricting bilateral trade The White House is confident that China has not supplied weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine conflict, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday. Sullivan was asked for an update on the issue ahead of a […]
Source link Kiev will have to purchase arms directly from French manufacturers, according to Sebastien Lecornu France plans to stop sending weapons to Ukraine from its own arsenal and will instead allow Kiev to buy arms directly from the country’s manufacturers through a support fund, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu said on […]