Sourced : Defence One By Patrick Tucker The Russian government will build an “independent internet” for use by itself, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa — the so-called BRICS nations — “in the event of global internet malfunctions,” the Russian news site RT reported on Tuesday. More precisely, Moscow intends to create an alternative to… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL BUILD ITS OWN INTERNET DIRECTORY CITING US INFORMATION WARFARE
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RUSSIA’S NEIGHBORS RESPOND TO PUTIN’S “HYBRID WAR”
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Reid Standish On Aug. 30, the western Latvian region of Kurzeme suddenly lost cellular service for seven hours, an unusual event in the tech-savvy Baltic nation. Though the Latvian government has yet to say just what caused the disruption, the country’s intelligence services announced last week that they are investigating… Continue reading RUSSIA’S NEIGHBORS RESPOND TO PUTIN’S “HYBRID WAR”
SYRIA’S ASSAD BOARDS RUSSIAN JET VISITS INJURED SOLDIERS AMID U.S MILITARY THREATS
Sourced : Newsweek By Tom O’Connor Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rarely makes public appearances outside Damascus, but he has been seen frequently in recent days, including visiting wounded soldiers and a major Russian-leased military base in Syria, as Moscow defended him against U.S. accusations that he and his armed forces were planning to launch a… Continue reading SYRIA’S ASSAD BOARDS RUSSIAN JET VISITS INJURED SOLDIERS AMID U.S MILITARY THREATS
RUSSIA LAUNCES PRODUCTION OF UPGRADED TU-160 STRATEGIC BOMBER
Sourced : Sputnik Russia is resuming the production of the famous Tu-160 strategic bomber in a modernized version – the Tu-160M2, with the first engines and other structural elements already being built, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a teleconference in Moscow. “A great deal of preparatory work has been done and unique technological methods… Continue reading RUSSIA LAUNCES PRODUCTION OF UPGRADED TU-160 STRATEGIC BOMBER
NATO DEPLOYS 1,100 TROOPS TO POLAND NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER
Sourced : Al Jazeera Poland welcomed last week the first US troops in a multinational force being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia. More than 1,100 soldiers – 900 US troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians – are to be deployed in Orzysz, about 57km south of… Continue reading NATO DEPLOYS 1,100 TROOPS TO POLAND NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER
THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
Sourced : Al Monitor By Semih Idiz Turkey’s deepening crisis with Europe has re-energized its desire to expand ties with Russia. Ankara clearly wants to show that it has powerful friends that can reduce its dependence on the United States and Europe. This also works to Moscow’s advantage, given its problems with the West and… Continue reading THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
RUSSIA SENDS TROOPS TO FINNISH AND ESTONIAN BORDERS
Sourced : Defence Blog Russia is deploying hundreds more troops to the region bordering Finland and Estonia. The “Already Happened” website of investigative journalist released a new video showing Russian military convoy on road in Leningrad region. Also the new Russian Pantsyr-S1 (NATO designation SA-22 Greyhound) short-range air defense systems were spotted near Vyborg, city… Continue reading RUSSIA SENDS TROOPS TO FINNISH AND ESTONIAN BORDERS
ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA
Sourced : Defence Update By Tamir Eshel Satellite imagery analysis by Imagesat International (ISI) intelligence experts revealed deployment of Iskandar (SS-26 “Stone”) advanced missile system vehicles as a part of the Russian deployment at Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria. A single Iskander Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) was first spotted in footage broadcast by Russia’s Zvezda… Continue reading ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA
TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
Sourced : Defence One By Joe Cirincione & Tytti Erästö The one constant in Donald Trump’s foreign-policy views has been his desire to improve relations with Moscow. “There’s nothing I can think of that I’d rather do than have Russia friendly, as opposed to the way they are right now,” he said in July, a… Continue reading TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
Sourced : Conflict News By Derek Bisaccio Following a large degree of controversy, Russian airstrikes from an airbase in Iran have been brought to a halt, one week after the deployment of Tu-22M3 and Su-34 bombers to Hamedan airbase was first revealed. On August 22, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi announced at a news… Continue reading RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN