Military & Security

Iran has announced its readiness to cooperate with Russia, China and India on the issue of NATO’s missile shield and related threats from the military bloc, the head of its defense ministry said in Moscow. “I’d like to support the idea of developing multifaceted defense cooperation between China, …

RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Russian media on international events, featuring reports on the possibility of heavy weapons being deployed in NATO member states in Eastern Europe by the U.S., talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and pre-election statements …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be forced to direct its armed forces at any countries which might threaten it, potentially adding to tensions with Western powers over its military ambitions. Tension has flared with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, in which pro-Russian separatist forces have seized …

In the interest of global peace, the United States must mend relations with China, or else suffer the consequences of World War III. At least, that’s what billionaire investor George Soros says.  “Both the US and China have a vital interest in reaching an understanding because the alternative is …

Russia will likely retaliate against the Pentagon’s planned deployment of its F-22 Raptor fighters in Europe, according to Vladimir Batyuk, from the Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The US’ possible deployment of its F-22 Raptor fighters in Europe will inevitably provoke confrontation between Russia …

The rupture between Russia and the West stemming from the 2014 crisis over Ukraine has wide-ranging geopolitical implications. Russia has reverted to its traditional position as a Eurasian power sitting between the East and the West, and it is tilting toward China in the face of political and …

At the 2015 International Paris Air Show that is to kick off Monday at the Le Bourget airport, Russia will focus mainly on negotiations with European companies, Russia’s state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.  PARIS (Sputnik) — The 51st Paris Air Show will take place on June 15-21 and is expected …

The Pentagon and US intelligence community are weighing what is referred to as an “Al-Sisi Option” for Libya, as the June 17 deadline for a United Nations-brokered cease-fire and unity government deal nears, with no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough.  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, headed …

There are legitimate reasons to compare the ongoing military insurrection in Libya against the Islamist-dominated government in Tripoli and the Al Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood militias dominating the eastern half of the country to the June-July 2013 events in Egypt, which ousted the Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi.  Libyan …