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Articles with tag "Arms"

Siberian Arms Plant Expanding to Produce High-Powered Explosives – Reuters

The facility is owned by the Ya.M. Sverdlov plant, which the EU describes as the “only Russian manufacturer” of the explosives RDX and HMX.

Russia's Ties With India and Pakistan, Explained

The Moscow Times examines Russia’s relationship with both India and Pakistan amid a flare-up in tensions between the two countries.
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Russia Warns Germany Against Supplying Taurus Missiles to Ukraine

Russia said it would treat Ukrainian strikes on transport infrastructure using the German long-range missiles as "direct participation" in the conflict...
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Kyrgyzstan Says It Arrested Suspected U.S.-Russia Arms Trafficker

The suspected arms trafficker was said to be part of a criminal group that has shipped more than 300 weapons from the United States to Russia since April...
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Deadly Chips: How a Belarusian State Firm Bypasses Sanctions and Helps Russia Prolong Its War

The Belarusian company Integral is producing microchips needed to build rockets using Western equipment, components and raw materials, an investigation...
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How Belarus Supported Assad – While Helping the Pentagon Arm His Opponents

Bulgaria acted as an intermediary in the supply of anti-tank missile systems between Belarus and the U.S.
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Exclusive: Kremlin Stages Oreshnik Propaganda Blitz as Nuclear Threats Lose Their Potency

Officials said the strike and its ensuing media coverage were carefully crafted by officials, the military, intelligence agencies and Kremlin PR experts...
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Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout Returns to Arms Trading Business – WSJ

WSJ said that Bout met with two Houthi emissaries in August to facilitate the purchase of $10 million of automatic weapons.
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Researchers Locate Possible Launch Site for Russia’s New Nuclear-Powered Missile – Reuters

The imagery "suggests something very unique, very different," one of the researchers said.
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Germany Says Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ by Putin’s Nuclear Threats

Putin on Sunday threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the plans go ahead.
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Putin Threatens To Restart Production of Mid-Range Nuclear Weapons

Putin added that now in Russia "the development of a number of such systems is in the final stages."
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Western Parts Power Russian Missile That Hit Kyiv Children’s Hospital – FT

A 2022 RUSI report said the Kh-101 had 31 foreign components with parts manufactured by companies including U.S.-based Intel Corporation and AMD-owned...
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Ukraine Says West Must Halt Supply of Weapons Parts to Russia

"The West must get serious about strangling Russia's ability to produce weapons," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
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North Korean Arms Shipments to Russia Continue With 500K Munitions – Bloomberg

Satellite imagery from this fall shows hundreds of shipping containers loaded onto and unloaded from Russian ships at North Korea’s Najin and Russia’s...
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Russian Ships Seen Unloading N. Korean Cargo Near Ukraine in 'Likely' Arms Shipment

Satellite images showed two Russian ships owned by U.S.-sanctioned companies carrying what are believed to be North Korean munitions.
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Russia Deploys Sarmat ICBM for Combat Duty

The Kremlin had previously stated that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be ready for combat duty by the end of 2022.
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$1.7M Contract Shows Iran-Russia Ammo Deal – Sky News

If confirmed as authentic, the deal offers evidence of Western accusations that Iran has supplied Russia with ammunition amid its offensive on Ukraine...
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Russia Says U.K. Long-Range Missiles for Kyiv 'Extremely Hostile' Act

The Foreign Ministry said Moscow would "take all necessary measures to neutralize the threats" posed by the new missiles. 
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Son of Krasnoyarsk Governor Back in Russia After Escaping House Arrest in Italy

Italian media reported that Uss was likely aided in his escape by Russia’s secret services.
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Russian Secret Services Likely Helped Siberian Governor's Son Flee Italy

Uss faces a number of charges in the U.S., including sanctions violations and money laundering.
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