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Smuggling rings

Finnish Police: Weapons Bound For Ukraine End Up on Europe's Black Market

Police in Finland have raised the alarm over the smuggling of Western-donated weapons from Ukraine by criminal gangs, Finland’s Yle broadcaster reported...

Spying suspicion

Russians, Ukrainian Arrested Trying to Enter Albanian Army Plant

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the three individuals were "suspected of espionage."

Russia Deploys Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad

Three warplanes equipped with hypersonic missiles will be on "round-the-clock combat duty."

‘Relentless' Russian Shelling in East Ukraine as U.S. Promises New Aid

Washington announced $400 million of further military aid, including a new type of artillery ammunition.

Expanding NATO Squares Up to Russia as Putin Slams 'Imperial' Alliance

Putin accused the alliance of seeking to assert its "supremacy."

forced modernization

Ukraine Dependent on Arms From Allies After Exhausting Soviet-Era Weaponry

Kyiv's forces are using, or learning to use, arms wielded by the U.S. and other NATO members.

cross-border assurances

Ukraine’s Zelensky Rules Out Attacks on Russia With U.S. Arms

Zelensky argued that Ukraine needs longer-range versions of U.S. missile systems.

Upping the pressure

More Weapons, Sanctions: U.S. Lays Out Next Phase of Response Against Russia

The United States is upping pressure on multiple fronts against President Vladimir Putin, officials said Monday.

Germany to Send Weapons to Ukraine in Policy Reversal

Berlin is opening up its Bundeswehr store, pledging to transfer 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 "Stinger" class surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.

'Invincible' missile

Russia Test Fires Hypersonic Missile From Submarine

The military said it had fired a Tsirkon 'invincible' missile from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine and hit a test target in the Barents Sea.

‘EPIDEMIC OF SHOOTERS’

In the Wake of Another School Massacre, Russia Confronts Rising Gun Violence

The 10th school shooting in seven years has sparked calls for a clampdown on gun ownership and tighter internet censorship.

Explainer: What Is the Open Skies Treaty and Why Is U.S. Quitting?

U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked both Moscow and European allies with plans to leave another major arms treaty.

Russia Deploys First Hypersonic Avangard ICBM Missile

Officials say the ICBM flies 27 times faster than the speed of sound.

'Triumph' for purchase

Putin Proposes Russian Weapons for Saudi Arabia After Oil Industry Attacks

These Russian weapons would protect any infrastructure facilities of Saudi Arabia, Putin said.

Arctic militarization

Russia Delivers Weapons to New Arctic Garrison

Ships delivered 175 units of weaponry to the new air defense base in Tiksi in the Far East.

‘Paralyzer’ Laser Drones Developed for the Russian Military – Reports

Russian security forces have been increasingly turning to laser technologies over the past year.

Putin Says Russia Suspends INF Nuclear Deal With U.S.

President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia has suspended the Cold War-era INF treaty.

Russia Says it Won't Let U.S. Inspect Missile at Heart of Nuclear Dispute

The United States issued Russia a 60-day ultimatum earlier this month to come clean about the alleged missile violation.

Russia's New Laser Weapons Systems Enter Into Service, Military Says

The new system was named "Peresvet" in an online vote earlier this year, in honor of a medieval Russian warrior monk.

Britain Could Have 'Easily' Developed Nerve Agent Linked to Ex-Spy's Poisoning, Russian Scientist Says

Rink says he worked on the Novichok chemical weapons program in the Soviet Union.

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