
Russia says it needs to further develop the country’s armed forces in the face of “increased NATO activity,” amid weeks of escalating tensions between Moscow and Ukraine. “The difficult military and political situation in the world and the increased activity of NATO countries near the Russian borders require further quality ...

Russia’s military has begun patrolling a demarcation line between zones controlled by the US-led coalition’s forces in eastern Syria, the TASS news agency cited Moscow as saying on Monday. “It’s the boundary that divides the territory controlled by the international anti-terrorist coalition, the ‘East’ zone, and the ‘West’ zone controlled ...