... arms control. And for the first time ever - regarding New START which our country has been irreproachably observing for all these years. Unlike, by the way, Washington, on whose conscience lies the illegitimate removal of more than a hundred strategic weapons from the accountability under the Treaty," Antonov stated, as cited by the Embassy’s press service. He stressed that "these actions concern the central limits of New START, undermining the key goal of the agreement - to maintain the ...
TNI editor Jacob Heilbrunn interviews Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov about the New START Treaty and the state of U.S.-Russia relations.
Heilbrunn
: The U.S. is pushing very hard against China right now, at least rhetorically. China has vowed to smash any Taiwanese move toward independence and looks to be cracking down in Hong Kong as well. Do you see this as another instance where American overt bellicosity ends up boomeranging and pushing its adversaries to take more drastic measures?...
... first part of this article has demonstrated that India and Russian enjoy a close military relationship. India makes use of Russian material in all the branches of its armed forces. The material used ranges from munition to vehicles and even more complex weapon systems such as naval vessels. Besides of-the-shelf weapons systems, Russia and India work together in research and development and joint ventures. Russia is India’s foremost partner in its attempts to increase its domestic armaments production ...
On the potential impact of American sanctions on the Russia – India Arms Trade
The Russian Federation is the second largest supplier of weapons globally. In 2016, 21% of global arms sales were Russian. Between 2000 and 2016 Russia accounted for on average
25% of global exports
. During that period 30% of exports went to India, making it the largest importer of Russian arms. For India,...
