India ditches dollar to bypass sanctions on Russian oil
NEW DELHI: Indian refiners are now using Emirati dirhams instead of US dollars to pay for most of the Russian oil they purchase via traders based in the United Arab…
Indo-Russian venture completes production of AK-203 first batch
New Delhi: Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) – a joint venture between Russia and India to manufacture AK-203 assault rifles for the Indian Armed Forces – has completed the production…
Bounty offered for Western tanks in Ukraine
A Russian battalion offered a bounty on Friday for every operational Western-made tank seized by Moscow’s forces. The announcement was made by the Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion, an international volunteer unit…
EU urged to sanction Steven Seagal
Brussels: Hollywood action movie star Steven Seagal should be sanctioned for allegedly supporting Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, a group of politicians with the US-Europe Sanctions Coalition demanded on Thursday,…
Iran Russia link banking systems
TEHRAN: Iran and Russia have connected their inter-bank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and…
Russian Kalashnikov rifle gets an upgrade
MOSCOW: Russia’s Rostec defense consortium has finalized an upgrade of the Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle and will begin production of the latest model this year. It is the fifth generation…
Russia turns to Afghan Taliban for US military leftover
KABUL: When Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, it was planned to be a blitzkrieg-like operation that would sweep the capital Kyiv. However, the fierce resistance by the Armed Forces…
Russia delivers more aircraft to Mali
Bamako: The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) formally inducted another consignment of Russian jets and helicopters in a ceremony on 19 January, including a Su-25 ground-attack aircraft to replace the one…
Russian warship to join drills with China, South African navies
MOSCOW: A Russian warship armed with hypersonic cruise weapons will take part in exercises with the Chinese and South African navies in February, according to Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency.…
Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday there was “no alternative” but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks, as Germany failed to commit its sought-after…