by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2017 | World
Russia on Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union’s eastern flank, the biggest Russian war games since 2013. Named Zapad-2017 (West-2017), the maneuvers, scheduled to last until September 20, are taking place on the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 7, 2017 | World
NATO said it will be keeping a close eye on a major military exercise with Belarus next week, in a region still on edge after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. NATO and the US have powerful airborne radars deployed in drones that they can use to track the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2017 | World
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday criticized on Tuesday Russian military build-up near countries in the Baltic region, deeming it “destabilizing”. Asked during a trip to Lithuania about the Russian missile deployment, Mattis told a news conference: “Any...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2014 | World
Minsk, AP—Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. The deal reached...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2014 | Business
Astana, Kazakhstan—Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday signed a treaty with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus creating a trading bloc of more than 170 million people to challenge the United States and European Union. The formal creation of the...
