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First batch of Russian-made S-500 system enters service — Deputy PM

The S-500 will replace the S-400 Triumph air defense system
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16 SEP, 09:56
First batch of Russian-made S-500 system enters service — Deputy PM
The S-500 will replace the S-400 Triumph air defense system

TYUMEN, September 16. /TASS/. The advanced S-500 Prometey air defense system is now being rolled out to Russian troops after the completion of state trials, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told journalists on Thursday.

"The state trials have just completed, and the first supplies of this complex have started. That is not yet the full range as the Almaz-Antey Concern requires. The configurations of the complex were discussed," Borisov said.

Produced by the Almaz-Antey Concern, the S-500 air defense system is designed to defeat all possible means of an air and space attack by a potential enemy across the entire range of heights and speeds. The specialist training for working with this system has been conducted since 2017. The S-500 will replace the S-400 Triumph air defense system.

The 2021 Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum is being held at the West Siberian Innovation Center in Tyumen from September 14 to 16. It includes more than 30 events — plenary sessions, technology days and presentations by energy companies, round tables, business breakfasts, master classes, conferences, and online platforms. The forum is sponsored by the government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Tyumen region. TASS is the general information partner of the forum.

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In June 2021, S-500 was rumoured to have been tested at Khmeimim airbase, Syria, supposedly receiving a lock on F-35 fighter.[17]

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[17] "Неизвестная система ПВО, размещённая на авиабазе «Хмеймим», перепугала НАТО". avia.pro (in Russian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
 
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US, NATO, Ukraine enhance interoperability with Rapid Trident exercise
By Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay and Capt. Aimee VallesSeptember 21, 2021


U.S. Army Col. Michael Hanson, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the U.S. Army, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. “One of the key foundations of the [Ukrainian] President's National Security Strategy is the principle of building partnerships and interoperability with Euro-Atlantic institutions, NATO member states and other aligned nations and partners to deter aggression against the sovereign rights of Ukraine,” Hanson said. 1 / 2 Show Caption + U.S. Army Col. Michael Hanson, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the U.S. Army, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. “One of the key foundations of the [Ukrainian] President's National Security Strategy is the principle of building partnerships and interoperability with Euro-Atlantic institutions, NATO member states and other aligned nations and partners to deter aggression against the sovereign rights of Ukraine,” Hanson said. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay) VIEW ORIGINAL Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Vladyslav Klochkov, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the Ukrainian Land Forces, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. “This year's exercise is a demonstration of the fact that Ukraine, the United States and our international partners continue to strengthen their cooperation,” Klochkov said. 2 / 2 Show Caption + Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Vladyslav Klochkov, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the Ukrainian Land Forces, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. “This year's exercise is a demonstration of the fact that Ukraine, the United States and our international partners continue to strengthen their cooperation,” Klochkov said. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay) VIEW ORIGINAL

YAVORIV, Ukraine — Allied and partner service members from 15 nations officially started Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-led, American-assisted training exercise, Sept. 20, with an opening ceremony at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine.

About 300 U.S. Soldiers will work tactically alongside 6,000 multinational troops for the exercise under the banner of Partnership for Peace, a cooperative program for NATO and Euro-Atlantic partner countries.

“In unity and with Rapid Trident, we have opened a new page of history in the name of the future of our children, families, and people for peace, happiness and prosperity,” said Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Ihor Palagnyuk, commander of the training of the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

To increase combat readiness, defense capabilities and interoperability, the exercise features joint jumps of Ukrainian and U.S. paratroopers and, for the first time, service members will conduct battalion tactical exercises of a multinational battalion with combat shooting in a single combat order.

A Ukrainian soldier stands at the front of his formation during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. The exercise helps Ukraine to improve interaction and interoperability with the United States and NATO countries, thus contributing to European stability. 1 / 2 Show Caption + A Ukrainian soldier stands at the front of his formation during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. The exercise helps Ukraine to improve interaction and interoperability with the United States and NATO countries, thus contributing to European stability. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay) VIEW ORIGINAL A trumpet player for the military orchestra of Hetman Petro Sagaidachny National Academy of Land Forces performs in front of a formation of multinational forces during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident has been conducted since 2006 under the "Partnership for Peace" program with the participation of NATO servicemembers. The purpose is to prepare for joint actions as part of a multinational force during coalition operations. 2 / 2 Show Caption + A trumpet player for the military orchestra of Hetman Petro Sagaidachny National Academy of Land Forces performs in front of a formation of multinational forces during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident has been conducted since 2006 under the "Partnership for Peace" program with the participation of NATO servicemembers. The purpose is to prepare for joint actions as part of a multinational force during coalition operations. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay) VIEW ORIGINAL

“Our main job at Rapid Trident is to provide the methods and the tools to help enable the [Ukrainian] President's National Security Strategy and the Minister of Defense Security Strategy of building both partnerships and interoperability amongst partner nations, which will provide that foundation for deterrence against any further aggression,” said U.S. Army Col. Michael Hanson, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the U.S. side.

The exercise will also feature a brigade-level computer-assisted exercise with platoon-level maneuver training and another brigade-level field training exercise with security and stability operations to best train combat credible Army forces in Europe, and enhance readiness.

The nations involved in the exercise are: Ukraine, U.S., Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, the Republic of Moldova, Pakistan, The Republic of Poland, Romania, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

U.S. participation involves the Washington Army National Guard's 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine since April 2021. Additionally, some 150 other U.S. Army representatives will participate as mission enablers.

Rapid Trident 21 continues more than 25 years of partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine. Through efforts such as Rapid Trident 21 and the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine, the U.S. Army supports ongoing training efforts and enhanced defensive capabilities of Ukraine. Rapid Trident 21 is the final training phase, or culminating event, of an intense and realistic annual training exercise to prepare Ukrainian Land Force units for the challenges of real world situations and deployments.

“This exercise is not just another stage of military skills improvement,” said Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Vladyslav Klochkov, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the Ukrainian side, “but also an important step toward Ukraine's European integration. It will strengthen the operational capabilities of our troops, improve the level of interoperability between units and headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the United States, and NATO partners.”

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Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at U.N. headquarters. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 at U.N. headquarters. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the United States.
In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would have to decide its defense systems on its own.

Speaking to correspondent Margaret Brennan in New York this past week, Erdogan explained that Turkey wasn’t given the option to buy American-made Patriot missiles and the U.S. hadn’t delivered F-35 stealth jets despite a payment of $1.4 billion. Erdogan’s comments came in excerpts released in advance of the full interview being broadcast Sunday.
NATO member Turkey was kicked out of the F-35 program and defense officials were sanctioned after it bought the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system. The U.S. strongly objects to the use of Russian systems within NATO and says it poses a threat to the F-35s. Turkey maintains the S-400s could be used independently without being integrated into NATO systems and therefore pose no risk.

The U.S. also sanctioned Turkey in 2020 for its purchase under a 2017 law aimed at pushing back Russian influence. The move was the first time that the law, known as CAATSA, was used to penalize a U.S. ally.
But Erdogan has remained defiant. “Of course, of course, yes,” Erdogan said after stating Turkey would make its own defense choices, in response to Brennan’s question on whether Turkey would buy more S-400s.
Before departing New York, Erdogan told journalists that relations with President Joe Biden hadn’t started well despite what he called his good work with previous U.S. leaders during his 19-years at Turkey’s helm.

“I cannot honestly say that there is a healthy process in Turkish-American relations,” state-run Anadolu news agency quoted Erdogan as saying Thursday.
The two leaders didn’t meet for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Since Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, they have met only in June at a NATO summit where they discussed the possibility of Turkey securing and operating the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. But that has been shelved since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Erdogan also told Turkish media that Turkey would buy new missile defense systems if needed and that it was already developing its own.
The issue is one of several sticking points in Turkish-American relations that also include Turkey’s human rights record, U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish fighters who Turkey considers terrorists, and the continued U.S. residency of a Muslim cleric accused of plotting the failed coup attempt against Erdogan’s government in 2016.
Erdogan is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 29 in Sochi, Russia.
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Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would have to decide its defense systems on...
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Russian Su-27 jet escorts US Air Force recon plane over Black Sea — Defense Ministry


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MOSCOW, September 28. /TASS/. Russia’s Southern Military District air defense forces detected and escorted a US reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea, the National Defense Control Center reported Tuesday.
"A Su-27 jet fighter scrambled in order to identify the airborne target and prevent it from violating the Russian state border," the report says.
According to the National Defense Control Center, the Su-27 crew identified the airborne target as a US Air Force RC-135 plane and escorted it over the Black Sea without allowing it to violate the Russian border.
"After the foreign military plane turned away from the border of the Russian Federation, the Russian jet fighter safely returned to its home airfield," the statement says.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the sortie of the Russian jet was carried out in strict compliance with international air law.
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Russian Su-27 jet escorts US Air Force recon plane over Black Sea — Defense Ministry

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the sortie of the Russian jet was carried out in strict compliance with international air law
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Russian Fighter Jets Intercept US Bomber Near Disputed Island North of Japan
29 Sep 2021
Stars and Stripes | By Seth Robson


Three Russian fighters intercepted a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bomber Sunday near disputed territory that is claimed by Russia and Japan, according to Pacific Air Forces.

“A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress positively identified and observed three Russian Sukhoi-35S fighters in the vicinity of Iturup over the Sea of Okhotsk in the early morning, 26 September,” PACAF spokeswoman Capt. Veronica Perez told Stars and Stripes in an email Tuesday, using the Russian name for an island the Japanese call Etorofu.

PACAF did not identify the unit that the bomber is assigned to or say where it took off from or what its mission involved.
The incident was first reported by the Russian state news agency TASS on the day it occurred.
Three Russian Sukhoi-35S fighters scrambled to intercept the U.S. aircraft which “approached Russia's airspace,” the agency reported, quoting the country’s National Defense Command Center.

In late November 1941, a Japanese fleet that included six aircraft carriers launched from Etorofu Island’s Hitokappu Bay to attack Pearl Harbor.

After World War II, Russian troops occupied the island and three others nearby and expelled 17,000 Japanese residents. The dispute over the islands, which Japan calls its Northern Territories and Russia calls the Southern Kurils, remains a source of tension and the reason the nations have yet to sign a peace treaty 76 years after the war.

Before the U.S. bomber was intercepted on Sunday it was detected over the Pacific Ocean by air defense radars in Russia’s Eastern Military Region, TASS reported, quoting the command center.

"The fighters' crews identified the target as a strategic B-52H bomber of the US Air Force and escorted it over the Pacific Ocean. There were no violations of Russia's state border or dangerous proximity of planes in the air," the center said, according to the agency.

The Russian fighters returned to base after the U.S. bomber moved away from the Russian border, TASS reported, quoting the country’s military.

The U.S. bomber operated in a safe and professional manner in accordance with international laws for airspace operations, Perez said.

“Our aircrews frequently encounter safe and professional intercepts, and when it is otherwise, we have procedures in place to address it,” she said. “We will continue to use international airspace in accordance with international law and expect others to do the same.”

Russia has been restoring its military capability on Etorofu, which had degraded during the post-Soviet era, said James Brown, an international affairs expert at Temple University’s Japan campus, in a telephone interview Wednesday.
In 2016, Russia deployed Bastion and Bal anti-ship missiles to the island and, more recently, added S-300 surface-to-air missiles. Sukhoi-35 fighters have also visited the island, Brown said.
 
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Russia test fires submarine-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missile for first time
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Monday, 4 October 2021 07:44 GMT

MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had successfully test launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems.
The Defense ministry, which tested firing the Tsirkon missile from a warship in July, said that the Severodvinsk submarine had fired the missile while deployed in the Barents Sea and had hit its chosen target.
Low-quality video footage released by the ministry showed the missile shooting upwards from a submarine, its glare lighting up the night sky and illuminating the water's surface.
"The test firing of the Tsirkon missile from a nuclear submarine was deemed successful," the ministry said.
Some Western experts have questioned how advanced Russia's new generation of weapons is, while recognizing that the combination of speed, maneuverability and altitude of hypersonic missiles makes them difficult to track and intercept.
In July, parts of footage showing Russia's advanced new S-500 surface-to-air missile system appeared to have been deliberately blurred to make it harder to examine in detail.
Putin announced an array of new hypersonic weapons in 2018 in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield. (Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy; Writing by Alexander Marrow Editing by Andrew Osborn) Russia test fires submarine-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missile for first time
 
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US embassy staffers suspected of theft opt for leaving Russia — diplomat

The stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner
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9 OCT, 17:53
US embassy staffers suspected of theft opt for leaving Russia — diplomat
The stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner

MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. US embassy staffers, suspected of stealing a backpack, have opted for leaving the Russian territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told the Soloviev Live YouTube channel on Saturday.

"Since the miscreants, who are US embassy staffers, have the immunity, the Russian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the US embassy. It was suggested that either they are stripped of immunity and allowed to take part in the [judicial] process, or they leave our country immediately," she said. "As I understand, they have chosen the second option."

She went on to say that the stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner.

"Apparently, something in this backpack has caught their interest," the diplomat added.

According to Moscow police department chief spokesperson Vladimir Vasenin, a man reported to police that his backpack with personal items had been stolen from a cafe in downtown Moscow. He estimated the damage at 15,000 rubles (about $209 at the current exchange rate). Three US embassy staffers, employed at administrative and technical jobs, have been identified as suspects. All of them are US Marine Corps members aged between 21 and 26.
 
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Russia says it launched and intercepted 10 missiles during drills near Japan

The fleet released video of the exercise, which showed missiles being launched from a Russian vessel. Additional weapons systems, including the AK-630 rotary cannon and heavier artillery, are shown firing in the footage.
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Russia says it launched and intercepted 10 missiles during drills near Japan
BY ALEX WILSON• STARS AND STRIPES • OCTOBER 12, 2021

A fleet of 12 Russian ships, including an anti-submarine cruiser, launched and intercepted missiles in the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula on Monday.

The exercise, held by Russia’s Pacific Fleet, featured the guided-missile cruiser Varyag and 11 other warships and support vessels, according to Russian state-sponsored news agency TASS. Ten missiles were launched and intercepted by the Varyag, which employed three surface-to-air missile systems.

The fleet released video of the exercise, which showed numerous missiles being launched from a Russian vessel. Additional weapons systems, including the AK-630 rotary cannon and heavier artillery, are shown firing in the footage.

The exercise was part of a final inspection prior to the end of the summer training period, according to TASS.

Russia previously announced the training, part of which took place inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to a report from Yahoo! Japan.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea does not prohibit military drills within a nation’s exclusive economic zone, according to a 2014 study published by the U.S. Naval War College. The zone may extend up to 200 nautical miles from a nation’s shores, or baseline.

A spokesperson for Japan’s Ministry of Defense was not immediately able to comment on the drills on Tuesday.

Russia’s exercise comes as tensions continue to escalate in the Indo-Pacific region.

China dispatched a record number of aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone over the past two weeks. The dispute between China and Taiwan, which Beijing considers to be a breakaway province, has led to an increase in protests from both sides and other nations, including the United States.

Tensions between North Korea and the global community are also heightened following a series of North Korean missile tests in September.
 
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US embassy staffers suspected of theft opt for leaving Russia — diplomat

The stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner
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9 OCT, 17:53
US embassy staffers suspected of theft opt for leaving Russia — diplomat
The stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner

MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. US embassy staffers, suspected of stealing a backpack, have opted for leaving the Russian territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told the Soloviev Live YouTube channel on Saturday.

"Since the miscreants, who are US embassy staffers, have the immunity, the Russian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the US embassy. It was suggested that either they are stripped of immunity and allowed to take part in the [judicial] process, or they leave our country immediately," she said. "As I understand, they have chosen the second option."

She went on to say that the stolen backpack has not been returned to its legitimate owner.

"Apparently, something in this backpack has caught their interest," the diplomat added.

According to Moscow police department chief spokesperson Vladimir Vasenin, a man reported to police that his backpack with personal items had been stolen from a cafe in downtown Moscow. He estimated the damage at 15,000 rubles (about $209 at the current exchange rate). Three US embassy staffers, employed at administrative and technical jobs, have been identified as suspects. All of them are US Marine Corps members aged between 21 and 26.
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Russia Launches Missiles During Warship Drills Inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone
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BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, OCT 12, 2021 - 12:00 PM
Russia's military has announced details and released video of major war drills in the Sea of Japan by its Pacific Fleet, which included at least a dozen warships. Japanese media has said the drills took place in part inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The live fire drills are being described as a military "show of strength" in the vicinity of the disputed Kuril Islands. Moscow has exercised control over the Kuril archipelago going back to Soviet rule at the end of World War II - which Tokyo has never recognized. Japan refers to the islands as the Northern Territories and claims historic ownership.

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China, Russia launch joint naval drills in Russian Far East
China and Russia are holding joint naval drills off the Russian Far East in the latest sign of their growing political and military alignment

By The Associated Press
14 October 2021, 03:41

BEIJING -- China and Russia are holding joint naval drills off the Russian Far East in the latest sign of their growing political and military alignment.

The exercises Joint Sea 2021 kicked off with a ceremony on Thursday in Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf and will run through Sunday.

Chinese state media said the drills would encompass communications, anti-mine, anti-air and anti-submarine operations, joint maneuvering and firing on seaborn targets.

While such exercises have been held before, the reports said this is the first time China has sent anti-submarine warfare planes and destroyers of more than 10,000 tons in displacement for exercises abroad.

China and Russia are united in opposing the dominant U.S. influence in global affairs and have been harsh critics of Washington's foreign policy stumbles in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

While Beijing generally follows Moscow's lead on matters such as Iran, it has grown increasingly assertive in defending what it considers its vital interests regarding Taiwan, the South China Sea and throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Beijing has strongly criticized an agreement for Australia to obtain a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines built with U.S. technology announced last month that is largely seen as a response to China's vastly upgraded naval capabilities.

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#BREAKING: Russian Defense Ministry says that an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chafee attempted to violate the Russian sea border at near Vladivostok. According to RuMoD, US vessel retreated after it was approached (60 meters distance) by Russian warship.

Russian Defense Ministry published a video from the Russian warship of the moment when USS Chafee was approached by it in the Sea of Japan.
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#BREAKING: Russian Defense Ministry says that an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chafee attempted to violate the Russian sea border at near Vladivostok. According to RuMoD, US vessel retreated after it was approached (60 meters distance) by Russian warship.

Russian Defense Ministry published a video from the Russian warship of the moment when USS Chafee was approached by it in the Sea of Japan.
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All interactions between Russians and USS Chafee, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, "safe and professional" in Sea of Japan. Another example of Russian disinformation: U.S officials
 
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has announced that Russia is suspending its mission to NATO, effective Nov 1, according to RIA Novosti. He also said the NATO info office and mission in Moscow will be shut down.

6:54 AM · Oct 18, 2021·Twitter Web App


And the longer statement carried by RIA Novosti: "If NATO members have any urgent matters, they can contact our ambassador to Belgium on these issues, who ensures bilateral relations between Russia and the Kingdom of Belgium," Mr. Lavrov said.
On Oct 6, NATO revoked the credentials of 8 ppl accredited to the Russian permanent mission, saying they were working as intel officers, and reduced RU to 10 permits. Lavrov said that Moscow "will no longer pretend that any changes in relations are possible in the near future."
The decision will end a post-Cold War experiment, never very successful, in building trust btw Russia & NATO, established decades ago to contain the USSR, which Moscow later accused of encroaching on former Soviet territory.
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Very concerned w/Russian intentions in Ukraine. After blocking extension of #OSCE monitoring mission at Russia-Ukraine border, they restricted @OSCE_SMM work in Donetsk & Horlivka, forcing for first time ever suspension of ops in Donetsk. Mostly silence from European capitals

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New thread on Black Sea/Eastern Ukraine. Over 40 warships and vessels of Russia Navy Black Sea Fleet took part in massive force-on-force maneuvers of Southern Military District at Opuk training ground in Crimea.
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Five Russian Jets Buzz Alaska Airspace as NATO and Moscow Tensions Spike

The incident comes two days after Russia escorted U.S. military aircraft over the Black Sea, and amid a standoff between Moscow and the alliance.
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Five Russian Jets Buzz Alaska Airspace as NATO and Moscow Tensions Spike
BY BRENDAN COLE ON 10/22/21 AT 4:09 AM EDT

Five Russian jets flew too close to Alaska, without entering U.S. or Canadian airspace, American military officials have said. The incident comes just after Russian warplanes escorted U.S. bombers over the Black Sea and amid continuing tensions between Moscow and NATO.

The Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region said it had detected, tracked and identified the Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) at 5.53 p.m. Thursday.

The ADIZ extends around the shores of the U.S. and Canada and is monitored by the civilian air traffic control authorities and the militaries of both countries under the control of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

The aircraft were operating in international airspace and left the ADIZ at 7:21 p.m. according to a statement by the U.S. military's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS).

The statement did not specify how close the Russian planes buzzed the U.S. which is only two miles away from Russia at its closest point.

It also did not say what kind of Russian planes they were and nor did it say that U.S. aircraft had to be scrambled.

The DVIDS said that NORAD uses a defense network of satellites, ground-based radars, airborne radar and fighter aircraft" to track and identify aircraft and inform the appropriate response."

"We remain ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America and Arctic sovereignty."

Air Force Lt. Gen David Krumm, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region said in a statement that the U.S. military would be "vigilant in our execution of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America."

He added it would take measures to "deter strategic competitors from threatening the shared interest of the U.S., our allies and partners."

Newsweek has contacted Russia's defense ministry and the Alaskan NORAD region for comment.

The incident comes two days after Russia's defense ministry said two of its Su-30 warplanes escorted two US B-1B bombers and two KC-135 tanker planes over the "neutral waters of the Black Sea."

Moscow said that it scrambled its fighter jets on Tuesday to identify the air targets and prevent a violation of Russia's state border, according to state news agency Tass.

"The flight of the Russian planes was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace. A violation of Russia's state border was not allowed," Russia's defense ministry said, using its standard statement to describe such incidents

Russia accuses NATO of encroaching on its border and there has been a spike in tensions between the two sides. On Monday, Moscow said it would suspend its permanent mission to NATO after the alliance expelled eight Russian diplomats.

Russia also took exception to comments by the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Ukraine this week after he said Washington supported Kyiv's goal to join NATO. Kyiv sees the alliance as a buffer against Russian aggression.

Deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko said Ukraine joining NATO would be an "extremely dangerous step that would force Russia to react accordingly."

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba responded by telling Newsweek: "We are not interested in Russia's opinion on Ukraine's NATO membership."
 
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Five Russian Jets Buzz Alaska Airspace as NATO and Moscow Tensions Spike

Five Russian jets flew too close to Alaska, without entering U.S. or Canadian airspace, American military officials have said. The incident comes just after Russian warplanes escorted U.S. bombers over the Black Sea and amid continuing tensions between Moscow and NATO.

The Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region said it had detected, tracked and identified the Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) at 5.53 p.m. Thursday.

The ADIZ extends around the shores of the U.S. and Canada and is monitored by the civilian air traffic control authorities and the militaries of both countries under the control of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

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A Russian Su-30 fighter jet is seen in this illustrative image. Five unspecified Russian jets flew too close to Alaska on October 21, 2021, two days afterSu-30 jets escorted US aircraft over the Black Sea.DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/GETTY
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The aircraft were operating in international airspace and left the ADIZ at 7:21 p.m. according to a statement by the U.S. military's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS).

The statement did not specify how close the Russian planes buzzed the U.S. which is only two miles away from Russia at its closest point.


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It also did not say what kind of Russian planes they were and nor did it say that U.S. aircraft had to be scrambled.

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The DVIDS said that NORAD uses a defense network of satellites, ground-based radars, airborne radar and fighter aircraft" to track and identify aircraft and inform the appropriate response."

"We remain ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America and Arctic sovereignty."

Air Force Lt. Gen David Krumm, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region said in a statement that the U.S. military would be "vigilant in our execution of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America."

He added it would take measures to "deter strategic competitors from threatening the shared interest of the U.S., our allies and partners."

Newsweek has contacted Russia's defense ministry and the Alaskan NORAD region for comment.

The incident comes two days after Russia's defense ministry said two of its Su-30 warplanes escorted two US B-1B bombers and two KC-135 tanker planes over the "neutral waters of the Black Sea."

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Moscow said that it scrambled its fighter jets on Tuesday to identify the air targets and prevent a violation of Russia's state border, according to state news agency Tass.

"The flight of the Russian planes was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace. A violation of Russia's state border was not allowed," Russia's defense ministry said, using its standard statement to describe such incidents.

Russia accuses NATO of encroaching on its border and there has been a spike in tensions between the two sides. On Monday, Moscow said it would suspend its permanent mission to NATO after the alliance expelled eight Russian diplomats.

Russia also took exception to comments by the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Ukraine this week after he said Washington supported Kyiv's goal to join NATO. Kyiv sees the alliance as a buffer against Russian aggression.

Deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko said Ukraine joining NATO would be an "extremely dangerous step that would force Russia to react accordingly."

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba responded by telling Newsweek: "We are not interested in Russia's opinion on Ukraine's NATO membership."

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Five Russian Jets Buzz Alaska Airspace as NATO and Moscow Tensions Spike

The incident comes two days after Russia escorted U.S. military aircraft over the Black Sea, and amid a standoff between Moscow and the alliance.
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Update: Ukraine-Russia: All eyes on Ukraine and Russia's response after Ukraine struck an artillery position in the Donbas with a TB2 Drone for the first time.


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Video rumored to show a drone strike conducted by a Ukrainian operated TB2 combat drone against separatist positions in Donbas. Would be a violation of the Minsk agreement if confirmed.
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