Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 7 Issue: 11 On January 13 the Russian defense ministry confirmed important changes within the military leadership (Interfax, January 12; www.mil.ru, January 13). According to an official account, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces…
Category: Russia
Russian police kill 4 suspected terrorists in Dagestan
In a special operation security forces gunned down four suspected terrorists on the Kavkaz federal highway in the Karabudakhkentsky district in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Wednesday, Russian media reported.
Sarkozy to allow French arms sales to Russia
France is poised to be the first NATO member to offer arm sales to Russia. France is selling an advanced warship to the Russian Navy.
Putin calls for overhaul of existing army systems
(Itar-Tass) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for an overhaul of existing army control, communication and reconnaissance systems. The experience of the latest local conflicts showed that up-to-date army control, communication and reconnaissance systems were “one of the critical factors…