Day: February 19, 2017

The first prototype of anti-aircraft missile system s-500 will be manufactured by 2020. About it journalists were reported by the Deputy defense Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov, reports RIA Novosti. “Under this system, the work is going according to plan, expect to get the sample to 2020”, — he said. In April of last year the chief of defense HQs of Viktor gumenny said that Air and space forces will soon receive the first samples of s-500. He noted that this system completed development work. The development of anti-aircraft missile system air defense/missile defense s-500 (in different years as alleged names appeared “Prometheus” and “Triumphant”) was started around 2002-2003, in the framework of the project “Autocrat” and “Lord”. The system is designed to attack aerodynamic targets at a long range, hypersonic cruise missiles, low-orbit satellites, as well as to combat ballistic targets, including warheads of Intercontinental missiles.

Federica Mogherini and Lavrov The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov discussed with high representative of the Union for foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini on the sidelines of the Munich conference on security relations between Russia and the EU, as well as the conflicts in Syria and Libya. This was reported by the press service of the foreign Ministry. “During the meeting the sides discussed topical issues in Russian-EU relations and the international agenda. Special attention was paid to the situation in the middle East, especially the Syrian issue and the Libyan settlement,” — said the Minister. In turn, the European external action service said that during the meeting Lavrov and Mogherini also discussed the situation in the East of Ukraine. “Mogherini reaffirmed the strong support of the European Union the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, underlining Russia’s responsibility for it,” — said in a statement. In addition,

Michael Flynn The head of the White house Raines, Paribas did not see anything wrong in interviews, former US presidential Advisor on national security Michael Flynn with the Russian Ambassador in Washington on sanctions. He declared it in interview to TV channel CBS, reports TASS. “And there’s nothing wrong to talk about the fact that the administration [of former President Barack] Obama has strengthened sanctions and sent some persons from the United States,” he said. In his opinion, this theme emerged in the course of the conversation, and there is nothing wrong. On 16 February President of the United States Donald trump at a press conference, answering a reporter’s question about the resignation of Flynn, rebuked CNN’s dissemination of false information and accused other media in an attempt to hold back the positive results of its administration. On 13 February it became known that Flynn has resigned after the publication