Discounts for Russia’s gas supplies to Turkey may become one of the issues discussed during the official visit of Turkish President to St. Petersburg. “During the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Russia, Moscow and Ankara may discuss the discount for Russian gas delivered to the country”, a source in the ministry said,…
Large units and formations of Russia’s Eastern Military District have been alerted in training drills in four regions of the Trans-Baikal Territory in East Siberia and the Russian Far East, district spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said. “The headquarters of two combined armies and their subordinate large units and formations stationed in the Trans-Baikal and Khabarovsk Territories,…
Seoul’s aerospace research institute confirmed that the Russian Angara-1.2 carrier rocket would put the South Korean KOMPSAT-6 satellite, also known as the Arirang 6, into orbit in 2020. Earlier this month, Roscosmos space corporation said in a statement that the KOMPSAT-6 multipurpose satellite would be launched using Russia’s Angara-1.2. “The ILS Angara 1.2 vehicle was…
The missile ships Tatarstan and Dagestan and the small missile vessels Grad Sviyazsk and Veliky Ustyug will hold missile and artillery live-firing drills in the south-western part of the Caspian Sea on August 15-20, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. “The planned tactical exercise test envisages checking the Caspian flotilla’s ability to carry out operations for resolving…
The Russian Natural Resources and Environment Ministry plans to auction the Erginskoye oilfield in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District until the end of 2016, an official said. Media reported earlier that the auction had been suspended as foreign investors had not decided on their participation in the auction. The ministry earlier offered to set a requirement…
The leasing company “Ilyushin Finance Co”. (IFC) has reduced the number of ordered Bombardier CS300 from 32 to 20 aircrafts. The delivery is expected in late 2018. The parties explain this adjustments differently. According to Bombardier’s opinion Russian customers consider new market’s demands, but IFC refers to the Canadian export agency, which hasn’t provided cheap…
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) plans to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the agriculture sector with a Turkish company, CEO Kirill Dmitriev said. “We’re in talks with a company that is willing to jointly invest in Russia’s agricultural sector, and we’re also planning to sign a memorandum”, he said, adding that the two…