• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
News Reports

Ukraine Invasion

• North Korea Has Sent More Troops To Russia, Says South Korean Intelligence RFE/RL 27 Feb 2025 -- North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and redeployed several to the front line in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, Seoul's intelligence agency said on February 27.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (27 February 2025) Russia MoD 27 Feb 2025

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of Federal Security Service Board President of Russia 27 Feb 2025 -- Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting of the board of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
• Greetings to the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces of the Russian Armed Forces President of Russia 27 Feb 2025

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 27, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2025
• February 27 Meeting in Istanbul US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2025 -- Following the agreement between Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov to initiate talks on issues affecting the operations of our respective diplomatic missions, delegations from both countries met on February 27 in Istanbul, Turkey.
• US, Russian diplomats meet to discuss embassy operations VOA 27 Feb 2025 -- U.S. and Russian diplomats met Thursday in Istanbul, looking for ways to smooth their embassy relationships in Moscow and Washington after frequent expulsion of each other's diplomats and three years of American opposition to Moscow's war on Ukraine.
• Russia's Putin says first contacts with U.S. inspire hope IRNA 27 Feb 2025 -- President Vladimir Putin has expressed optimism about contacts between Russia and the United States as diplomats from the two countries met in Turkiye for talks on restoring diplomatic presence.
• Putin 'Hopes' Meeting Between U.S., Russian Officials Helps Thaw Relations RFE/RL 27 Feb 2025 -- Diplomats from Russia and the United States have ended their talks on resolving disputes over their respective diplomatic missions in Washington and Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin said "inspire certain hopes."
• Statement of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva G.M.Gatilov at the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament by the right of reply, February 26, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2025
• Statement by H.E. Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 26 February, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2025
• Meeting with member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Ri Hi-yong President of Russia 27 Feb 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2025

News Reports

• The Government approved the algorithm for responding to cable damage in the Baltic Sea proposed by the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of the Interior Lithuania MND 27 Feb 2025 -- The Government has approved the algorithm of response to incidents against underwater infrastructure where key role in action against diversion and detention of suspect ships is played by the State Border Guard Service in cooperation with the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
• Statement marking 10 years since the death of Boris Nemtsov Canada 27 Feb 2025 -- Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania and Sweden today issued the following statement marking 10 years since the death of Boris Nemtsov.