It’s good business for them, but the Kremlin’s customer list is controversial: Venezuela, Iran, and China have received shipments.
For President Vladimir Putin, reviving defense exports is a good way to boost international respect for Russia. He also considers it good business. Russian arms sales have risen steadily since 2001, the year after Putin came to [...]

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Moscow’s growing attention to the Middle East continues, part of a new global strategy espoused by a more assertive and ambitious Russia. President Vladimir Putin pays much more attention to the region than his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, ever did. In the last two years, he has paid a historic first visit to Israel, visited oil- [...]

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Moscow (CNSNews.com) - Russia has renewed its pledge to build its strategic partnership with China, in a thinly veiled attempt to oppose what Moscow views as American unilateralism.
President Vladimir Putin told visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday that the positions of both countries on Iran and North Korea “either coincide or are similar.”
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Russia and Algeria are developing a new package of military contracts with a total value of $7 billion. Algeria sent Russia an official invitation this month to participate in tenders for the building of a frigate and joint construction of other new ships. If the contract package is signed, it will make Algeria Russia’s largest [...]

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