Afghanistan and Russia to create military-technical cooperation committee

The Afghan and Russian defense officials have agreed to establish a military-technical cooperation committee in a bid to jointly combat international terrorism.
According to reports, the agreement was reached during a meeting between the acting Afghan defense minister Masoom Stanikzai and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.

More and more

Alternative Visions of Syria’s Future: Russian and Iranian Proposals for National Resolution

(Presented at the European Parliament on November 12, 2015)

Russia

Russia’s immediate goal, in simplest terms, is to end the fighting and return stability to Syria. The Kremlin has made it clear that: it considers president Assad’s government legitimate; considers Russian intervention legal because made at the request of the Assad government; and — importantly — that it does not consider extremist elements limited to IS but that they are fluid groups of fighters operating under different banners often receiving financing and training under the guise of moderate opposition and then bringing those resources to IS, the Al-Nusra Front, Al Qaeda and any number of other radical military forces. This does not mean that Russia is not willing to engage genuine moderate Syrian opposition. As a matter of fact, Russia has been engaging the Syrian opposition, whose representatives — along with those of the Syrian government — have come to Moscow for talks time and again throughout the civil war. I myself have met with them. Russia has also engaged the moderate Syrian opposition in the Geneva conferences and other international talks.

More and more

Satellite image shows delivery of fighter jets by Russia to Syria

Russia has sent more than a dozen attack planes to Syria amid devastating civil war going on across the country since 2011.

The new satellite image providing solid evidence of Russia’s arms delivery to Syria comes amid a rapid Russian military build-up in the country.

More and more

Russia mulling military support to Afghanistan, including helicopters

Russia is mulling to send military assistance to Afghanistan to help the country’s security forces combat with Taliban, Daesh and other militant groups.

Interfax news agency which is based in Moscow quotes Russian President’s special envoy to Afghanistan as saying that the military assistance could include helicopters.

Zamir Kabulov was quoted by Interfax as saying that the matter is being discussed at national level but Russian officials will soon talk about it with Afghan side.

More and more