INF Treaty

BRUSSELS, (BM) - Mr. Stoltenberg explained that the INF Treaty had come to an end due to Russia's deployment of the SSC-8 missile system, which is nuclear-capable, mobile, hard to detect, and lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: NATO’s Maritime Exercise, Breeze 2019,…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On Saturday (16th February), in a program broadcast by the Russian radio Echo of Moscow, the Deputy Chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces Igor Morozov stated that the reconfiguration of the Russian land-based missile alert system was completed, with patching up all the gaps that…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) -The regular meeting of the Defence Ministers of NATO member states began yesterday (13th February), at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov takes part in it, on the Bulgarian side, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. At the two-day forum, held on 13th and 14th February,…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday (7th February), the Russian Ministry of Defence accused the U.S. of breaching the INF Treaty by saying it was creating conditions for manufacturing missiles that were banned by the agreement. The statement was made by Defence Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov who…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today, at the teleconference of the Russian Defence Ministry, the Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in the period 2019-2020 Russia had to develop a ground-based version of the sea-launched Kalibr complex with a long-range cruise missile in response to the U.S. decision to suspend its…

KUBINKA, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Russia’s Ministry of Defence, at a special presentation, for the first time has shown to foreign military attaches the 9M729 cruise missile that is said to be the reason for the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The presentation reveals the 9M729 missile…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In an interview with the state news agency TASS, on 21st January, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told that during the upcoming meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, discussions on the future of the Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty will be held as the main issue on…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Amid the U.S. Department of State’s claims, Russia to either scrap the 9M729 missile system or to alter it in a verifiable manner, in order to remain in full compliance with its obligations under the INF Treaty, today, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday, the Russian Defence Ministry commented the U.S. Navy operation “freedom of navigation” in the Sea of Japan, by stating that the Russian military follow closely the U.S. guided missile destroyer McCampbell, which was reported by the U.S. Navy yesterday (6th December) that had…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – At a teleconference held today (4th December) at the National Defence Management Center, Sergei Shoigu stated the plans of Russia’s Defence Ministry to conduct more than 4000 military exercises and about 8500 other training events in 2019. During the teleconference, the Russian Defence…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported for today’s meeting between Russia’s Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and the U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Sergei Shoigu opened the meeting by saying that he was…