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Russia tries to compete with US in Mideast weapons market

Russia’s prospects in the Middle East arms market will depend on its ability to master fast production of the latest models of military equipment. The MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, held in the Russian city of Zhukovsky just outside Moscow, concluded July 25 with over $3.5 billion in contracts …

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Russian Foreign Affairs Columnist Yusin: Russia Is Overdoing It In Selling The Taliban As Worthy Interlocutors

Formally, the Taliban is an organization that is banned in Russia, but Russia is meeting Taliban officials on the most senior levels. Furthermore, Russian officials have definitely tilted towards the Taliban by depicting them as sane while making snide comments about the Kabul government.[1] According to Kommersant columnist Maxim Yusin, …

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Russian Officials Gloat Over Announced US Military Withdrawal From Iraq, Experts Minimize Its Expected Impact

On July 26, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced the end of the US combat role in Iraq “Our role in Iraq will be…to be available to continue to train, to assist to help and to deal with ISIS as it arises, but we are not going to be by …

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