Russia would like to increase its military presence in numerous foreign countries like Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. According to Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shogu, Moscow is looking to build military bases in Vietnam, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, the Seychelles, Singapore and several other countries.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014 11:29 AM

The United Nations Security Council is meeting on Saturday, March 1, 2014, for the second time in as many days to discuss the situation in Ukraine, while an envoy dispatched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the strife-torn country appealed to all sides to refrain from any actions that could further escalate an already tense environment in the Crimea region.
Sunday, March 2, 2014 10:17 AM

Russia is taking additional steps to ensure security at its naval facilities on the Crimean Peninsula amid the growing political unrest in Ukraine, Said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According a picture provided to CNN February 28, 2014, by a local resident shows Russian 2S1 self-propelled howitzer on the move in Sevastopol, Ukraine.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 10:39 AM

The Belarusian Armed Forces tested its air defense missile system Tor-M2. It was the first time that a Tor-M2 system has been tested in Belarus, Belarusian Defense Ministry said. During a tactical exercise involving units of the 120th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Western Tactical Command of the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense in Gomel Oblast, the third air defense missile battery Tor-M2 performed live firing. Saturday, March 1, 2014 04:05 AM