HAVANA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed mining and oil exploration deals with Cuban leader Raul Castro, Granma reported online.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The presidents of Russia and Venezuela have signed bilateral agreements, including construction of a nuclear power plant in the South American country.
MOSCOW, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Russian military officials say an alliance of former Soviet states will combine combat aircraft for joint defense exercises.
TABRIZ, Iran, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Iranian military exercises near Iran's border with Turkey are intended to show Iran could attack Israel, a government TV channel reported Thursday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Russia's defense minister says members of the Commonwealth of Independent States have agreed to conduct joint air defense exercises next summer.
MOSCOW, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Mobile air defense units around Moscow will conduct live-fire exercises using Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile systems, a Russian military spokesman said.
TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Russian warships are leaving the Libyan capital after a three-day official visit and are steaming to the Caribbean, military officials say.
ORENBURG, Russia, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Russia and Venezuela say they intend to set up an oil and gas consortium between Gazprom and Petroleos de Venezuela.
ORENBURG, Russia, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country needs to create its own anti-missile nuclear defense shield and is calling for "permanent readiness."
MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Russia will loan Venezuela $1 billion for weapons purchases and military development, a Russian official said Friday.
SEVEROMORSK, Russia, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Russia will conduct joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy in the Caribbean Sea, military officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The United States will be watching if Russia participates in naval exercises with Venezuela in November, a Bush administration official said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The White House said Thursday there will be "further consequences" if Russia fails to withdraw from Georgia beyond the end of U.S.-Russian military cooperation.
ODESSA, Ukraine, July 28 (UPI) -- Ukrainian officials say their Black Sea military exercises with NATO forces went smoothly despite protests from leftist activists.
MOSCOW, July 26 (UPI) -- Russian troops began anti-terrorism training in Siberia Saturday, a Russian Defense Ministry official said.
