ASTRAKHAN, Russia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The crew of the missing Russian cargo ship Arctic Sea has been found and taken aboard a warship, Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Monday.

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister denied Wednesday that the Kremlin wants to boost its armed forces in the arctic or launch any arms race at the top of the world.

WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Russia hopes to deliver its first S-400 state-of-the-art anti-aircraft interceptor missiles to Belarus as soon as next year.

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The announcement of Russia's latest agreement to provide Belarus with S-400 air-defense systems is of much more than routine significance.

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WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- The continuing tensions over Russia's refusal to sell its state-of-the-art land warfare advanced weapons systems to China hasn't interrupted the rhythm of major joint military exercises between the two major land powers on the Eurasian landmass. The latest in the regular, biennial series of exercises between the two nations has been confirmed for this summer.

WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- There are still big icebergs drifting in the thawing waters of U.S.-Russian relations. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday told senior Defense Ministry officials that the U.S.-led NATO alliance was still trying to expand its influence into former Soviet republics and toward the frontiers of Russia itself.

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Russia has deployed its second state-of-the-art S-400 anti-ballistic missile system regiment, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile program is on track, and the Indian air force will be equipped with the first operational models of the missile by 2012, the company's CEO said earlier this month.