The Iskander missile system has been described as versatile, precise and deadly. An analyst said it "drastically changes the balance of force in conflicts."
China and Russia negotiated for years about the buy, as China allegedly hacked secret designs of the U.S-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The non-economic statement is a rare one for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group.
With Europe set to review its sanctions against Russia in January, eastern states worry Putin's involvement in Syria could lessen resolve on Ukraine.
In what could be the start of a new friendship, President Barack Obama said coordination with Russia against ISIS was a possibility.
The U.S. and Russia will have a better chance of defeating ISIS if they overcome acrimony and instead share insights, information and data, CIA Director John Brennan said.
Moscow said the conversation between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama Sunday was "constructive," but tactical divides remain over Syria.
Russia reportedly tried to block the agreement last August and threatened an embargo against Ukrainian goods.
Neither Sweden nor Finland is part of the alliance, but they have drawn steadily closer since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014.
After passing a bill to ban anti-LGBT workplace discrimination, Ukrainian lawmakers were quick to note it would not lead to same-sex marriage.
Following the countries' mutual banning of flights, the move to suspend electricity imports is Ukraine's latest front in its struggle to untangle its economy from Russia's.
A court in Moscow found a former policeman guilty of selling Russian state secrets to the CIA.
The U.S. has proposed $880 million in arms sales to Europe, whose nations have increased military budgets and called for greater NATO support since Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Investors were relieved they did not have to wait until next year's strategy review for the writedowns and felt the new chief executive's assessment of the business was realistic.
The first version of the legislation was vetoed by President Barack Obama.
"Egypt has not yet made the request because our equipment has not been dismantled yet from the Mistrals," Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec, said.
"The United States will defend ... the principled international order," the U.S. defense secretary vowed, in the face of aggressive geopolitical moves from Russia and China.
The release came as 23 civilians died in Russian airstrikes outside Damascus Saturday.
Prime Minister Juha Sipila had in a surprise statement on Thursday threatened to break up his government after only five months in power.
It's time for the Western military alliance to renegotiate terms of a Cold War-era agreement over military exercises in Europe, the organization's leader said Thursday.
Crippling sanctions over involvement in Ukraine have continued to hit Russia's economy hard.
The crashes of Metrojet 9268 and Malaysia Airlines MH17 have raised questions about aviation safety and how states and airlines make decisions over which routes to fly.
