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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.

While Denmark's intelligence service doubts Russia has plans for a military confrontation with Copenhagen or NATO, it still listed the Kremlin in its latest national security risk assessment.

Citizens have bemoaned the loss of imported products amid U.S. and European sanctions, and an expansive smuggling system has arisen in response.

For the third year in a row, the Russian president ranked No. 1 on the business magazine's list of influential world figures.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and continued aggression in Europe has lead to nine central and eastern European states to call for greater NATO presence.

The Czech Republic said it would add armored personnel carriers and technology to prevent electronic attacks as part of a military modernization spurred in part by Russian actions in the region.

Due to fluctuation in the value of the ruble against the euro, the government in Moscow made about $1 billion on the postponed deal.

During the flights, which will be flown over a route agreed by Russia, Canada and the U.S., Russian Air Force specialists on board will control the use of surveillance equipment.

Kerry was in Samarkand to meet his five Central Asian counterparts and reassure them of continued U.S. engagement in the strategic region.

The two held talks in the ancient Uzbek city of Samarkand Sunday

After Washington's announcement it would deploy ground troops in Syria, Moscow stressed the need for U.S.-Russia cooperation in the region.

Russia isn't the "partner we thought we had,” the head of United States' command in Europe said Friday.

Russia has been conducting more drills than ever before in regions that are in or close to Europe, such as the Baltic, Mediterranean, Atlantic and Black Sea.

The polish military has launched an investigation after 10,000 of its military personnel received calls from a mysterious Russian number.