Russia’s defense industry may celebrate another landmark achievement. Vladimir Putin is set to sign a $1billion deal with Indonesia to sell dozens of helicopters, tanks and submarines to the Asian nation. Russia and Indonesia strengthen their economic and defense ties to counterbalance USA’s growing influence in the world

In a hidden corner of Rome's busy Fiumicino Airport, police dug quietly through a traveller's checked baggage, looking for smuggled drugs. What they found instead was a catalogue of weapons, a clue to something bigger.

US emissaries have started their tour of the Middle East. The US administration aims to arm their allies in the region and boycott Hamas. Mahmoud Abbas, Pakistani President, left the country to make a visit to Russia – the country that apparently remains the only reliable mediator in the conflict. Abbas’s decision to visit Moscow became quite an unpleasant surprise for the USA

Few years ago new Russian aircraft carriers were a big guessing game for the foreign observers. There were reasonable questions regarding financial opportunities, technologies, depth of berths etc. Today there are absolutely different questions: what characteristics? Russia is building a new Navy and aircraft carriers are deemed as its integral part.

Among the world’s leading manufacturers of arms United States unreservedly remains most unreliable. Being the world’s most powerful economy USA can afford betraying old customers pursuing current political preferences of its administration. The most vivid example of the past couple of years is Venezuela. Today this nation has to pay billions for having chosen a wrong supplier of arms.

The meeting between Putin and Bush is set to take place in the USA on July 1-2. The two presidents are going to discuss Putin’s suggestions to use the radar station in Gabala, Azerbaijan, as an alternative for the deployment of the missile system in Eastern Europe. Putin made that suggestion to test Washington’s true intentions. The offer became like a bucket of cold water dumped on President Bush

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged soldiers to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States. He said the US government is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government.