Father of Moscow school shooter to stand trial for alleged negligent storage of firearmsThe father of a Moscow teenager who was ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment for killing two in 2014 shooting spree to stand trial on charges of negligent storage of firearms, Izvestia newspaper reported on Friday.11:42 15.05.2015
Russian MP requests inquiry into alleged supplies for Ukrainian armyState Duma member Roman Khudyakov has requested that Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office verify the allegations from a founder of AviaSnabServis who claims that fraud was involved in the supply of military equipment parts for the Ukrainian army.10:35 03.03.2015
Russian MP proposes supplying arms to Caribbean countriesA Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Nilov proposed drafting a bill to allow arms deliveries to Caribbean countries in response to the US which is considering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine.11:45 20.02.2015
HSBC suspected of laundering money for dictators, drug and arms dealersThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) claims that the Geneva branch of one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC, kept secret accounts of criminals, including drug and arms dealers.10:16 09.02.2015
Kalashnikov contract with US suspendedA contract to deliver up to 200,000 Kalashnikov guns to North America has been suspended on the initiative of the North American party. “We have not delivered a single gun under this contract,” Kalashnikov Director General Alexei Krivoruchko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:46 02.12.2014
Russia threatens to sue France over Mistral warshipsRussia has reserved the right to sue France if it fails to deliver the two contracted Mistral-class helicopter carriers.15:43 28.11.2014
US sentenced Russian national to 18 months for illegal military gear exportingDmitry Ustinov, 53, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to illegally export high-tech military night vision equipment, reads the ruling of the US District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, published on Wednesday.10:40 09.10.2014
Weapons smugglers caught in Russia with firearms from EU and UkraineRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a group of smugglers who delivered firearms from the EU and Ukraine to Russia, the FSB Public Relations Center announced on Wednesday.16:40 24.09.2014
Charges brought against foreign crew of Seaman Guard Ohio dismissedThe Chennai court in India has dismissed the criminal case and the charges brought against the crew and guards of Seaman Guard Ohio, including the 14 Estonian citizens, the press service of Estonia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.16:36 10.07.2014
Ukrainian arrested in Czech Republic for selling weapons to terrorists for state companyThe Czech police have arrested a Ukrainian citizen who identified himself as a representative of Ukrspetsexport, a Ukrainian state-run company, as he attempted to sell weapons to terrorists, Ceske Noviny reports.11:10 04.07.2014
The Constitutional Court recommends updating law on antique arms salesRussia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that clear regulations should be developed for the antique cutting weapons business.12:56 17.06.2014
Antique weapon trafficking must be criminalized – Russian officialsAuthorized representatives of the government at the Constitutional Court agreed this Tuesday during an open meeting that trafficking of antique weapons must be criminalized, RAPSI reports from the court.16:41 20.05.2014
US bring charges against Syrian chemical lab suppliersUS officials have brought charges against three men allegedly involved in supplies of equipment for chemical laboratories in Syria, Fox News reported late on Thursday citing a statement by the Pennsylvania Prosecutor’s Office.11:09 24.04.2014
State Duma member requests inquiry into Navalny’s weapon purchaseRussian State Duma lawmaker has filed a parliamentary request to Head of the Investigative Committee for an inquiry into anti-corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s purchase of a firing weapon, United Russia Press Service reported.16:32 21.04.2014
Ukraine’s parliament moves for immediate disarmament of militiasUkrainian Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted a resolution for the immediate disarmament of all illegal militias. The resolution was approved by 256 lawmakers with 220 passing minimum required.12:31 01.04.2014
Weapons were smuggled to the Caucasus via Ukraine – FSBRussians and Ukrainians smuggled weapons from EU countries to the North Caucasus via Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Thursday.13:34 20.03.2014
Russia passes amendments to simplify export of arms for displayThe State Duma has approved a bill in the second and third readings that will simplify the foreign export of Russian military products for display at international exhibitions.15:14 18.03.2014
Ukrainian police reports on the number of weapons stolen by radicals in LvivFirearms, munitions and over a dozen rocket grenade launchers have been stolen from the Interior Troops’ depots in the Lviv Region, a source at the Ukrainian Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.11:36 14.03.2014
US prosecutors urge detention for Russian student found with explosivesUS prosecutors appealed on Wednesday the decision by a Pennsylvania magistrate judge to release Russian student Vladislav Miftakhov during the period leading up to his trial, where he will face charges stemming from his alleged possession of two explosive devices.13:35 13.02.2014
Bank of Moscow to pay $9.5 mln to settle alleged US sanctions violationsThe Bank of Moscow has agreed to settle potential civil liability in the US for allegedly violating restrictions aimed at combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, according to an information sheet released by the US Treasury Department (Treasury) Monday.13:29 28.01.2014