Iran Deploys Frigates to Russia for Navy Day Parades

Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has traveled to Saint Petersburg to attend ceremonies marking the Day of the Russian Navy, and the Iranian Navy’s Caspian fleet has dispatched two vessels to Russia to attend naval parades.

Russia welcomes Marine Le Pen possibly visiting Crimea : Foreign Ministry

 Russia welcomes any contacts that allow representatives of Western society to get acquainted with the real situation in Crimea, official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Thursday, commenting on Head of the Russian State Duma's Defense Committee, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov inviting President of the French National Front party Marine Le Pen to Sevastopol to celebrate the Navy Day.