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Russia calls Ukraine and Georgia's accession to NATO a colossal problem
During the Valdai Discussion Club, the Director of the Department of European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Andrey Kelin stated that the possible Ukraine and Georgia’s accession to NATO would become a colossal economic and military problem for Russia.
“We will have to build a defensive belt near Sochi and spend enormous resources to prevent a possible attack from the potential enemy, it is inevitable,” TASS news agency cites Kelin as saying.
Kelin added that Russia has a long …
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Crimean authorities intend to nationalize property of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The Crimean authorities intend to nationalize the property of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and hand it over to the Russian-controlled Spiritual Direction of the Muslims of Crimea (SDMC), Krym.Realii reports, citing Sergey Ayksyonov, Russian Prime Minister of Crimea.
Aksyonov noted that no “nationalization” is currently taking place on the peninsula, but with respect to the Mejlis’s property “the relevant measures should be taken”.
The initiative had been voiced the day before at the …
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OSCE drone disappears over the Donbas
The Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE lost its drone over the territory of the Donbas which is not controlled by Ukraine. The drone was recording the movement of Russian military equipment, reported the command the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation (JFO) citing the SMM report.
The JFO reported that the incident happened at 1:18 AM on October 27. While flying over an area near Kalynove, 72 km east of Donetsk, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV spotted a 9K33 Osa surface-to-air …
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Ukrainian officer: Ukraine should take decisive steps to regain the Sea of Azov
First Deputy Chairman of the Union of Officers of Ukraine, First Rank Captain Yevhen Lupakov called for more decisive actions to ensure navigation safety in the Sea amid the rising tensions with Russia.
The first step, in his opinion, should be the termination of the agreement on the joint use of the Azov Sea.
He also implied other measures, among which are the determination of the Ukrainian maritime border, and the conduct of the missile and artillery exercises with the participation of NATO …
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Erdogan invites Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Andolu news agency reported that President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There, he will take part at the seventh meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council Turkey-Ukraine, which will be held in Ankara on November 3.
Diplomatic sources in Ankara report that Mejlis’ representatives of the Crimean Tatar people will also take part in the meeting. The parties will discuss the signing a free …