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Turchynov discussed Russia-Belarus Zapad 2017 exercises with Estonian defense minister
National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov met with Estonian Defense Minister Jüri Luik, the NSDC website announced.
The two discussed the matter of deepening bilateral collaboration in military technology. Furthermore, they devoted a lot of attention to discussing the Zapad 2017 strategic staff and command exercises.
According to Turchynov, against the background of the difficult economic situation in Russia, such large-scale drills “cannot be simply regular …
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Russian Defense Minister says ‘civil war in Syria has effectively ended’
In a meeting with his Lebanese colleague Ya’qub as-Sarraf, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that the civil war in Syria has ended, Interfax reports.
“In Syria, having separated the ones from the others [opposition from terrorists], we have managed to create four de-escalation zones, and to effectively stop the civil war,” Shoygu noted.
He added that the Russian military “is satisfied to watch Lebanon’s successes in the north-east of the country” in the fight against the terrorist …
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Belarus: Representatives of 7 countries will be present at Zapad-2017 military exercise
Belarus invited representatives of seven countries and six international organizations to the Belarusian-Russian military exercise Zapad 2017 in the fall of 2017, as reported by the Ministry of Defense of Belarus on its website.
The report emphasizes that "monitoring of the exercise has been organized in strict accordance with national legislation and international treaties."
"Building on the practice of good-neighborliness and reciprocity, within the framework of the OSCE Vienna Document …
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Venezuela’s President Maduro to visit Russia
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro has planned a trip to Russia. "I am going to visit Russia soon. We will strengthen bilateral relations," Maduro said at a press conference in Caracas, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the Venezuelan leader, his country intends to strengthen ties with Russia in the military-technical sphere.
Earlier, Maduro said that the United States violated international law. "The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump threatens us with military …
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Dzhemilev: Crimean factory belonging to Ukrainian fugitive oligarch Firtash receives power and raw materials from mainland Ukraine
The Crimean plant Titan belonging to Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash receives a portion of the electricity it uses from the Kherson region, stated the representative of the President of Ukraine for Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev, Krym.Realii reports.
"Why is this happening? There are several explanations. Some say that if we do not supply a certain amount of electricity there, then a technogenic disaster could occur," said Dzhemilev.
He noted that a technogenic disaster is …