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Latvia detects Russian warships and fighter jets near its borders
Several aircraft and ships of the Russian Armed Forces were seen near the borders of Latvia yesterday, August 9, the National Armed Forces of Latvia reported on Twitter.
NATO patrol aircraft discovered two Russian Su-27 fighter jets over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near the territorial waters of Latvia. An An-26 military transport aircraft was also detected.
On August 9, a Russian Buyan-M-class corvette was seen in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia at a distance of 4.5 nautical …
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Polish commission: Left wing of crashed President Kaczynski's plane shows traces of explosion
A Polish commission, which is engaged in a second investigation of the Smolensk disaster, said that there are traces of an explosion on the left wing of the aircraft.
This was stated by the press secretary of the commission, Marta Palenek, as reported by Polish news agency RMF24.
“At the last plenary meeting of the commission on July 25, an agreement was reached on the main reasons for the destruction of the left wing of the Tu-154M,” she said.
According to the commission, “the destruction …
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Russian reconnaissance plane flies over Washington
On Wednesday 9th of August the Capital Police alerted the public that an "authorised low-altitude aircraft" would fly in restricted airspace between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. The message stated that the aircraft "will be large and may fly directly over the U.S. Capitol."
The Capitol Police further added that the aircraft "will be monitored by U.S. Capital Police and other federal government agencies."
The Russian Air Force TU-154 aircraft conducted the flight under the Treaty on Open Skies …
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Russia’s oil giant Rosneft provides $6 billion loan to Venezuela
Rosneft's advance payments under contracts with the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA is approximately $6 billion in total; full repayment is expected before the end of 2019, as stated during a conference call on August 8th by Alexander Krastilevsky, Vice President and Advisor to the President of Rosneft and Director of the Department for Planning, Performance Management, Development, and Investments in Refining, Commerce, and Logistics. He specified that $5.7 billion is the principal …
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For the first time NATO to hold joint military exercise in Serbia
The first joint military exercise with NATO member states in Serbia are planned for October 2018, Raido Svobodna Evropa informs.
“The event will be a political breakthrough in the cooperation [of Serbia] with the North Atlantic Alliance,” Raido Svobodna Evropa notes.
Though the Serbian military has participated in more than 20 military exercises under the auspices of NATO as observers, the REGEX 18 military exercise will be held in Serbia for the first time.It is reported that the training …