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Czech ex-detective detained in Ukraine
Ukrainian Special Services detained a former police investigator of the Czech Republic’s Office for the Detection of Organized Crime, Ludek Vokal, as reported by Info.cz web-portal with reference to sources.
A Czech diplomat was also allegedly arrested but he was later released and given back his diplomatic passport.
In the Czech Republic, Ludek Vokal was wanted by the General Inspectorate of Security Authorities in connection with suspicions on his activities under the authority of then-Head …
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Ukraine offers its Antonov aircraft for NATO transportation
Ukraine can now offer international partners its aircraft which can be used for NATO and EU transportation needs. Ukraine’s State Enterprise, Antonov, released the corresponding statement on April 25, the first day of an international aerospace show in Berlin where Ukraine presented the world’s largest An-225 Mriya cargo aircraft.
“Since the Russian company Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to leave the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS), Antonov is ready to provide a full range of …
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A scandal erupts between Russia and the US over a Seattle residence
Russia stated that representatives of US authorities raided the residence of the Russian Consul General in Seattle that was closed the day before, RIA Novosti reports. The embassy in Washington said these actions constituted an unfriendly step and promised that Moscow would retaliate.
All of the consulate’s staff had already left the residence. The consulate itself stopped its work on April 2 as ordered by the US. Since then, documents and belongings have been collected from the residence and …
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Hungary: We will block Ukraine’s NATO initiatives until the rights of Transcarpathian Hungarians are restored
UNN news agency reports that Hungary will continue to oppose interaction between Ukraine and NATO, as Budapest continues to demand Ukraine "restore the rights" of Transcarpathian Hungarians. According to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Péter Szijjártó, the country is presently under significant international pressure to reconsider Budapest’s blocking of further negotiations between NATO and Ukraine.
"Hungary will not succumb to international pressure and will not sacrifice on the …
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Media: Russia supplied additional anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria
The newspaper Kommersant reports, citing a military-diplomatic source, that Russia delivered additional shipments of Pantsir-class anti-aircraft missile (SAM) systems to the Syrian port of Tartus last week. At the same time, the source’s statement did not specify whether the Pantsir systems were sent for the use of Russian troops deployed at Syrian bases, or for the Syrian government army.
The newspaper’s source also confirmed that there are no S-300 SAM systems in Syria.
Pantsir-class SAMs, …