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Prime Minister of Moldova: NATO office in Chisinau will begin operations in March
The Prime Minister of Moldova, Pavel Filip, stated that the NATO office in Chișinău will start operating in March.
"We have developed a new draft national defense strategy and presented it to the public. In March, a NATO Liaison office will start operating in Chișinău. This will allow for the necessary dialogue and cooperation for the modernization of our national army to begin,” Filip stressed at a press conference on Friday dedicated to the anniversary of his administration.
As was reported, …
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Lukashenko orders that a replacement for Russian oil be found
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, ordered the state to replace Russian oil supplies with alternate suppliers, as was reported on Friday, 20 January, by BelTa.
It is noted that the order was given against the background of a reduction in Russian oil supplies to Belarus.
“There is no catastrophe, but reduced Russian oil supplies should be replaced with alternative sources,” the head of the country stated. According to him, new routes have been not only worked out, but also tested. …
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Ukrainian Ambassador in Washington had a conversation with Trump before the inauguration
Before Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, the Ambassador of Ukraine in Washington, Valeriy Chaly, said that he took the opportunity to discuss relations between the US and Ukraine with the now US president, and the conversation was considered positive, Ukrinform reported.
"I took the opportunity to speak briefly with the President-elect to ensure that the Ukrainian issue would not be ignored,” Chaly told reporters and clarified that the conversation took place two days ago, during the pre- …
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British and Ukrainian defense chiefs discuss increasing naval cooperation
The British and Ukrainian navies plan to increase cooperation, as stated by British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon at a joint press-conference with Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak in Kyiv, UNIAN reported.
Fallon announced that the British Navy’s Type 45 destroyers will visit the Black Sea port of Odessa in the summer. It will be the first time British warships have visited Ukraine since 2008.
The British Secretary of State for Defense also reiterated the UK’s …
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Poroshenko discussed the Minsk agreements and Crimea with the new UN Secretary General
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held meetings and talks with the leaders of states and heads of international organizations in Davos, Switzerland. It was reported on the official website of the Ukrainian President on January 19.
Poroshenko met with the newly elected Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and discussed with him the international organization’s support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of independent states, as well as the implementation of …