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Iron Sword 2016 international exercises begin in Lithuania
As reported by the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, about 4,000 servicemen from 11 NATO-member countries will gather for the third annual Iron Sword military exercises. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reports that during the exercises servicemen will plan and carry out defensive and offensive operations and perform other tasks.
It is reported that the exercises will be carried out between November 20 and December 2 at two Lithuanian landfills.
Servicemen from Estonia, United States, Great …
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Putin and Duterte discuss promotion of bilateral cooperation and investment
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the promotion of bilateral cooperation and investment with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reported.
"The presidents agreed to promote activities of the intergovernmental commission today and give assignments to ministries to call its next meeting as soon as practicable," Peskov stated.
"The Russian President noted that Russian companies are ready to intensify work on the Philippine market," he …
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France to send soldiers and tanks to Estonia
Next year France will send 300 servicemen, 5 Leclerc tanks and 13 infantry combat vehicles to Estonia, as stated on Saturday by the Minister of Defense of France, Jean Yves Le Drianto, and the Minister of Defense of Estonia, Hannes Hanso, at a meeting of the security forum in Halifax, Canada, as reported by Estonian public broadcaster, ERR.
"A trusted, allied relationship will be developed between the countries," the French Minister said.
"Estonian and French soldiers have been united in …
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US calls on Russia to halt violence in Syria
The United States National Security Advisor for Barack Obama, Susan Rice, stated that airstrikes on hospitals in the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo are reprehensible because there is no justification for them. Washington strongly condemns the bombardments of hospitals, Reuters quoted her as saying.
“The United States strongly condemns these terrible attacks on medical infrastructures and humanitarian workers. There is no justification for these horrible actions,” Rice noted, calling …
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During a conversation with Trump, Tusk stressed the need to support Ukraine
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, had a telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump and stressed the need to support Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing sources in the EU.
According to the agency, Tusk stressed the importance of transatlantic cooperation, including with regard to Ukraine.
On Twitter, Tusk confirmed that he had a telephone conversation with Trump on Friday; however, no details were officially reported.
The fact that Trump’s campaign promised to …