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Polish Foreign Minister accuses Russia of violating key UN and OSCE principles
Russia’s destructive actions undermine the architecture of security in Europe and the international order as a whole; they violate the core principles of the UN and the OSCE, as stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, on Wednesday in Warsaw during the XIV Forum of Polish foreign policy, Ukrinform reports.
“Russia undermines not only the European security architecture, but also the international order,” Waszczykowski said, adding that Poland is actively …
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Dutch submarine monitored the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
An official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, stated that a submarine of the Netherlands Navy maneuvered near the Russian squadron in the Mediterranean Sea, trying to get closer to the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
“The Russian search-and-assault group spotted the Walrus –class diesel-electric submarine of the Netherlands Navy, which tried to get closer to the carrier battle group of the Northern Fleet,” TASS quoted the General as saying. …
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U.S. Ambassador in Kyiv: We will stand by Ukraine regardless of who is president
The US will continue to be Ukraine’s partner regardless of the elections result. Radio Svoboda reported that this was stated by the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, on the morning of the 9th of November.
“One thing I'm quite certain about is that no matter who the next commander in chief is, through the transition period and through the next administration, the United States will remain a strong partner of Ukraine,” Yovanovitch said while speaking to the press at the US Embassy in …
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NATO begins patrol operations in the Mediterranean Sea
On Wednesday, November 9th, NATO began a constant patrol operation in the Mediterranean, codenamed “Sea Guardian.” Three ships and two submarines will run patrols in the central Mediterranean region under the auspices of NATO. The naval forces include Italian frigate IST Aviere, Bulgarian frigate BGS Verni, Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, Greek submarine HS Papanikolis and Spanish ESPS Mistral.
From the air, the mission will be supported by rotations of aircraft from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece …
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Finland holds large naval drills in the Baltic Sea
The MEPU-16 naval drills, which are the main drills conducted by the Finnish Naval Forces in 2016, started on Wednesday in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea, as reported by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. 2,700 people, including 900 professional soldiers, will take part in the naval drills.
The Commander of the Finnish Navy, Mika Niemi, stated that there are approximately 1,400 recruits and 400 reservists taking part in the exercises. In addition about 30 warships, including a Hä …