• Russian military plane accused of violating Estonian airspace

    On Tuesday, AN-148 of Russian Air Force crossed into Estonian airspace near the island of Vaindloo.

    This was reported by the website of the Estonian Ministry of Defense. The Russian plane stayed over the Estonian territory for about a minute.  The plane had its transponder on and provided a flight plan.

    According to the Estonian Ministry of Defense, at the time of entry there was no direct communication with the plane crew and Estonian air control services.

    The Estonian Ministry of Foreign …

  • Syrian opposition explains why Clinton is a better choice for Syria than Trump

    Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is better versed in the Syrian conflict than her rival from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, as stated by representatives of the Syrian political opposition, members of the delegation at the negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, Khaled Khoja and Hind Kabawat, Voice of America reports.Clinton’s advantage is that she is aware of the differences between the groups fighting against Assad, opposition activists say. In their opinion, Clinton, …

  • Finland is concerned that Russia is buying Finnish property for military purposes

    The Finnish Security Intelligence Service suspects that the real estate acquired by foreigners might be used for military purposes.

    This was reported by the Finnish Iltalehti newspaper referring to the report of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service which was reportedly sent for review to the parliament of Finland.

    “These steps can be a part of the preparation to exert influence in critical situations. The concern is about land transactions which don’t have any business logic behind them,” …

  • The Russian State Duma threatened Norway with nuclear weapons due to the presence of U.S. Marines

    The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klinzewitsch, stated in his interview with Norwegian TV2 that the U.S. Marines stationed in Norway are part of U.S. preparations for global strikes and that Norway can become the target of Russian strategic weapons because of it.“It is very dangerous for Norway and its population. How we should respond to it? We have never before put Norway on the list of targets for strategic weapons. However, the …

  • Turkish and Russian army chiefs meet in Moscow to discuss cooperation in Syria

    The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Valery Gerasimov, and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar met in Moscow to discuss cooperation in Syria, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, RIA Novosti reported.

    "During the meeting, [the generals] discussed cooperation in the settlement of the Syrian conflict, including the normalization of the situation around the city of Aleppo,” the Russian Ministry of Defense announced in a statement.

    Gersimov highlighted the need …