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US Republicans called on Obama to impose sanctions against Russia for violating the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Chairmen from two committees of the US House of Representatives wrote a letter to the president of the United States asking him to impose sanctions against Russia for violating the treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation on the elimination of their intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, and also to take reciprocal military steps.
Its authors are both republican: Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services Mac Thornberry and Chairman of the House Permanent …
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Swedish reconnaissance jet approached Russian flotilla in the Atlantic
A Swedish reconnaissance jet approached the Russian flotilla headed by the flagship of Russian Navy Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft cruiser. This was reported by the web sites tracking the aircraft flights data.
At the moment the Russian ships are sailing along the western shores of Norway. The aircraft of the Swedish Air Force Gulfstream 4 with the call sign SVF623 took off from Sweden and while flying along the coast of Norway approached the Atlantic where the Russian ships are taking part in a …
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Peskov: Russia is quietly conducting negotiations with Japan on Kuril Islands
Russia and Japan are conducting consultations on the issue of the Kuril Islands and they are carrying them out thoroughly and quietly. Acording to Russian Interfax news agency, this was stated by the the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.
“As far as the issue of the islands is concerned, we are conducting consultations. They are complex, they do not tolerate extra noise, they don’t tolerate any information injections. This is a very meticulous process which needs a lot of …
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Egypt ordered helicopters from Russia for the French-built Mistral carriers
Egyptian authorities have requested that Russia supply Ka-52 helicopters for the Mistral ships that were made in France.
“We have already received a request from the Egyptian side for the supply of Ka-52 ship-based helicopters. The customer is considering the possibility of forming several helicopter squadrons. The exact quantity will be agreed on in the course of further negotiations,” the deputy director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Anatoly Punchuk, said. …
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Turchynov: Ukraine is regaining its position as a power in the sphere of rocket development
Ukraine is creating both military missile systems and rockets for peaceful space exploration, regaining its position in the sphere of rocket development. This was announced by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov.
“A few weeks ago, we reported on the successful launches of Ukrainian missiles at a test military site. On the 18th of October at 2:45am, a successful launch of the upgraded Antares-230 medium-class carrier rocket, …