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Experts from California are ready to held remove landmines in Ukrainian territories
The Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Mykola Chechetkin, and the Commander of the California National Guard, David Baldwin, have discussed further cooperation and partnership in the protection of civilians, particularly mine clearance matters, at a meeting in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
“Currently, the reform process of the system of State Emergency Service of Ukraine is ongoing. An extensive network of local fire brigades and volunteers will be created during this process. …
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Russia's Pacific Fleet to take part in joint naval exercises with India
The Pacific Fleet ships that consist of a large anti-submarine ship, Admiral Tributs, and a Boris Butoma tanker have sailed off for the Indian port of Visakhapatnam to take part in the Indra Navy joint drills, Vladimir Matveyev, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern military district, told TASS.
"The ships are under the command of the Deputy Commander of the Seaboard (Primorsk) Combined Forces Flotilla Rear Admiral, Eduard Mikhailov, and are currently heading to the base of the Eastern Fleet of the …
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Belarusian special forces will be able to participate in a special operation in Russia
RIA Novosti reported that Belarusian special purpose units will be able to take part in anti-terrorist operations on Russian territory. The corresponding document for that, a draft international treaty, was signed by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
The State Security Committee is authorized to conduct negotiations on the draft agreement. It is allowed, if necessary, to make changes and amendments to the agreement but not of a fundamental character.
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Russia and Iran sign eight documents on economic cooperation
Moscow and Tehran have signed eight documents on economic cooperation at a meeting of the Permanent Russian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic Cooperation in Tehran, TASS reported.
The documents included a roadmap for trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries, a memorandum of understanding between Russia’s Gazprom and the National Iranian Gas Company, an agreement between the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and the Iranian …
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Kremlin confirms that Putin has met with US Secretary of State nominee
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, has held business meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, as chairman of the ExxonMobil oil corporation, as confirmed by the President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports.
“They had business meetings. Indeed, the President has hosted Mr. Tillerson, as well as his partners in Russia on several occasions.” Peskov stated in answering the question whether Putin knows the …