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Putin doubts Turkey's ability to defeat ‘terrorists’ in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he doubts that Turkey will be able to contain Islamic State militants based in northern Syria as a result of its new military operation.
According to Putin, so far the areas with IS militants were controlled by Kurdish military formations. "Now the Turkish army is there, the Kurds are abandoning these camps, they [ISIS militants] can just run away. I am not sure whether the Turkish army will be able to take control of it, and how quickly," Putin said …
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Russia to disguise its spacecraft from spy satellites
Russian spacecraft designers have reportedly created a new satellite capable of disguising if foreign spy satellite is approaching. This invention has already been patented and may be used in the further development of military and dual-purpose spacecraft, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property.
According to RIA Novosti, Russian inventors were able to create a solar panel that can transform itself, taking the form of a hemisphere. At the …
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German Foreign Ministry orders consulates not to recognize Russian passports issued in Donbas
The German Foreign Ministry has ordered all German consulates not to recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied Donbas territories, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk wrote in a tweet.
“Treason has been canceled. The leadership of the German Foreign Ministry told me personally about an instruction to all German consulates not to recognize Russian passports issued to Ukrainians in the occupied Donbas,” Melnyk wrote.
On April 24, Russian …
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US transfers strategic bombers to Europe
The US has transferred a group of B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to the Fairford Air Base in England, AirForce Times reports, citing the US Air Force Command in Europe. The bombers can carry nuclear bombs and cruise missiles
Four B-52H Stratofortresses landed at the Royal Air Force base on Thursday after flying over the Atlantic from the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
The deployment has been overseen by the Global Strike Command, which aims to “practice operating in the region …
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Putin: Russia is fully complying with WADA requirements
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the International Forum "Russia – Country of Sports" in Nizhny Novgorod that Russia is fully complying with the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), reports Interfax news agency.
According to Putin, Russia is interested in resolving all problems related to "doping scandals."
“Russian sports structures are in constant dialogue with WADA, and with the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees, as well as with the relevant structures …