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Germany concerned that Austria may leak secrets to Russia
Thomas Haldenwang, head of Germany’s counterintelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), said this week at the Parliamentary Oversight Panel that cooperation with Austria creates significant risks to German intelligence, Welt am Sonntag reported.
The newspaper did not specify how it had obtained the information, but it noted that Haldenwang’s statement was based on the assumption that Austria could misuse and possible even pass on to Russia the …
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Poland to buy F-35 fighter jets from the US
Polish Deputy Minister of Defense Wojciech Skurkiewicz revealed plans to purchase two batches of American F-35 fighters.
According to him, the first aircraft will enter the service of the Polish army by2026. The Minister called this decision a turning point and crucial for the Polish Air Force.
"This is a crucial decision that will raise our Air Force to a higher level. The first squadron of F-35 aircraft will be purchased by 2026, the second squadron - after 2026," — the PAP Agency quotes …
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Austrian government coalition collapses due to scandalous video of Vice-Chancellor with Russian oligarch’s niece
On Friday evening, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the collapse of the government coalition.
The collapse resulted from the publication of a scandalous video showing Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Chairman of the ultra-right Freedom Party, meeting with an unknown Russian lady and offering her government contracts in exchange for political support.
Strache resigned from his position shortly after the video was published. In the clip, he appears to be …
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Russia faces steel surplus due to supply from Donbas
The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is concerned that there may be a surplus of steel offered on the Russian market due to the growing imports from the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) in eastern Ukraine. The company mentioned this concern in its report for the first quarter of 2019, RBC reports.
MMK also drew attention to steel imports from the Donbas in its fourth quarterly report for 2018: “The price of thick plates was under pressure due to the excess …
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Israel stikes Iranian and Hezbollah bases in Syria
Violent explosions rocked the areas near Damascus on the evening of May 17. According to the reports, the Israeli Air Forces conducted air raid against Iranian and Hezbollah bases in Syria.
Earlier, the Syrian news agency SANA reported that the Syrian Army's air defense systems managed to down several missiles fired from the direction of the Quneitra province and the Golan Heights.
Al Mayadeen TV Channel belonging to Hezbollah reported that Israel had also attacked targets south of Damascus. …