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Kremlin: Moscow and Washington began a dialogue on Syria
According to statements made by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Shamanov on Wednesday, April 11, the Russian Federation has begun a dialogue with the United States regarding the situation in Syria, TASS reported.
"There is a direct dialogue with the leadership of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [of the United States Armed Forces]. Through our allies, Turkish colleagues, communications are checked with and clarified by NATO," Shamanov said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of …
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Yulia Skripal refuses Russian help and tells cousin not to visit
The London Police have disclosed a statement by Yulia Skripal, who was found poisoned in Salisbury with her father, former Russian intelligence agent Sergei Skripal.
According to the report, Yulia did not accept the Russian embassy’s offer of consular assistance.
She also asked her cousin Viktoria not to visit her in England yet.
According to Yulia Skripal, she is still suffering as a result of the nerve-paralysis agent that was used against her and her father.
“I have left my father under …
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Russian warships to conduct military exercises near Syria
According to the international notification for aviation personnel (NOTAM) and navigational warnings for seafarers, the Russian Navy will conduct exercises near the coast of Syria.
An area along the Syrian coast in the Mediterranean Sea will be closed for firing exercises that will be conducted by the Russian fleet. It will be closed on April 11-12, 17-19 and 25-26 from 10 am to 6 pm Moscow time.
According to Interfax, as part of the permanent operational group of the Russian Navy in the …
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Russia puts its air defense forces in combat readiness state
Russia has put its air defense and reconnaissance troops as well as strike units of the Armed Forces in high readiness state, reported by Ekho Moskvy, citing as a source the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Shamanov. According to him, a possible missile attack by the United States on Syria is what prompted these actions.
Earlier on the same day, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces announced the deployment of military police to the Syrian city of Douma in East Ghouta, …
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Ukraine to use information from US strategic drones for its military operation in Donbas
Specialists from the Ukrainian military trained in the use of information from MQ-9 Reaper drones, one of the latest US reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial vehicles, according to presentation slides published by the press service of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The images describe the operation of the Gorgon Stare video capture system used by the MQ-9 Reaper drone. This technology allows the collection of data on the operational status of the enemy. The …
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Ukraine's Naftogaz starts debt recovery from Russia's Gazprom
According to the Chief Commercial Officer of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko , Naftogaz of Ukraine has begun debt collection procedures aimed at recovering the funds which Gazprom has to pay to Naftogaz according to the decision the Stockholm Arbitration court.
The day before the announcement, Vitrenko met with the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager. He told her that Gazprom refuses to comply with the decisions of the arbitration court and, in particular, refuses to compensate …
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Russian warships leave Tartus naval base as US prepares to strike Assad
Russian ships have left the Syrian port of Tartus, according to the satellite images that have been published today by Image Satellite International (ISI).
One of the images taken earlier shows at least seven ships docked in the port. The image taken today shows no ships. According to ISI only one Kilo-class submarine remained in the port.
Among the ships that have left the port are frigate Admiral Grigorovich which is equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, Ropucha landing ship, cargo ship …
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Russia intends to create offshore zones to help oligarchs under sanctions
Russian authorities are discussing a project to create special offshore zones to support businessmen who fell under US sanctions, reported Vedomosti newspaper.
Vedomosti’s sources say that offshore zones could be establoished on Oktyabrsk Island in Kaliningrad and on Russky Island in the Far East. The draft bill was developed by the Ministry of Economic Development and it is now under peer review by the relevant departments. The Ministry plans for its adoption during the spring session.
As …
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Russia's Gazprom claims it doesn’t plan to stop gas transit through Ukraine
Alexey Miller, CEO of Gazprom, said that the company has never raised the issue of stopping gas transit through Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported.
According to him, Russia’s resource base is currently shifting “north”, so the central gas-transport corridor “won’t have the same level of resources.” Miller emphasized that the gas transit through Ukraine can remain at a rate of 10-15 billion m3 of gas per year, but Kyiv must justify “the economic feasibility of a new transit contract.”
German …
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Russia's Channel One takes its interview with former head of Pentagon off the air
Vladimir Pozner’s interview with Former United States Secretary of Defense William Perry was taken off the air. According to Pozner, the program would eventually air but he did not specify when that would happen, Meduza reports.
The program was scheduled to be aired on April 9 according to an announcement on Pozner’s website. The announcement has since been deleted but a cached copy was saved in Google’s search engine. Pozner’s explanation was that the management of Channel One decided the …