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The United States and Britain threaten the Kremlin with new sanctions
The foreign ministers of the United States and Britain, John Kerry and Boris Johnson, said their countries are considering imposing new economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and the Syrian government, DW reports.
In particular, punitive measures should be taken in response to the events in Aleppo, where hundreds of civilians were killed as a result of air strikes by the Syrian and Russian militaries.
Kerry and Johnson expressed hope in the effectiveness of diplomatic tools to …
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Separatist commander known as Motorola killed in eastern Ukraine
Separatist commander Arsen Pavlov, known by the call sign ‘Motorola,’ died in Donetsk. This was reported by local separatist media with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the DPR itself.
As reported in the microblog “Reports of militia of New Russia,” Motorola died in an elevator, where an improvised explosive device went off. According to separatist media, it is suspected that the …
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Ukraine's Motor Sich company developed a new attack helicopter
Specialists of the Motor Sich Public Joint Stock Company, in joint cooperation with Luch Construction Bureau, have developed a Mi-8MSB-V attack helicopter. According to "Military informator" news portal, Barrier-V RK-2Vanti-tank missiles will be mounted on these helicopters. The design of the helicopter was presented and discussed at the Arms and Security 2016 international military exhibition in Kyiv.
The new helicopter attack system is designed for the destruction of stationary and movable …
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Russia is designing a jet reconnaissance drone
A prototype of a jet reconnaissance drone, able to reach speeds of up to 800 km/h and overcome uneven terrain at low altitudes, was created in Russia. This makes the device similar to the jet rocket, but the difference is that after the drone completes the mission, it is able to return, as reported by TASS, citing a source in the Russian military-industrial complex. The source of the agency said that currently, the prototype is being prepared for testing.
The unmanned jet is equipped with …
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Ukrainian MP Leshchenko: The West has extended sanctions against Russia but Ukraine hasn't
Sanctions imposed by Ukraine against Russia, its citizens and companies, have not been in force for a month, stated member of Ukrainian parliament Serhiy Leshchenko. “On September 16, 2015, sanctions were imposed for a year by the decree of President Poroshenko. On September 16, 2016, the sanctions expired. And there has been no decree to continue the sanctions from Poroshenko for a month. The United States, Canada and the EU maintain sanctions against Russia, but not Ukraine,” he wrote on …
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Montenegro: Russia funds the campaign against our accession to NATO
The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milomir Đukanović, accused Russia of funding the campaign against the accession of Montenegro to NATO. As Reuters reported, according to Đukanović, Moscow provides the opposition – the Democratic Front – with money from several pro-Russian and pro-Serbian parties, which are against Montenegro’s membership in the European Union and NATO.
“The Parliamentary elections in Montenegro will take place tomorrow. The Kremlin believes that these elections are the last …
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Russia's sole aircraft carrier deployed to Syria
The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, which is a part of the Northern fleet, has sailed to the Mediterranean Sea. Its participation in Russian operations in Syria from October this year to January 2017 was announced last July.
According to Interfax news agency, the aircraft carrier is escorted by MiG-29KR and MiG-29KUBR multi-purpose fighter jets, as well as the newer Su-33 aircraft. Ka-52K Katran helicopters, the naval version of the Ka-52 Alligator, were also prepared for the Admiral …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine is preparing for a full-scale invasion by Russia
President Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine is in a state of war and does not rule out a full-scale invasion by Russia. He stated this in the city of Chuhuiv, in the Kharkiv region, during the transfer of military equipment for the army, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
"The probability of the escalation of the conflict is still considerably high. Those who do not feel this need to understand: the country is now in a state of war," Poroshenko said. "I emphasize that the war and the defense of our …
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Latvia recorded the presence of a Russian reconnaissance ship near its borders
A Russian reconnaissance ship was detected not far from the borders of Latvia. This was reported by the Latvian National Armed forces on Twitter.
"On October 14, in the Latvian exclusive economic zone, 16.1 nautical miles from Latvian territorial waters, naval forces identified an Alpinist-class reconnaissance ship Zhigulevsk of the Russian armed forces,'' the statement says.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine and the aggravation of relations between the West and Russia, Russian …
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Kremlin: US comment on retaliatory cyber attacks against Russia are unprecedented
The Press Secretary for the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, said that Washington's threats to carry out cyber attacks on the Russian Federation are unprecedented. This was said in response to U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden’s remarks about responding to cyber-attacks on the Democratic Party, which allegedly Moscow is responsible for, at "the right time."
"We will take precautions. The unpredictability and aggressiveness of the United States is growing; such threats against Moscow and …