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Russian ships fire cruise missiles at Syria from Mediterranean
Russian ships launched three cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea against targets in Syria. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, an al-Nusra Front command post and base were destroyed.
Russian ships launched thee Kalibr cruise missiles at targets in Syria. The missiles were fired from ships of the Black Sea Fleet, Zeleny Dol and Serpukhov, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. A command post and base belonging to the al-Nusra Front near the village of Dar Taaza were destroyed, …
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Russian Minister of Sports: Russia may stop funding World Anti-Doping Agency
Russia may stop financing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) if the organization will not restore the rights of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in the near future, the Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko, said in an interview with P-Sport.
"WADA is your system. The laboratory and RUSADA are your organizations. There are foreign experts working at RUSADA and we pay a huge amount of money," Mutko said.
In November 2015, WADA published a report regarding testing fraud at the anti-doping …
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Poroshenko: Separatists have begun firing artillery at targets far beyond the front line
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the separatists' large-caliber artillery has begun firing at targets that are far beyond the conflict line. He said this during his visit to the city of Brody.
“The enemy is trying to disrupt the Minsk process by making absolutely irresponsible statements about the exit from the Normandy negotiation process, and by dramatically increasing the intensity of the shelling of the positions of our troops in eastern Ukraine. There was a record …
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Russia labels International Republic Institute and Media Development Investment Fund as 'undesirable' NGOs
The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation has adopted a decision to recognize the activities of two foreign non-governmental organizations as undesirable in the country. This was reported by the agency’s press service.
“Based on the results of studying the received materials, the General Prosecutor’s Office has adopted a decision on the recognition of the activities of the foreign non-governmental organizations of the International Republican Institute and the Media Development …
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Conflict Intelligence Team reported on deaths of two Russian servicemen in Syria
The Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) has discovered that two more Russian servicemen were killed in Syria, RBC reported. The CIT is a group of indepedent investigators.
The CIT reported that Russian officers Oleg Arkhireev and Maxim Sorochenko are buried in the Solnechnogorsk cemetery. Their deaths, which occurred during Russia’s campaign in Syria, were confirmed by relatives and comrades-in-arms.
Captain Maxim Sorochenko died on the 19th of November 2015, but the circumstances surrounding …
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Poroshenko does not rule out imposing martial law due to growing tensions in Crimea
The armed clashes in the Donbas region and the growing tension in the Crimea may lead to this type of decision by the Ukrainian President.The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said on Thursday, August 18, 2016 that he does not exclude the introduction of martial law and a new wave of military mobilization if the conflict with the Russian-supported separatists worsens.Poroshenko appeared at a time when increased tensions with Russia regarding the Crimea intensified fears that a fragile …
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Lithuanian Defense Minister: Russia wants to sow discord in NATO with its proposal about flights over the Baltic
According to Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas, Russia wants to sow discord among NATO states with its proposal for the safety of aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, Postimees reported.
"There an attempt [to apply] ‘divide and rule’ could be made,'' Olekas said.
According to the Minister, the issue of flights of Russian aircraft with transponders turned on should be decided not on the bilateral level but on the international. "I think that their [proposals] should be discussed in …
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The US may tighten sanctions on Russia
If aggression against Ukraine escalates, sanctions against Russia will be tightened. American policy regarding the Crimea will not be reconsidered no matter who wins the presidential elections in the USA. Such statements were made in Kyiv by a delegation from the US Congress.
The US Congress is ready to increase the price that the Kremlin will have to pay if aggression against Ukraine continues. Such a message has been brought to Kyiv by the Delegation of American legislators. Although the …
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Russian MoD: Russia and Armenia may soon establish joint military force
Rossiyskaya Gazeta, commenting on the visit of Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu to Armenia, wrote that after the meeting of the Defense Ministers of Armenia and Russia in Yerevan, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said that Moscow and Yerevan may soon reach an agreement on the establishment of a group of joint military forces, Radio Azatutyun reported.
The Press Secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in an interview with Radio Libery that …
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US Ambassador in Kiev: Ukraine will soon receive new military batch of military aid from the US
US Ambassador in Kiev Geoffrey Pyatt stated that a fresh batch of military aid will arrive in Ukraine in the coming days, Radio Liberty reported.
"And I'm very proud of what has been achieved – and our military exercise in Yavoriv, and modern equipment, over a thousand night vision devices. There will be new supplies in the coming days," the Ambassador said.
While answering the question of whether or not the US will provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, such as the Javelin anti-tank missile …