Stoltenberg appoints Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven first NATO intelligence chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed the first head of intelligence in the history of the organization. The new head of intelligence is a former deputy head of German intelligence, Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Von Loringhoven is 59 years old and currently holds the position of German Ambassador in the Czech Republic. He plans to leave this post before the end of the year.
His task in NATO is to improve the exchange of intelligence on the “ …
Russian Military say they are following closely the operation in Mosul
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they are closely watching the military operation of the Western Alliance in Mosul.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense over the last day (Saturday) they observed 19 airstrikes on the areas near Mosul carried out by the Alliance jets.
“We are following closely the situation in Iraq ,where since October 17th the Iraqi forces have been conducting an operation aimed at driving the so-called Islamic State out of Mosul,“ said the spokesperson for …
China donated 50 ambulances to Ukraine
The Chinese government donated 50 ambulance cars to Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine reported. The agreement was signed on Friday between Minister Stepan Kubiv and China's Ambassador, Du Wei.
"According to the intergovernmental agreement, Ukraine will receive 50 ambulances, fully outfitted with special medical equipment worth 25 million yuan [more than $ 3.7 million] in total," the report noted.
The cars will be delivered to Ukraine …
Lithuania expects to receive air defense systems from Norway before 2020
NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, which Lithuania has purchased from Norway, will be delivered by 2020. According to the Delfi news portal, this information was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, which has signed a technical agreement on the purchase of the systems’ components and missiles this week.
The agreement, which was approved by the defense agencies of Lithuania and Norway, stipulates the conditions and the responsibility of the countries regarding the purchase …
Klimkin: Elections in the Donbas are a 'distant prospect'
Holding elections in the Donbas is a distanct prospect, as stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, to the Verkhovna Rada during an hour of questions to the government on Friday, October 21.
"As of today, we are very far from being able to move to the question of organizing elections since it is necessary to achieve all the required security needs. And the accomplishment of these conditions will be assessed both by us and the OSCE, in particular, by the Office for …