National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to consider bill to reintegrate Donbas
The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will soon consider a bill on the deoccupation and reintegration of the Donbas, First Deputy Chairperson of Parliament Iryna Herashchenko announced on Facebook.
According to her, work on the bill “On the characteristics of state policy regarding the restoration of Ukraine’s state sovereignty over the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine” is virtually complete, and it will be introduced during the NSDC …
U.S. coalition redeploys aircraft after incident in area of Syrian Raqqa
The anti-terrorist coalition led by the United States is changing the location of its aircraft based in Syria. These measures are being taken for security purposes, the Pentagon said.
“As a result of recent clashes involving pro-government Syrian forces and Russian troops, we took precautions to change the location of aircraft in Syria in order to continue to fight with ISIS and ensure the safety of flight crews in view of known threats in the area of battle,” said spokesman for the U.S. …
Russian Air Force to acquire more than ten 5th generation T-50 fighter jets
The Russian Aerospace Forces are planning to acquire a squadron of the latest T-50 (PAK FA) fighters, as reported by Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces in an interview for the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
“We don’t need a party of two or three machines, but much more. We want to acquire enough planes to make up a squadron. And then gradually bring the number of these planes to what is required, and in so doing, to achieve a new level of quality,” …
The Russian Orthodox Church called on authorities to remove Lenin's body from mausoleum on Red Square
Bishops from the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCA) called on Russian authorities to remove Vladimir Lenin's body from the mausoleum on Red Square, as indicated in a joint statement of the Bishops' Council of the ROCA, signed by the Metropolitan of Eastern America and Illarion, the Metropolitan of New York, who is the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
Therefore, once again we call upon with hope (...) to say goodbye to the symbols of theomachy, get rid of the former glorification …
US Congressman proposes creation of National Russian Threat Response Center
US Congressman Joseph Kennedy from Massachusetts proposed the creation of a National Russian Threat Response Center. The relevant bill is published on the congressman’s website.
“The center will be responsible for synchronizing and analyzing information pertaining to Russia from across the intelligence community, diplomatic channels, and law enforcement agencies,” the document states.
The authors of the bill propose that the oversight board of the center be staffed by representatives from the …