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Military from 13 countries to take part in Finland's naval exercises
The Northern Coasts Naval exercises will be held in the territorial waters of Finland. Yle news agency reports that thousands of military personnel and dozens of ships from 13 countries will be involved.
The exercises will last for two weeks. About 3600 military will take part in the exercises. The military will practice the joint international operation of naval forces during these exercises.
“We started planning these exercises a year ago and informed Russia about our plans. Russia did not …
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Russian Foreign Minister: US to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in coming months
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Washington has already made its final decision concerning the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and that in less than two months the White House will formally withdraw from the 1987 treaty.
“With the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, which has not yet been stated officially, although the intention has been stated, and in the negotiations in Moscow including the meeting between President Putin and John Bolton, it became clear that …
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OSCE records military vehicles in Russia’s ‘humanitarian convoy’ sent to Donbas
The Ukrainian representatives of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination in the Donbas (JCCC) reported that military vehicles were recorded in the Russian “humanitarian aid convoys” moving in the territory which is not controlled by Ukraine in the Donetsk region, the command of Joint Forces Operation reports on Facebook.
The observers of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) sent information to the JCCC that a convoy of 45 trucks with Russian license plates and “Humanitarian Aid” …
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Russia to start sending new Crimean conscripts to its northern territories
During the autumn conscription, the Armed Forces of Russia plan to draft 2800 Crimeans, many of whom will be sent to the Extreme North of Russia to serve for the first time, said Russian Military Commissioner of Crimea Oleg Yermilov, as reported by Krym.Realii.
According to the commissioner, 2,300 people will be sent to serve in neighboring Russia. The Crimean conscripts will be made to serve in the ground, aerospace, engineering, and even the strategic forces, the Russian National Guard, and …
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Putin: Russia ready for new military operation in Idlib
Russia is prepared to actively support the Syrian army in the elimination of militants in Idlib, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a quadrilateral summit in Istanbul, which was broadcast by RIA Novosti.
“The Syrians themselves must deal with the future of their country,” Putin said. In order for this to happen, the measures necessary for conflict resolution in the country need to be ensured. “First and foremost, we must ensure the launch of a constitutional committee in …
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Putin says Assad’s fate was not discussed during Istanbul summit
The participants of the Istanbul summit on Syrian settlement did not discuss who would take over the post of the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said Russian president Vladimir Putin at the press conference after the summit.
"We didn't discuss any personalities, of course," the Russian president said. He noted that such discussions are "counterproductive" if there is a desire to "achieve a positive result at the end of the journey".
At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron …
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Kremlin: USA prepares a war and Russia is preparing for it
The U.S. is "preparing a war," said the deputy head of the Department of Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Belousov at the UN General Assembly.
According to him, Washington recently accused Russia of preparing a war. But, as Belousov stressed, Russian citizens are preparing to defend their homeland, its territorial integrity, its principles and people.
Moscow and the United States have significant differences in this matter, he noted, including "in the …
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Ukraine demands that Russia stop recruiting Crimeans to its army
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry protested the ongoing recruitment of Crimean residents to the Russian army. “Such actions are a blatant violation of the obligations according to the International Humanitarian law that prohibits Russia, as an occupying state, to force individuals to serve in its armed forces or reserve forces and to promote voluntary service in the army,” the Ministry’s statement reads.
The Ministry has also demanded that Russia stop persecuting Ukrainian citizens for …
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Poroshenko calls on Russia to withdraw its forces from the Donbas
Speaking at the forum of Ukraine and Belarus regions in Gomel, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Russia to withdraw its troops from the Donbas.
“It was in Minsk, where the document was agreed and signed. It will be a part of the history of diplomacy in times to come. What are these agreements called? Minsk Agreements. Then the Minsk Agreements were included in the documents of the UN Security Council. In what form did they appear there? As Minsk Agreements. And what does the …
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Russia introduces draft UN resolution after US decision to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Russia introduced a draft resolution for consideration by the UN General Assembly after Washington’s decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Deutsche Welle reports.
"The international community must react to this situation that can lead to apocalyptic consequences,” an unnamed Russian diplomat told the AFP agency. According to him, this draft resolution was already discussed in the UN Commission on disarmament and should help to save the treaty.
The source in …