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Ukraine to start production of Turkish radio sets
The Ukrainian state-owned company SpetsTechnoExport and Turkish company Aselsan signed an agreement to produce Turkish radio sets in Ukraine, stated the press-service of SpetsTechnoExport’s parent company, Ukroboronprom. Both parties did the signing at “Arms and Security,” the international arms exhibition at Kyiv.
Ukraine’s armed forces plan to replace all of their existing radio sets with Aselsan units by 2020. Some military units and divisions will continue using American Harris radio sets. …
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Erdogan: Turkey will stay in Syria till the elections
Turkey will maintain its presence in Syria until elections are held in that country, stated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
“When the Syrian people hold elections, we will leave Syria to those to whom it belongs. But only after they have the elections,” said Erdogan.
While speaking at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Walid Muallem said that Syria demands that the United States, France, and Turkey withdraw its troops from its …
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Media: Skripal poisoning suspect involved in assassination of Chechen field commander in Turkey
One of the prime suspects in the Skripal poisoning case, Russian GRU Colonel Anatoly Chepiga, was involved in the assassination of Chechen insurgent field commander Abdulwahid Edelgeriev in Istanbul in 2015, the Turkish news outlet Naber Turk reports.
Edelgeriev’s assassination was organized by a group of people which included Chepiga, who went by the name Andrey Sholkhov in this operation. A surveillance camera image is presented as proof.
The article’s writers explain away the differences …
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Putin: Russia intends to continue joint operations with Turkey in Syria
Russia will continue to conduct joint operations with Turkey in Syria, including joint patrols. Russia sees that Ankara is fulfilling its obligations, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated following the Russian-Austrian talks.
Putin recalled that during negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who came to Sochi on a short working visit, they “got an idea to create a demilitarized zone up to 15-20 kilometers long" in order to ensure the security of Syrian civilian …
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Putin considers large-scale military actions in Syria unnecessary
There is every reason to believe that there will be no need for large-scale military actions in Syria, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at his meeting with the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
According to Putin, the Turkish side takes their obligations of the de-escalation zone operations in Idlib seriously. Ankara contributes to the withdrawal of both militants and heavy weapons.
“We work in solidarity with the Turkish partners. We see that they are also serious about fulfilling …
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Patriarchs argue in Istanbul over independence of Ukrainian Church
In a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church did not agree that the Ukrainian Church is outside Moscow’s jurisdiction, and is convinced that the leaders of Ukraine need the church’s autocephaly in order to remain in power. The Greek news outlet Orthodoxia.info published fragments of the meeting’s minutes.
Bartholomew, on the other hand, considers Ukraine outside Moscow’s jurisdiction.
“We have never stopped being aware that we …
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Putin calls off Idlib offensive after negotiations with Erdogan
Russia will not hold a military operation in Syria’s Idlib province, home to 3 million people, which the Kremlin called a “nest of terrorists” earlier in September.
The decision to call off the Russian Aerospace Forces’ offensive was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu on Monday. The Russian aircraft had been bombing the region to clear the way for Assad’s troops since September 4.
Following negotiations between Russian and Turkish presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan …
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Stoltenberg: Turkey is challenging NATO by purchasing the S-400 missile systems from Russia
Turkey’s decision to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems is a challenge for NATO, said the Alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg.
At the Heritage Foundation seminar in Washington, Stoltenberg recalled that the S-400 is incompatible with other NATO systems and cannot be integrated into a unified network of air defense. He emphasized that Turkey has the right to make its own decisions on defense, but he also expressed the hope that a compromise can be reached.
“I hope that a …
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Turkey tells Syrian opposition to prepare for transfer to Idlib
The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) was told by Turkey to prepare for the possible movement of a large contingent of fighters into Syria’s Idlib province, reported the pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak on Monday.
According to the report, Ankara ordered the FSA to draft reports on the opposition forces’ personnel, the existing weapons and ammunition. If needed, roughly 20,000 armed FSA members will be transferred to Idlib, where they will join the other divisions of the armed …
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Turkey deploys armored vehicles to the border with Syria
The Turkish military command deployed armored vehicles to the Hatay Province bordering Syria, the Anadolu News Agency reported.
The agency reported that the column of armored vehicles has arrived in the Hass District. Now the vehicles will be distributed among the military units stationed on the border.
The Hatay Province borders with the Idlib Province, which is the last major stronghold of the opponents of the country’s president Bashar Assad in Syria.
The armed supporters of the Syrian …