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Turkish PM: Russia Continues to make Mistakes in Syria
The Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, said “In Syria the regime that allowed their people to be victims of genocide are just as responsible as terrorist organizations like Daesh. Turkey and Saudi Arabia are going to continue to support Syria’s moderate opposition. At the same time we will pursue our efforts to restore stability in Yemen, Lebanon and Libya.”
The Prime Minister, who was in Saudi Arabia on a visit, held a press conference at the Royal Palace. Ahmet Davutohlu discussed his …
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Klimkin: Turkey's Response to Airspace Violations is in Accordance with International Law
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, criticized the violation of Turkish airspace by Russian airplanes. “The situation is clear. Turkey, as a member of NATO, has never intended to violate Russian airspace. On the contrary, Russian aircrafts have violated Turkish borders. Then, who is it that is threatening whom,” said the Ukrainian Minister during an interview with a reporter from the Anadolu Agency.
Klimkin noted that the same situation relates to Ukraine, which carries …
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Turkish Air Force at Highest State of Readiness
All military airbases in Turkey were placed on an ‘orange’ alert level, meaning that pilots can act immediately without the consent of command.
The ‘orange’ alert was issued for all Turkish Air Force bases on Sunday, January 31st, so the Turkish Air Force is ‘fully ready’ and pilots have the right to immediately open fire without prior coordination with command, the Anatolian News Agency reported.
Previously, Ankara accused Russia of violating Turkish airspace over the border with Syria. As a …
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Strelkov: Putin may face same fate as Yanukovych
One of the former leaders of the Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, Igor Strelkov, has compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Strelkov stated this during an interview with Kolokol of Russia (the Bell of Russia). He said this based on the thesis of a journalist who compared the two leaders. The thesis mentioned that the number of actions of the Russian authorities and the opposition demonstrate “an almost complete repetition of …
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Italian Construction Company Files Lawsuit against Gazprom
A lawsuit against a subsidiary of the Russian energy giant Gazprom was filed by an Italian construction company.
The Italian company, Saipem S.p.A., filed a lawsuit against a subsidiary of the Russian company Gazprom - South Stream Transport B.V. The claim, worth about 759 million Euros, was sent to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, as reported on the RBC website on Sunday.
According to RBC, the lawsuit was filed on November 10th, 2015, and became the first major lawsuit against …
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Turkey Accuses Russia of Violating Its Airspace
The Russian Ambassador to Turkey received a note of protest regarding Turkish airspace violations caused by Russian aircraft, as reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ankara. Turkey made the accusations on Saturday, January 30th, on the website of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is reported that on January 29th at 11:46 local time an Su-34 Russian bomber crossed into Turkish airspace. Before exiting Syrian airspace the pilot was warned repeatedly both in English and Russian. …
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Russian airstrike hits humanitarian convoy in Syria
The Russian Air Force carried out airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy from Turkey, according to Anadolu. The incident occurred in the region of the Syrian town of Azez. The majority of the trucks were bombed and 12 people were injured. The wounded were taken to the hospital in the town of Kilis but despite all efforts, doctors were unable to save two of them.
The Russian Air Force began carrying out airstrikes in Syria on the 30th of September. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad requested …
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Nemtsov memorial dismantled for third time this month
The memorial site of slain Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, has been dismantled for the third time this month. The latest incident occurred in the early hours of the 30th of January at the site’s location on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in the center of Moscow. At approximately 3 a.m., police officers detained two activists who were standing in front of the memorial. They were then taken to the police station.
Later, the activists were released without completing a detention …
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Browder: The UK should punish Russia for Litvinenko’s murder
William Browder, the British banker and founder of the Hermitage Capital investment fund, in an open letter to David Cameron, wrote that if Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t made to answer for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, political murders of Kremlin critics in the UK will continue.
“Dear David Cameron! I’m writing on behalf of all British activists who fight for justice against dictators around the world,” wrote Browder in the letter published in The Guardian.
“Your government’s …
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Germany Specifies Conditions For Consent Of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, said that Germany will not give its consent to the construction of the pipeline "Nord Stream-2" if the gas is not guaranteed to reach the countries of Eastern Europe, Reuters reported. Gabriel urged that Poland’s concerns regarding the construction of a gas pipeline be taken seriously.
On January 18th, Polish President Andrzej Duda said at a joint briefing with the Chairman of the European Council, Donald Tusk, that Nord …