Contents tagged with Russia
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Denmark recognized Russian aggression as one of the main threats to its security
Authorities in Denmark have recognized cyberattacks, terrorists-loners, and Russian aggression as the greatest threats to the country, according to a new long-term risk assessment conducted by Danish Defense Intelligence, Local reported. According to the content of the report, Denmark is still a target for terrorists and spies. Criminals are active in cyberspace and Russia will demonstrate its military might in the coming years.
“Russia is building up and modernizing its military in the …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: The Netherlands developed a taste for the destruction of relations with Russia
A decision of the Dutch authorities on the resumption of the U.S. military facility shows that the leadership of the country is enjoying the destruction of relationships with Russia, as stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, RIA Novosti reports.
"It looks like the leadership of the Netherlands developed a taste for its immoderate activity on targeted destruction of relations with Russia,” she stated. "Now they have …
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Bellingcat experts counted 150 attacks against Ukraine from Russian territory in 2014
In the summer of 2014, Russia fired on the Ukrainian territories of Donetsk and Luhansk using artillery at least 149 times, according to the Bellingcat report that was published on Wednesday, December 21st. Analysts say that 130 sites in Russia were used as artillery positions.
According to Bellingcat, 408 targets in Ukraine happened to be within the range of the Russian artillery systems. 127 of them were at a distance of no more than three kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border, and …
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Kremlin spokesman accuses U.S. of demonizing Russia instead of self-analysis
During an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of demonizing Russia instead of examining the results of the U.S. presidential elections, TASS reported.
"It is much easier to spread the image of some devil enemy and to demonize, for example, your and my country and our leader, our President Putin. It is much easier to demonize than, for example, to consider the presidency results, to discuss which of the earlier promises were …
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Putin: Russia is stronger than any potential aggressor
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is stronger than any potential aggressor, while at the same time warning that the military should not let its guard down, Interfax reported.
"There is still much work to be done, but taking into account our achievements, not only military ones, but also our history, geography, the state of the Russian society - we can say with confidence that at present we are stronger than any potential aggressor," Putin stated while addressing the Russian …
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Four western reconnaissance aircraft scouted Russian borders in the Baltic and Black Sea
Four Swedish, US, and NATO reconnaissance aircraft simultaneously conducted reconnaissance flights on Wednesday near Russia's borders in the south of the Baltic Sea and in the Black Sea, according to data from websites that track the movement of military aircraft, Interfax reported.
A strategic RC-135W US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft with tail number 62-4138 and call sign FILE10, after taking off from the airbase in Mildenhall, UK approached the Kaliningrad region from the sea to perform …
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Russian expert predicts airstrikes on Ukraine
If Ukraine breaks the ceasefire, Russia will launch air strikes on infrastructure targets in Kyiv. Mikhail Alexandrov, a leading expert of the Center for Military and Political Studies of MGIMO University, made this forecast on a video uploaded to YouTube.
"As soon as the Ukrainian side breaks the truce, a large-scale offensive by the Donbas troops will begin, supported by our air force and long-range systems. These include missile systems, cruise missiles and Iskander rockets. The basic …
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Chechen leadership created two battalions for deployment to Syria
Novaya Gazeta has reported that Chechen leadership was tasked with the creation of two battalions (600 servicemen in each) to deploy to Syria. The State Duma Deputy from Chechnya, Adam Delimkhanov, is responsible for the implementation of this task. According to Novaya Gazeta’s sources, the recruitment of personnel for these battalions has been ongoing for several months.
The staff of the Shchyolkovsky department of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs provided the details of one of the …
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Russian blogger was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for a post about Syria
A court in the city of Tyumen found the blogger, Alexei Kungurov, guilty for public "justification of terrorism" for a blog post he wrote on the LiveJournal social networking service, dedicated to the Russian campaign in Syria, reported Russia's Novaya Gazeta daily. He was sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony settlement.
Earlier, a family friend, Maxim Karpikov, told Novaya Gazeta about the verdict.
Kungurov is a known political activist in the Tyumen region, who also …
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Lavrov says that only Russia, Turkey, and Iran can help Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the negotiations of Russia, Turkey and Iran the most effective format to resolve the conflict in Syria. Other formats are not effective, he stated after attending the trilateral negotiations in Moscow.
"I believe, the most effective format is the one which you may see today. It is not an attempt to cast doubt on the efforts of other partners to make progress settling the Syrian crisis. It’s just a statement of fact,” Lavrov said at a press …