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In Defense Doctrine of Poland, Russia named as main destabilizing factor
The new Defense Concept of Poland emphasizes that Russia continues to violate international law, tries to destabilize surrounding countries and the West, and poses a threat to Poland, the countries of the region, and other states that are interested in a stable international system.
Of particular concern is the steady growth of military spending in Russia, the document said.
"Russia's ultimate goal remains the introduction of a new international system based on the so-called concept of ‘ …
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President of Lithuania expects Gazprom to compensate for damage to consumers
Gazprom should compensate for the damage caused to consumers because of the opaque gas trade, said Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite.
At a meeting with Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic, who is responsible for the energy union, Dalia Grybauskaite stressed that in the fight against Gazprom's “opaque monopoly” in the European gas market, “not symbolic steps, but real solutions are needed,” reported news agency Delfi.
“There should not be differences in the EU in gas …
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Media: Kyiv intends to discontinue rail commuting between Ukraine and Russia
From July 1, Kyiv plans to completely stop the railway passenger commuting between Russia and Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by Kommersant newspaper with reference to several sources that are close to the government of Ukraine.
One of the newspaper’s interlocutors notes that the pretext for such a decision will be the JSC Russian Railways’ unwillingness to stop passenger transportation to Russia from the territories of the Donbas that are uncontrolled by Kyiv, which "violates the …
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Putin personally awards Russian Special Forces for military actions in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an award to Russian Special Forces, who for two days restrained the attack of militants in Syria. This was reported by Interfax, citing Press Secretary for the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. "The Head of State on Wednesday, as promised, personally awarded the Russian Special Forces who performed a feat in Syria, in the province of Aleppo", said Peskov. Then, according to him, "because of a lack of coordination that occurred, the Syrian troops in …
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The FSB announced large-scale anti-terrorist exercises in the Crimea
The staff of the Russian FSB Special Forces will conduct large-scale exercises to prevent terrorist attacks and sabotage on land and sea targets in the Crimea, as TASS reported, citing the Public Relations Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB).The exercises, according to the interlocutors of the news agency, will be held in the republic from May 24 to 29. About 2,000 military will take part in them, as well as armored vehicles, the Air Force and the Navy."During the exercise, the combat …