The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces claimed that Russia had been warned about the presence of the Turkish troops in northern Syria prior to the incident in which Russian aircraft bombed a location held by Turkish forces, killing 3 soldiers, Haber Turk reported.

The General Staff reported that the Turkish soldiers had been at the location for 10 days, and Turkey had allegedly provided the Russian military attaché with coordinates of the location.

However, the Russian Defense Ministry …

Russia began to actively prepare for the occupation of the Crimea in 2013 and former President, Victor Yanukovych, knew about it, as was stated at a briefing by the Minister of Justice, Pavlo Petrenko, LIGA.net reports.

"We clearly identified and provided documents in the form of written evidence to the European Court for Human Rights which indicate that an active preparation phase for the occupation of the Crimea began in 2013. We also understand that such plans were prepared earlier. We …

The Russian and Belarussian joint military exercises, called ‘West-2017,’ are a demonstrative preparation for a war with the West, the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, said.

"We see different threats, they are growing, we are anxiously waiting for the 'West-2017' exercises, during which numerous and aggressive forces will be concentrated, demonstrative preparation for a war with the West is being conducted," Grybauskaitė said.

In addition, the 'West-2017' will take place in …