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Russian MoD: The UN's 'unwillingness' caused the ceasefire in Aleppo to break down
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the reason for the breakdown of the humanitarian cease fire in Aleppo is the unwillingness of the UN, as was stated by the official representative of the Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
According to him, Russia has “repeatedly imposed” humanitarian pauses in Aleppo “for different periods of time.”
“Each time they break down for two reasons: UN representatives are not ready to deliver humanitarian assistance, and terrorists in …
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Russian and Ukrainian aircraft help fight forest fires in Israel
Both Russia and Ukraine have sent aircraft to Israel to help fight forest fires in Haifa.
According to the Ukrainian State Service for Emergency Situations, two An-32P BFNC firefighting aircraft are active in putting out the forest fires that are raging near Haifa.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that Be-200 firefighting aircraft are also actively putting out the forest fires in Israel.
Both Russia and Ukraine aircraft are often involved in fighting fires abroad, including in …
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Expert: Iran would need UN approval to purchase Russian Su-30 aircraft
In order to secure a supply of Russian combat aircraft, including the Su-30 fighters, Iran needs the UN Security Council’s decision to lift sanctions on certain arms contracts. This was communicated to RIA Novosti on November 26 by the former head of the international treaty directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzhinsky.
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Dehghan said in an interview with the Tasnim news agency two days earlier that Iran …
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Turkish Deputy PM: Ankara condemns the annexation of Crimea despite normalization of relations with Russia
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said that, no matter how relations between Turkey and Russia may normalize, Ankara condemns the annexation of the Crimea.He said this at a press conference with journalists in London, Anadolu reports.
According to him, the Crimea and Crimean Tatar issues are important for Turkey, which is closely monitoring the situation on the peninsula.
“We declare at all levels that from the very beginning we have condemned Russia’s position regarding the …
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Ukrainian official: The return of Crimea is impossible within the next five years
Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Heorhiy Tuka does not believe that Russia will return the Crimean peninsula in the coming years.
“I find it impossible [that Russia will] return the Crimea in the next 3-5 years. Let me explain why. My personal view is that Crimea [will be returned] to Ukraine when the economic forces begin moving again in Russia. Now it may seem nonsense and a fantasy, but you can watch the news from the mid 90s, how the …