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The President of the European Parliament: Russia violates international law
Speaking at the EU summit in Brussels, the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, accused Russia of violating all principles of international law by bombing the city of Aleppo in tandem with the Syrian government. The President of the European Parliament stated that Russia maintains a painful status quo in Syria as well as in Ukraine.
“Russia is a country that poses a threat to the architecture of world security and established principles of international law,” Schulz stated, as …
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Belgian MoD: Russia's evidence that Belgian fighters bombed Aleppo was 'fabricated'
Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput has said that evidence provided by Russia showing that a Belgian F-16 aircraft attacked a village near Aleppo was fabricated, Novaya Gazeta reported.
According to a press release issued by the Belgian Ministry of Defense, the Defense Attaché of the Embassy of Belgium in Moscow was given a map with a flight trajectory of the F-16s, allegedly showing that Belgian F-16s were responsible for the air strike that caused a number of civilian casualties.
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Three Russian officers were injured during attack in Aleppo
As a result of shots fired by militants at the humanitarian corridors in Aleppo, three officers from the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria were slightly injured.
This was reported by RIA Novosti.
According to the report, the Russian servicemen were delivered to Russian military airbase Hmeymim to get medical care. Their lives are not in danger.
A “humanitarian pause” is in effect in Aleppo from 8:00am on October 20. In total, there are two corridors for militants …
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Poland proposes new pipeline from Norway to replace supplies from Russia
Poland presented a new gas pipeline project named "Northern Gate" that could deliver gas from a shelf in Norway through Denmark to Poland, as reported by EurActiv foundation.
The plenipotentiary representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure stated during the hearings at the European Parliament that Poland wants to replace supplies from Russia with supplies from the West.
The project also known as the "Norwegian corridor" envisages the transportation of 10 billion …
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NATO is concerned about the large-scale deployment of Russian ships
Russia conducted the biggest deployment of its ships since the Cold War. According to Reuters, this was stated by a high-ranking source in NATO.
Reuters reported that the Alliance believes that the Russian ships near the coast of Norway are being used to transport aircraft that will participate in the battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo. According to Reuter's source, “Russians are deploying all the ships of the Northern Fleet, and most of the ships of the Baltic Fleet”.
In the NATO …