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US Intelligence: Russia could attack American aircraft in Syria
The director of national intelligence of the United States, James Clapper, suggested on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin could give the order to shoot down US aircraft to ensure the no-fly zone over Syria if the United States and its allies decide to establish such zones for the protection of civilians.
“I don’t think that they rule out the option of destruction of US aircraft if they think that it poses a threat to their ground forces,” James Clapper said during his speech at the meeting of the …
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Campaign representative: Trump supports Ukraine, not Russia
The U.S. presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, supports Ukraine and does not approve of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, according to his representative and former Governor of Maryland, Robert Elrich, Ukrinform news agency reported.
"With respect to Ukraine, he [Trump] has officially declared that he is in support of Ukraine," the representative of the candidate said. He cited Trump, stating that the alliance between Ukraine and the U.S.A. is "very strong." "As …
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Russia gives new data on MH17 to the Netherlands
Russia has handed over data on the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 to the representatives of the Dutch authorities, Dutch News reported. The minister of security and justice of the Netherlands, Ard van der Steur, reported that the Russian side has handed over new data on the MH-17 crash in Ukraine.
According to the Dutch TV Channel NOS, the transferred materials could contain radar images related to the crash of the Boeing 777. The minister noted that the National Public Prosecutor’ …
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Russian ships will not be allowed to refuel in Malta
Malta’s Foreign Minister George Vella announced that Russian warships will not be allowed to refuel at Maltese ports, the Times of Malta reported.
Vella, however, neither confirmed nor denied that Russia had submitted a request to refuel in Malta.
Malta’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that the country will not “refuel any Russian ships that are in the Mediterranean,” RIA Novosti reported.
Since Russia’s annexation of the Crimea in 2014, Russian warships were allowed to refuel in Malta on two …
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Airstrike kills 20 children in Syria's Idlib province, Russia denies involvement
Russia has denied that it is behind an airstrike that killed at least 20 school children in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, TASS reported.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the strike was carried out by Russian aircraft that targeted the village of Hass where a school is located.
"The dead children are students and the planes are believed to be Russian," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based SOHR, as quoted by Al-Jazeera.
According to an opposition activist …