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Putin and Zelensky discuss Donbas settlement over the phone
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reported the press service of the Ukrainian President.
The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the Normandy summit on December 9, 2019 in Paris.
Zelensky also raised the issue of security in the Donbas. The parties welcomed the agreement on a full and comprehensive ceasefire in the Donbas, which began at 00:01 on July 27. The Russian President …
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Russian troops move close to International Coalition forces in Syrian Deir ez-Zor province
Over the past several days, Russian military convoys have been crossing the Russian-built pontoon bridge across the the Euphrates river between the towns al-Merayiah and al-Marat and heading for the town of Mazloum in the eastern Deir ez-Zor, reports Deir Ezzor 24 network.
Nearly 30 tanks and armored vehicles of the Russian forces were deployed in Mazloum and al-Marat, which is about 2 km from the area where the international coalition forces are based. The Russian troops were deployed on the …
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At the naval parade in St. Petersburg, Putin promises to strengthen Russian Navy with hypersonic weapons
On July 26, a naval parade was held in St. Petersburg to commemorate the Russian Navy Day.
The event was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that the Russian navy will soon receive "hypersonic weapons which have no analogs in the world."
"The unique advantages and the strengthening of the fleet's combat capabilities will be achieved through the wide introduction of advanced digital technologies, which have no analogs among hypersonic strike systems, unmanned underwater …
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Russia's ambassador to the UN urges Israel to leave Syria alone
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, said that it is necessary to put an end to “the illegal presence” of the United States in Syria.
Nebenzya stressed that Syria loses about $40 million a month because of its inability to access its oil fields, noting that the "barbaric methods" used by the United States in oil production could lead to an environmental disaster in northeastern Syria and Iraq.
Nebenzya didn’t forget …
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U.S. intelligence: Russia actively involved in Libyan conflict
The U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) is receiving growing evidence that Russia, through the Wagner Group, continues to deploy military equipment in Libya and supply weapons to the front lines of the conflict.
"Russia continues to play an unhelpful role in Libya by delivering supplies and equipment to the Wagner group," said U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Bradford J. Gering.
He noted that “Russian Federation continues to violate U.N. Security Council Resolution UNSCR 1970 by actively …