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Putin: Russia is ready to help Africa in fight against terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Armed Forces of African countries are not able to fight the terrorists alone and need substantial assistance, reports TASS.
According to Putin, Russia's cooperation with the African countries in the field of security is an essential component of bilateral relations. "Without solving these problems, they won't be able to move forward," said Russian President.
Putin noted that Russia will continue to expand contacts between intelligence agencies …
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Deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff suspected of large-scale fraud
Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, Deputy Head of Russia’s General Staff, has been charged with large-scale fraud, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an informed source.
One of the fraud cases involves supplying the Russian Armed Forces with Chinese equipment disguised as domestically produced equipment, Kommersant writes. The investigators believe that this was done through a simple change of labels. The damage is estimated at 2.2 billion rubles, approximately $34.47 million at current …
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Lithuania to buy American UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters instead of Russian Mi-8s
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has decided to buy six new American UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The cost of the deal is estimated at €300 million, but part of this amount will be covered by Lithuania’s ally – the US, writes the Lithuanian news outlet Delfi.
The Lithuanian military will be purchasing the six new Black Hawks to replace the Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters currently in the armament. According to the Defense Ministry, the Soviet helicopters are already old and extremely difficult to …
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Kremlin recognizes Ukrainians and Belarusians as ‘native Russian speakers’
The Russian government has decided to recognize Ukrainians and Belarusians as native Russian speakers and allow them to forego the language interview when applying for Russian citizenship, the Russian government announced in a statement on its website.
“The draft of the federal law On introducing changes to article 331 of the federal law On Russian citizenship has been approved and will be introduced in the State Duma in the established manner,” the statement reads.
The bill will allow …
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Kyiv: Russia planning large-scale military aggression, Ukrainian Armed Forces prepare to defend
Oleksiy Taran, Deputy Chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, told Tyzhden.ua in an interview that Russia is preparing for large-scale military aggression.
“These plans are completely obvious. Accordingly, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to repel military aggression along Ukraine’s entire border,” Taran remarked.
He said that this applies not only to the demarcation line, but also to other regions, including the border with Belarus and around Crimea and Bessarabia. The “prepared governing …