• Central African rebels demand withdrawal of Russian troops

    Abdoulaye Hissène, leader of the CNDS, one of the Ex-Séléka Muslim rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), gave the Central African government troops 48 hours to vacate the region.

    “Government agents in the territories occupied by the Ex-Séléka groups have 48 hours to leave this region,” Hissène’s press communique warned.

    The ultimatum was prompted by the dismissal of the Muslim President of the National Assembly, Karim Meckassoua. Having a Christian president of the country, …

  • US sends largest ammunition shipment to Europe

    The largest batch of ammunition and military supplies in the 21st century has been sent to the US’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

    The 86th munitions squadron in Europe received roughly 100 containers with a variety of munitions in October, the US Air Force Command in Europe reported.

    The shipment, which is to be used in the European Deterrence Initiative, is the largest since the Allied Force operation in 1999, when NATO bombed Yugoslavia.

    “The munitions we have received are intended for …

  • Lavrov: US gave Russia list of complaints on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

    The US, before announcing its plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, presented Russia with a list of complaints concerning Russia’s compliance with the treaty.

    “Russia is preparing a response to these issues,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the radio program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on October 25, the transcription of which was published on Sunday, October 28, on the official Russian Foreign Ministry website.

    “Literally a …

  • Armenia may consider buying American weapons

    Armenia may consider buying American weapons if it receives a beneficial offer from the United States, stated Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday October 27, Interfax reported.

    “The government is not limited to anything. If we receive a beneficial offer, we will consider it,” the politician said.

    Earlier in October, during a visit to Yerevan, US National Security Advisor John Bolton suggested that the Armenian government may buy American weapons instead of Russian ones. …

  • Erdogan invites Poroshenko to visit Turkey

    Andolu news agency reported that President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will pay an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There, he will take part at the seventh meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council Turkey-Ukraine, which will be held in Ankara on November 3.

    Diplomatic sources in Ankara report that Mejlis’ representatives of the Crimean Tatar people will also take part in the meeting. The parties will discuss the signing a free …