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Poland supports sending UN peacekeers to Donbas
At the UN Security Council in New York at a forum dedicated to the role of international law in the maintenance of peace and security, President Andrzej Duda of Poland stated that Poland supports the idea of sending UN peacekeepers to Donbas, Polskie Radio reported.
According to him, the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the actions of separatists in the Donbas would be impossible without strong support from outside. He believes that the current situation puts the security of all of Europe …
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Russia to send Tu-160 strategic bombers to Arctic
Russia’s Long Range Aviation is expanding its geographical area of activity and the scope of its operations, Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash, commander of the Long Range Aviation, told the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda in an interview. He claims that the Defense Ministry intends to reinforce the defense of the Russian Arctic using Tu-160 strategic missile carriers.
“The flights of strategic bomber-missile carrier crews to the equator, to Indonesia, mean that the range of assignments is growing …
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Putin and Assad meet in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Sochi, reported RIA Novosti. According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Assad was in Sochi on official business.
“Vladimir Putin congratulated him on his success in the fight against terrorists. And Assad announced his willingness to settle the problems in Syria by political process,” the report stated.
It was reported on the Kremlin’s website that the leaders of Russia and Syria agreed to continue " …
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India to end arms collaboration with Russia
Delhi has accused Russia of failing to comply with its defense contract deadlines, The Times of India reports.
India has deliberately diversified its weapons imports due to Russia’s tendency not to stick to delivery deadlines and to raise the budget in the middle of the process, the newspaper claims.
Indian officials also accuse Russia of preventing the transfer of technology and of having an “unreliable” supply of spare parts.
It is likely that the country will withdraw from the Fifth …
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Volker: France and Germany taking 'small steps' in negotiations with Russia, US approaching more ambitiously
In an interview with Voice of America, US State Department Special Representative Kurt Volker said that while the United States is in constant contact with European partners, the US approach to negotiating with Russia regarding the Donbas conflict sometimes differs from the approach taken by Germany and France.
"First of all, I believe that France and Germany are very serious [partners of Ukraine]. I think they very clearly understand the nature of the conflict, and Russia's responsibility, …