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Only the Prime Minister of Israel and President of Serbia attend Putin’s Victory Day parade
The military parade held in Moscow on May 9 was attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After the parade, the foreign guests, together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin attached the Ribbon of St. George to their jackets, but Aleksandar Vučić refused.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 13,046 people, 159 units of …
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Iran launches missile attack on Israel from Syrian territory, Israel retaliates
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that Iranian forces in Syria fired missiles at the positions of Israeli troops in the Golan Heights.
According to the IDF press service, around midnight, about 20 missiles were fired at positions on the Golan Heights by Iranian Quds Force.
A representative of the army added that some missiles were intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system.
He noted that as of yet there is no information about losses or damage as a result of one of the most …
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Georgia to file a lawsuit against Russia over the death of Georgian citizen
Georgia’s Ministry of Justice, in coordination with the government, will submit a lawsuit against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the newspaper Vzglyad reports. Georgia’s Minister of Jusice, Tea Tsulukiani, stated that the case is being initiated regarding Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili, who died in South Ossetia in February of this year.
“The process of preparing claims started during the period when Georgian authorities were doing everything possible to get …
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US Congress proposes imposing sanctions against Russian weapons suppliers
The US Congress has proposed imposing further sanctions on Russian weapons suppliers.
The US House of Representatives of Armed Services Committee made a statement on the possibility of such an initiative on the website for the 2019 US defense budget legislation.
The authors of the bill propose authorizing the US president to impose sanctions on individuals who are supported by Russia's defense industry. In particular, this would impact supplies related to the development or production of …
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Netanyahu: Russia does not intend to interfere with Israel's actions in Syria
After the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place on May 9 in Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had no reason to worry that Russia would interfere with Israel's actions in Syria. As reported on the Kremlin website, during a meeting with Netanyahu, Putin intended to talk about bilateral relations between Israel and Russia, as well as problems in the region. "The situation, unfortunately, is very acute. I want to express the hope that we will not …