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Three Russian military transport planes spotted on Latvian border
The Latvian Armed Forces said in a tweet that they had identified three Russian military transport planes close to the country’s maritime border.
According to the department, on August 26, patrol planes over the Baltic Sea close to Latvia’s maritime border identified three Russian An-12 military transport planes.
Earlier the Latvian National Armed Forces announced that they are prepared for possible provocations during the Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises planned for September this …
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Ex-Candidate for the presidency of Belarus arrested in Minsk
The leader of the Belarusian National Congress and former Belarusian presidential candidate Mikola Statkevich was arrested, as reported by his wife Marina Adamovich. "Mikola was arrested today at about 12 pm, not far from home, when he was going to a meeting," she wrote on Facebook. According to the wife of the activist, he was taken to a temporary detention center on Okrestin Street in Minsk. In early August, the court sentenced Statkevich in absentia to administrative arrest for 15 days for …
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Siemens continues collaboration with Russian companies
Siemens is fulfilling all its obligations to the Russian energy holding company Inter RAO, there are no problems with the supply or servicing of equipment, said Inter RAO chairman Boris Kovalchuk, as reported by the Russian news outlet Prime. “There are no problems with either the equipment supply or the servicing of our equipment by our German partners, all obligations are being fulfilled,” Kovalchuk responded when asked whether Siemens had warned Inter RAO of difficulties in further work.
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Moldovan President Dodon rejects idea of withdrawing Russian forces from Transnistria
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Moldovan President Igor Dodon called the Moldovan government’s initiative to withdraw Russian forces from Transnistria “yet another anti-Russian démarche”.
Dodon emphasized that the decision to discuss the withdrawal of Russian forces in the UN “will remain only at the level of a declaration”.
“The Moldovan government has been going in reverse for a long time, after recognizing the mistake, that the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester cannot be touched, …
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Polish Prime Minister: Poland has the right to reparations from Germany
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has confirmed that her country counts on military reparations from Germany.
"This is a reminder of justice for our country, which was a victim of World War II," Polskie Radio quotes the Premier as saying.
Szydlo noted that Poland did not receive adequate compensation for the damage inflicted during the war. "This damage was not reimbursed to us in any way – just the opposite. Speaking of reparations today, we are reminded of justice and of what Poland is due, …