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Georgian media: Russian military has moved the Abkhazian border
Russian Federation representatives in Abkhazia have moved a banner designating the border by 500 meters once again, to the outskirts of the villages of Bershuti and Sobisi.
As Georgia Online reports, citing David Tsertsvadze, the representative of the head of the Gori municipality Governing Council, the incident has occurred twice in the territory over the past two days.It is noted that the boundary limitation is established on the land plots of local residents.
As a result of the demarcation, …
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Belarus: Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2017 military exercises pose no threat
The Russian and Belarusian Zapad 2017 drills planned for September pose no threat, and the media’s hype surrounding this event is baseless, said Igor Petrishenko, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia, in an interview for the TV channel Russia 24.
“In order to rehearse certain kinds of missions, originating from the evolving situation at the western and outer borders of the Union State, we must do the relevant training and drills. And so this hype which is building up is, in our view, completely …
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Serbian President wants to build new gas pipeline with support of Russia
Serbian President Alexander Vučić said that the Republic wants to build a new transit gas pipeline from the border with Bulgaria using Russia’s support.
According to the Head of State, this would allow Belgrade to earn from €100 to €150 million per year.
"On the border with Bulgaria, we would have to build a receiving gas pipeline, either by ourselves or with the help of Russia. That said, at the border we would get 9.8 billion cubic meters of gas. From us [Serbia] branches would go to Bosnia …
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China: US anti-missile defense in South Korea damages the security of China and Russia
The THAAD missile system deployed on the territory of South Korea violates the strategic balance in the region, as well as damages the security of several countries, including China and Russia, TASS quotes Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying.
"The Chinese side has already expressed strong protest and serious concern," the Chinese leader said, adding that the US anti-missile defense system "will not help denuclearization on the Korean peninsula."
"The Chinese side has put forward a 'two- …
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Iran allocates $300 million for development of missile program
Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Iranian Parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi announced plans for Tehran to spend about $300 million to strengthen the missile program, Iranian news agency Mehr as its source.
“Approximately $300 million were allocated for the development of the missile program, while the same amount was sent to a special unit of the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, without which the terrorists would already have control of Damascus and …