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Witness in Montenegro coup case says former Russian diplomat was main revolt organizer
Aleksandar Sindjelic, one of the defendants in the case investigating the attempted coup in Montenegro in October last year, said that he was recruited by Eduard Shishmakov (Shirokov), former Russian diplomat and agent of the Russian GRU, the Vijesti news site reported.
According to Sindjelic, Eduard “Eddy” Shishmakov organized a group of 500 people who were supposed to bring about a coup d’état, arresting and killing Prime Minister Milo Ðukanović on voting day during the parliamentary …
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PACE President Agramunt brought a delegation from the Russian State Duma to Syria
A delegation of deputies from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the State Duma of Russia headed by PACE President Pedro Agramunt arrived in Syria, despite the fact that Agramunt was not authorized to carry out such a visit by the Assembly or its bodies.
This was reported by Russian "Channel One".
According to the Russian channel, deputies from the Czech Republic, Belgium, Serbia and Italy, as well as deputies of the State Duma of Russia, arrived with Agramunt in …
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EU fears Moscow's increasing influence in Serbia
Moscow is increasing its influence in Serbia, which is a candidate for joining the European Union.
This was stated by David McAllister, German politician and Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, reports Die Welt.
"Russia is deliberately pursuing a strategy of destabilization in Serbia. This is a cause for serious concern," he told Die Welt in an interview.
According to McAllister, who represents the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, "Moscow is trying to exert a …
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Media: India chooses Ukrainian An-178 aircraft over Russian Il-214
India is no longer interested in the Russian Il-214 transport aircraft, a plane that has been in constant development for 17 years. 24.ua TV reports that the country will focus on the Ukrainian An-178 instead.
The IL-214 was slated to replace the obsolete AN-12 aircraft currently used by the Armed Forces of India and Russia. Work on the aircraft began way back in 2000 and India joined the development in 2007.
It was reported that the aircraft was developed by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex (IL) …
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Lukashenko said NATO observers will be allowed to attend joint Russian-Belarusian exercises
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko said that the joint Belarusian-Russian exercise "Zapad-2017" will have purely defensive objectives so the representatives of NATO should be allowed to observe them. BelTA reports that he made the statement during consideration of the report on organizing joint strategic exercises between the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia.
"I demand cooperation from all of you so that this event on our country’s territory remains transparent. All activities …