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Merkel's ally: NATO should confront Russia from a position of strength
Germany must increase defense expenditures to be able to, jointly with its NATO allies, oppose Russia from a position of strength, Chairman of the Christian Democrats Party in the Bundestag Volker Kauder said, Deutsche Welle reported.
“Unfortunately, Russia under President Putin is trying to destabilize Europe every day. It must be opposed from a position of strength, but this does not mean going back to the ‘Cold War,’” said Kauder.
He further noted that German increases in defense …
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Lithuania has requested that the U.S. military's deployment in the country be permanent
Linas Linkevičius, head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, said that the country considers the constant presence of American troops in their territory necessary, and that this request has already been expressed to the US authorities.
“We are advocating the constant presence of American troops, on account of the fact that our own possibilities are extremely limited,” Linkevičius stated, as cited by Delfi.
He also added that he made this request to the US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert …
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Germany disturbed by Russian plans to build replica of Reichstag near Moscow
The German authorities have considered strange Russian plans to recreate a scaled-down version of the Reichstag building for war games in a Moscow suburb.
While speacking at the State Duma, Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu announced that there would be a reduced scale model of the Reichstag built in a park in the town of Kubinka near Moscow. According to the Minister, the layout is designed to help train members of the Yunarmia (the Youth Army).
"Germany would not have to build something like …
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Belarus finds solution to the gas conflict with Russia
Belarusian authorities have come to a solution on the gas conflict with Russia, the country's Minister of Energy Vladimir Potupchik reported.
According to him, now everything depends on the agreement of these terms at a “high level” and through “political decisions,” reports news agency BELTA.
“Everything that was done in this part was released to the public by Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich,” said Potupchik.He also spoke …
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Turkey continues negotiations with Russia on the purchase of S-400 missile systems
In his interview with Turkish NTV news channel, Turkish Defense Minister, Fikri Işık, confirmed that Turnkey has been conducting negotiations on the purchase of S-400 Russian air defense systems, despite its membership in NATO and the strained relationship with the Russian Federation.
Işık has confirmed reports that the military is considering the Russian systems, despite the fact that NATO is currently providing missile and air defense for the country. "Turkey has the constant need for …