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US reconnaissance aircraft flew near Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 another U.S. Air Force plane designed to identify and intercept anti-aircraft radar radiation systems flew to the border of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Following the U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135U, which on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 approached to the Kaliningrad region, another electronic intelligence aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) RC-135W few to the Russian borders in the Baltic Sea, to track the movement of military aircraft. …
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Lavrov: Russia would be open to holding 'Normandy Format' talks on sidelines of G20
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that Ukraine offered to hold a regular summit of the “Normandy Four” on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which will be held in Hangzhou, China, in early September.
According to Lavrov, the “Normandy Four” should be responsible for implementing decisions agreed on within the framework of the Normandy format.
“If our German and French partners, as well as the Chinese hosts, agree with Kiev’s proposal to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 …
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The Netherlands and Germany to carry out anti-ballistic missile tests in Crete
Germany and the Netherlands will conduct joint tests of air and missile defense systems with the use of Patriot missiles in October on the Greek island of Crete. These tests are aimed at developing a model for deployment of air and missile defense systems in Poland and the Baltic countries, German General Michael Gschossmann stated in his interview with Reuters.
General Gschossmann, the Commander of ground-based units of Germany’s Air Force reported that joint operations should help NATO to …
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Ukraine has become a main source of weapons for arms traffickers
Ukraine has become a source of contraband arms, which are then shipped to Western European countries. This was indicated in an investigation program of Sky News.
The report states that while in Romania, journalists met one of the local groups engaged in arms smuggling.
The British journalists reported that there were weapons available for purchase in the trunk of the smugglers’ car. The smugglers said that they “could supply thousands of weapons and ammunition”.
“We will bring as much …
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Israel fired at Russian drone after it crossed over from Syrian airspace
Deutsche Welle has reported that a Russian drone had violated Israel’s airspace on the 17th of July.
According to media reports, on the 7th of August, Russia acknowledged the violation and explained that it had been caused by a “human factor”. The media continued to report that the issue had already been telephonically discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The media also reported that the Russian drone returned to Syrian airspace after …