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Erdogan is looking forward to talks with his 'friend Vladimir' Putin
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hopes that negotiations with the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, in St. Petersburg will open a new page in the relationship between the two countries.
"It will be a historic visit, a new beginning. In talks with my friend Vladimir, I believe, it will be the opening of a new page our bilateral relations. Our countries have much to do together," Erdogan said in an interview with TASS ahead of his visit to Russia.
Russia's participation is very …
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NATO seeks faster response time to threats of hybrid warfare
NATO’s leadership is preparing a new concept which will facilitate a faster response time to new kinds of threats, such as hybrid warfare. This was reported by the Financial Times.
“We are now faced with scenarios where the start of the crisis is not obvious. An example is hybrid war scenarios where non-state and hidden forces take action,” NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Denis Mercier, stated.
He also said that ministers of member countries have had …
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Ukrainian Ambassador Chaly: The US could decide to send weapons to Ukraine after the presidential election
According to the Ukrainian Ambassador in Washington, Valeriy Chaly, the question of whether or not the US will send lethal weapons to Ukraine could be decided after the presidential elections in November.
During an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Chaly said “we now have confirmed the possibility of allocating funds for the purchase of lethal weapons in the amount of 50 million US dollars. But there is no political solution in the White House. I do not exclude that this issue can be taken up …
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US Air Force Secretary: Russia is the main threat to our national security
The United States Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, confirmed that Russia supports the hostilities in eastern Ukraine. In her interview with Fox News, James called Russia the number one threat to US national security, Voice of America reported.
“Russia is one of a handful of [countries] that could pose an existential threat to the United States. They have nuclear weapons. They have been acting in very aggressive manners in recent years. And they’re also investing [in] and they’re …
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Latvia detects three Russian military ships near its borders
Three Russia ships were detected near Latvian territorial borders, as stated by the Latvian Armed Forces on Twitter.
“On August 6, three Russian ships, Boikiy Steregushchy-class corvette, Admiral Essen frigate of Admiral Grigorovich-class and Dimitrovrgrad tarantul class corvette, were detected in the Latvian exclusive economic zone about 9 nautical miles from the Latvian border," reads the statement of the Latvian Armed Forces.
Relations between Moscow and the West have deteriorated …