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Morocco becomes the first African country to provide military assistance to Ukraine
Morocco, following the recommendation of the United States, is beginning to supply Ukraine with spare parts for T-72 tanks. This is the first African state that refused neutrality in the Russian-Ukrainian war and provides military assistance to Ukraine, writes the French news outlet Africa Intelligence.
In March, Morocco abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. In November, Morocco was one of several countries that also did not …
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Putin criticizes Merkel and regrets that he did not attack Ukraine earlier
Russia should have "started earlier" to act in relation to Ukraine, and not expected to solve the situation peacefully, said Vladimir Putin at a press conference after the visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, for the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.
"Apparently, we got our bearings late, to be honest," RIA Novosti quoted Putin as saying. “ Maybe all this should have started earlier. We just hoped that we would be able to reach an agreement within the framework of the Minsk peace …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna despite buildup of Russian troops
Ukrainian troops are advancing towards Svatove-Kreminna, even though the Russians are deploying large numbers of weapons and troops to the area, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration Serhiy Haidai.
"We are gradually moving forward. However, the Russians managed to amass a huge amount of equipment and personnel there: newly mobilized, prison inmates, Kadyrov fighters, regular troops, and some paratroopers who were transferred from the Kherson region. Therefore, the …
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Russia asks Israel not to interfere with transfer of air defense systems from Syria to Ukraine
Russia has asked Israel not to interfere or hinder its efforts to transfer military equipment from Syria to Ukraine.
Israel’s national broadcaster Kan-11 reported, citing an Israeli official, that recently representatives of Russia and Israel had a series of talks in which Moscow asked Jerusalem "not to interfere" with the transfer of Russian weapons from Syria to Ukraine.
Kan described this request as "extraordinary".
Russia and Israel have been jointly coordinating their air operations in …
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Kremlin concerned about skilled specialists fleeing Russia
In mid-November, a meeting was held in the administration of the Russian President of Russia to discussed how to attract back the Russians who had left the country. At the meeting, the Kremlin officials discussed a three-stage program for the bringing back the most sought-after specialists, reported the news outlet Verstka, referring to its sources in the Kremlin.
The meeting was attended by the Chief of the Presidential Directorate for Supporting Activities of the State Council of the Russian …