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Estonian Defense Minister calls on military to be ready to counter threat from Russia
In an address to new recruits, Estonian Defense Minister Juri Luik urged soldiers to learn how to counter the Russian threat and closely monitor the Kremlin's actions in the post-Soviet space.
"Every trained Estonian soldier is another soldier with whom our enemy should reckon with," the Estonian Defense Minister said.
Luik recalled that, over six years, 13,000 Ukrainians have become victims of Russian aggression. Russia captured the territories of several states: "We do not need to look far …
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U.S. imposes sanctions against people and companies linked to Putin’s associate Prigozhin
The U.S. Treasury Department added three Russian individuals and five companies associated with Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin to the sanctions list.
"Today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury took further action as part of ongoing sanctions efforts against financier Evgeny Prigozhin, targeting companies located in Sudan, Hong Kong and Thailand that allowed him to avoid U.S. sanctions. The current bet makers have directly contributed to …
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USA accuses Russian mercenaries in Libya of violating rules of war
The U.S. Army African Command (US AFRICOM) has accused mercenaries of the Russian private military company Wagner fighting in Libya of violating the UN embargo on the use of anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices.
The U.S. military alleges that Russian mercenaries have been actively setting up mines in areas around Tripoli and Sirte since mid-June, with explosive devices imported from abroad.
"Russia-sponsored PMC Wagner demonstrates a complete disregard for the security of …
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For third time in 4 years Russia restructures Venezuela's loan
The Russian State Duma at a meeting on Tuesday ratified a bill to restructure the loan issued to Venezuela.
The third restructuring in the last 4 years will again delay the repayment of the debt principal, which at the beginning of this year was $3.4 billion.
In the next three years, Venezuela will repay only interest on the loan - two tranches a year for 66.5 million dollars each, according to a document posted on the Duma’s website.
Debt payments are postponed to 2023-26. During this …
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Fighting continues on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
On the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, armed clashes with human victims including civilians continue for the fourth day.
Baku and Yerevan, which have been in conflict since 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijani SSR, blame each other for a new outbreak of violence that is gaining momentum despite calls for de-escalation from the West and from the Kremlin.
TASS reports, citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, three border villages - Agdam, …