Ukraine invites the world’s countries to recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide
Ukraine has requested the democratic countries of the world recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as genocide against the Ukrainian people. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the corresponding draft resolution on the 7th of December.
“By means of forced extortion of food products, blockades of villages and entire areas, prohibiting people from leaving the famine-affected areas of Ukraine, curtailing rural trade, and punishing dissenters, the criminal communist totalitarian regime …
Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Pakistani Navy are planning to hold joint exercises
Sailors of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Pakistani Navy started to plan the PASSEX joint naval exercise near Novorossiysk, Russia. This was announced on December 7 by the chief of the information support department of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Vyacheslav Trukhachev, the Krymform news agency reported.
"The exercise will include practice in organizing steering ships after trawls, joint maneuvers and exercises for search and rescue at sea," Trukhachev specified. According to him, the …
White House says Russia is responsible for finding a diplomatic resolution in Syria
Russia has a special responsibility to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria, as stated by the White House representative, Josh Earnest, on Wednesday December 7th, Reuters reported.
According to Earnest, Russia has a special role in the settlement of the Syrian conflict, as it stands on the side of the Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Moreover, Russia is interested in resolving the Syrian conflict, as it is itself seeking a way out of the situation in Syria, a White House representative …
Russian-Chechen special forces to deploy to Syria
Special forces from Russia’s Republic of Chechnya have been deployed to Syria where they are tasked with protecting Russia’s Khmeimim air base in the province of Latakia, Izvestia reported.
The “East” and “West” special forces units of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which are based in Chechnya, were created in 2003, and are informally known simply as the Chechen special forces.
The special forces units have extensive combat experience in both mountainous and urban areas, the former being …
Media: Israel attacked Syrian military base in Damascus
On Wednesday morning, Syrian authorities reported on a series of bombings at the military base of Syrian Air Forces in Mezzeh in the western part of Damascus, Interfax reports, referencing the Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. The newspaper noted conflicting information regarding the reason behind the bombings.
The Arabic news source Al-Masdar, having ties with Syrian authorities, states that the bombings were preceded by a fire that broke out in the munitions depot.
However, some …