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Erdogan announces new military operation in Syria
Speaking at the Justice and Development Party meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of a new military operation in Syria, reports Hurriyet.
According to him, the Turkish armed forces will soon begin a new large-scale military operation east of the Euphrates river in Syria.
"We will soon carry out a complex operation on the east side of the Euphrates, at the very epicenter of terrorist organizations. One night we might attack unexpectedly," said Erdogan.
He …
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Ukrainian Navy Commander: Situation in the Sea of Azov is very tense
Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine Ihor Voronchenko stated that the situation in the Sea of Azov remains tense, Interfax Ukraine reports.
“From the military point of view, the situation in the Sea of Azov is very tense at the moment. As already stated by the State Border Service, there are about 120 (Ukrainian) ships and boats but only 36 of them have weapons and can operate or serve the ships. Only 24 are equipped with enough weapons. We are increasing our efforts. We have transferred a …
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Russian nuclear submarines no longer 'invisible' to the United States
Russian nuclear submarines are no longer "invisible" to the United States and can be easily detected by the U.S. military aircraft. The October 23-29 issue of the weekly Military-Industrial Courier newspaper published in Russia indicates that the U.S. "is actively working on new ways to detect Russian submarines."
According to the publication, during the recent naval exercises, officers from the submarine Severomorsk compared the flight trajectory of the American reconnaissance aircraft Orion …
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Russia to help Venezuela cope with their crisis
A group of officials from the Russian Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Russian Central Bank, the Federal Tax Service, and the Treasury, are visiting Venezuela at the invitation of the Venezuelan government, TASS news agency reports citing Andrei Lavrov, a spokesman for the Russian Finance Ministry. According to Lavrov, Caracas is anticipating an exchange of experience with the Russians in the field of economic reform.
According to Lavrov, those who came to …
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Chinese banks are closing Russian business accounts
Chinese banks have begun purging themselves of Russian clients, closing company accounts left right and center, blocking payments, and refusing to process even the most simple operations, such as currency conversion, Skymax managing partner Igor Shibanov told RIA Novosti.
According to Shibanov, who works both in mainland China and in Hong Kong, the problems began roughly one and a half years ago. Initially, companies that were placed on the US and EU sanctions lists were at risk, but now the …