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Russian Ministry of Defense calls British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth 'a convenient naval target'
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that the new British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, which was recently sent to sea trials, is “just a convenient large-scale naval target.”
This was in answer to the British Defense Minister Michael Fallon, who criticized the Russian cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, as reported by RBC news agency.
Earlier, Fallon told the Telegraph newspaper that in Russia they would “look with a little bit of envy” at the new British aircraft carrier …
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Pentagon Chief: NATO increases its budget recognizing that Russia will not be a partner in near future
NATO member countries are increasing their military budgets, as they believe that Russia will not be a partner of the North Atlantic Alliance in the foreseeable future, as stated by Pentagon chief James Mattis on Thursday after a meeting of NATO defense ministers.
"The increase in military budgets by NATO countries for the past several years demonstrates the awareness of the alliance members of the fact that Russia in the near future will not be a partner of this organization, like we wanted …
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Media: Manafort received $17 million from Party of Regions in Ukraine
Former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump Paul Manafort received $17 million from the Ukrainian Party of Regions in 2012-2013.
The BBC reported that Manafort received money for work for the Party of Regions, of which former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was a member. This was revealed from documents that he filed with the U.S. Justice Department under the law on the registration of foreign agents.
The consulting firm of Trump’s ex-campaign manager had to register as a …
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Former president of Transdniestria has secretly fled to Moldova
Yevgeny Shevchuk, the former president of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), has secretly left the country, as reported on Wednesday, June 28, on Facebook by the speaker of the PMR Supreme Council, Alexander Shcherba.
"During the night, he crossed the Dniester River on a vessel and reached Moldova," the chairman of the Transnistrian parliament wrote.
According to Shcherba, the former leader of Transdniestria was to attend a session of the Supreme Council which was …
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Syrian President visited Russian airbase
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accompanied by the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, General Valery Gerasimov, visited the Khmeimim base of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Syrian province of Latakia.
Assad flew to the base aboard a Russian Su-35 fighter, as Syrian media photos show. This was a first for the Syrian President. Gerasimov, who is on a working visit to Syria, met Assad at the base.
The two discussed the coordination of the actions of …