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Russia announces possible meeting between Tillerson and Lavrov in Alaska
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of General Rex Tillerson may be held during a conference of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arctic Council, Russia’s TASS news agency reports citing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov.
In particular, according to Ryabkov, Lavrov and Tillerson need to continue their conversation on the topic of Syria and other facets where there are differences between the U.S. and Russia. "This is the …
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Syrian authorities believe that Special Forces from three different countries could enter the country
The possibility of invasion by Special Forces of the United States, Britain and Jordan in the southern province of Daraa under the pretext of fighting terrorism is causing fear among the Syrian authorities, the newspaper Izvestia newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources in Syrian military.
“According to available information, preparations are being made for such an invasion under the pretext of combating ISIS,” one of the sources told Izvestia.
Izvestia’s sources believe that it is …
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F-35 fighters arrive in Estonia accompanied by NATO reconnaissance aircraft
On April 25th, two US F-35A fighter aircraft and a 100 ARW KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at the Ämari Air Base in Estonia, accompanied by NATO RC-135 air reconnaissance aircraft, according to the Estonian newspaper Postimees.
“When the fighters entered Estonian airspace, there were three NATO reconnaissance aircraft, which is unusually high,” the newspaper noted.
The purpose of the NATO planes was to collect data on the activities of Russian radar systems tracking the arrival of the F-35s, the …
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Dutch Military Intelligence Service warns of growing threat from Russia
The Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warns that both the threat of destabilization on the part of Russia, as well as a sharp increase in cyber threats, is becoming increasingly severe.
This is stated in the annual report published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
"Destabilization is partly due to Russian hybrid wars and the global spread of modern weapons systems by them among regimes that do not perceive the West positively. There is also the subversive impact of …
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Trump and Putin to meet for the first time in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his colleague Donald Trump may meet for the first time at the end of May, Kommersant newspaper reports citing sources from the governments of the two countries.
According to the sources, Moscow and Washington are presently negotiating to organize a meeting at the end of May in the territory of one of the European countries. The publication’s sources specified that the schedule for a meeting of the presidents began to be worked out more carefully after …