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Georgia seeks to ease tensions with Russia
Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Kvirikashvili said that Tbilisi is seeking to ease tensions with Moscow, TASS reported.
"Georgia will continue to pursue its policy of easing tensions with the Russian Federation," Kvirikashvili said.
"We will continue to seek ways to get the relationship with Russia back to normal, but everybody should understand that nothing will be done to harm Georgia’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders,” the Prime Minister explained.
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Russia accuses U.S. of causing close encounter between two aircraft over Syria
A representative from the Russian Defense Ministry accused US forces of causing a dangerously close encounter between aircraft over Syria earlier this month.
On Friday, US officials said that a Russian plane flew dangerously close to a combat aircraft from the US-led coalition.
According to the officials, the incident, which occurred on October 17, was not a threat. The Russian pilot just lost “control over the situation.”
On October 29, Russian Major-General Igor Konashenkov rejected this …
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Roscosmos requires payment of funds frozen by France in the Yukos case
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities refuses to supply Soyuz carrier rockets to the French company Arianespace because of non-payment of 300 million euros. These assets have been blocked by a French court in connection with the Yukos case, the French edition of Les Echos wrote on Friday, October 28th.
"We do not get money from Arianespace for our work. No money, no product. We cannot work for free," Les Echos stated, quoting the press service of Roscosmos. The said amount was …
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Former NATO Secretary General: If Russia continues its aggression NATO will establish permanent bases in Eastern Europe
The former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that if Russia contuses its aggression, NATO will have to place permanent military bases in Eastern Europe.
According to him, NATO's decision to increase its presentence in the Balticsis a proper and very important step. He didn’t rule out that if Russia continues the provocations towards the Baltic countries, NATO could increase its military presence in the region, the Estonian Postimees news agency reported.
“I do not rule the …
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Rasmussen: Trump's statements may push Russian government to test NATO's resolve
The former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, believes that some of the claims of Donald Trump, a candidate for the President of the United States, that the United States will protect only those who invest 2% of GDP in defence may push the Russian government to attempt to test the resolve of NATO.
"The Alliance could not exist without U.S. support for the protection of allies that are attacked. Therefore, the statement of Mr. Trump that the …