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Romania is concerned by the increase in Russian activity near NATO’s eastern borders
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Sebastian Neculăescu, stated during discussions within the Warsaw Security Forum that Romania is strengthening military cooperation with neighboring countries and NATO partners due to the increase in military activity near the eastern flank of the Alliance, as reported by Evropeyskaya Pravda.
“We see the greatest threats from the east and south, of course; the events that we had witnessed in the east are the major concern for Romania. The lack of …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Assumptions that aircraft carrier will be involved in attacks on Aleppo are 'absurd'
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO’s assumptions that the Russian aircraft carrier group will take part in military operations in Aleppo are “absurd.” Andrei Kelin, Deputy Director of European Cooperation Department, told RIA Novosti that Russian aircraft have not approached a Syrian town for “the ninth day.”
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg earlier expressed concern that the deployment of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea …
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Europe is concerned about Russia’s declared right to deploy nuclear weapons to Crimea
On the 27th of October, the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted the Nuclear Safety and Non-Proliferation resolution during the plenary session in Strasbourg. In the text of the resolution, the European parliamentarians expressed concerns about threats to use nuclear weapons posed by Russia and called on nuclear-weapon states to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and the role of non-peaceful atomics in the military doctrine.
The European Parliament pointed out troubling examples such …
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First pipes for Nord Stream 2 have arrived on the island of Rugen
A permit for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has not yet been obtained, but the implementation of the project is continuing. On Thursday, October 27, the first pipes for the proposed 1,200-km-long gas pipeline arrived from Russia on the island of Rügen in Germany, DPA agency reported. There they will be stored at a special plant and covered with concrete for future pipe-laying.
At the end of 2019, Nord Stream 2 will begin operation of the gas pipeline, the cost of which is …
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Ukraine and Turkey agree to step up negotiations on a free trade zone
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, agreed to step up negotiations on a free trade area and discussed procedures for further negotiations at the highest level, during a recent telephone conversation, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian State.
According to the report, Poroshenko informed the Turkish leader about an increase in the period for a visa-free stay from 60 to 90 days for Turkish citizens visiting Ukraine.
The Turkish …