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The US might impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2
The United States is attempting to prevent the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project. They have not ruled out the possibility of sanctions against the company, which is engaged in the construction of the gas pipeline, the representative of the US State Department, Sandra Oudkirk said in Berlin, according to Spiegel Online.
According to Oudkirk, the US expects that the problem can be solved diplomatically. "We will be happy if the project is never implemented," the representative of the …
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Ukraine to submit to International Criminal Court evidence of Russia's war crimes
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Office has documented evidence of Russia’s recent offences against warfare law, which was violated during an artillery firing on a Nikolaeva-2 village. The Office plans to submit these reports to the International Criminal Court in Hague, the state authority press-service reports.
“Russian-terrorist forces using heavy artillery, in violation of international humanitarian law, carried out targeted artillery fire of Nikolaevka-2 village (in Bakhmut Raion of the …
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Ukrainian National Guard receives first delivery of 500 grenade launchers from US
The United States has delivered the first shipment of RSRL-1 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers to the National Guard of Ukraine. Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov spoke about this on his Facebook page.
“The 40-mm RPG-1 complex was launched by AirTronic in 2016 and is effective in defeating the enemy's firearms and armored targets. The rifle range is 800 m, [which is] compatible with all existing RPG shots; the barrel life is 1000 shots," wrote the minister, pointing out that " a …
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Baltic States ask that NATO battalions stationed in the countries be strengthened with air and naval forces
The Baltic countries are asking that NATO battalions deployed on their territory be reinforced with air and naval forces.
This was stated by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius, who, along with his colleagues from Estonia and Latvia, met in Washington with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, reports Delfi.
“Now we have forward-based forces, and a limited international contingent is helping to ensure our security. We are not just talking about ground forces. In the future we …
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US preparing new sanctions against Russia for non-compliance with INF missile treaty
US President Donald Trump instructed Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to prepare additional sanctions against Russia due to Russia’s non-compliance with the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty), as noted in a statement on the White House website.
According to paragraph C of the US defense budget for fiscal year 2018, the President is obligated to prepare and submit an action plan to Congress dealing with persons responsible for Russia's …
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Kyiv introduces sanctions against individuals and companies involved in Russian aggression against Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the decree on the National Security and Defense Council’s (NSDC) decision to introduce sanctions against legal entities and individuals associated with the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The decision of the NSDC was published on the President’s website on Friday, May 18. The decree, No. 126, states it addresses the ‘Application and Cancellation of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions).’
On May 2, the NSDC …
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Massive explosions take place at ammunition depot near Syrian city of Hama
According to SANA news agency, several blasts have occurred near the airbase on the outskirts of Syria’s city of Hama.
Six massive blasts have been reported so far at an ammunition depot near the Hama airbase. The rescuers and firefighters are trying to get to the site.
The ammunition and fuel depot is destroyed. It is not known whether any planes were destroyed as a result of the fire. No casualties have been reported so far.
#Pt. Video showing aftermath of massive explosions in #Hama …
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Poland supports sending UN peacekeers to Donbas
At the UN Security Council in New York at a forum dedicated to the role of international law in the maintenance of peace and security, President Andrzej Duda of Poland stated that Poland supports the idea of sending UN peacekeepers to Donbas, Polskie Radio reported.
According to him, the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the actions of separatists in the Donbas would be impossible without strong support from outside. He believes that the current situation puts the security of all of Europe …
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Russia to send Tu-160 strategic bombers to Arctic
Russia’s Long Range Aviation is expanding its geographical area of activity and the scope of its operations, Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash, commander of the Long Range Aviation, told the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda in an interview. He claims that the Defense Ministry intends to reinforce the defense of the Russian Arctic using Tu-160 strategic missile carriers.
“The flights of strategic bomber-missile carrier crews to the equator, to Indonesia, mean that the range of assignments is growing …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces take control of another settlement on the outskirts of Horlivka
The Ukrainian military has liberated the town of Pivdenne in the Donetsk province from militants, the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported.
According to the report, at the start of April the enemy became active in Pivdenne. Illegal armed groups visited the town twice a week in order to test the local population for loyalty to the Ukrainian government and to demonstrate their presence in the town.
The headquarters of the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo …