The U.S. Senate supported the allocation of $350 million for aid to Ukraine
Following the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the 2017 National Defense budget of the United States, which provides for the allocation of $350 million to assisting Ukraine, the press service of Ukrainian Embassy in the United States reported on Facebook.
According to the report, the funds allocated to providing Ukraine with security assistance, including lethal weapons, were increased by $50 million.
The list of types of assistance was expanded to include …
Poland claims the body of a Smolensk air crash victim had likely been replaced with another person’s remains
The Polish General Prosecution Office confirmed that there is a high probability that the body of one of the Smolensk air crash victims has been swapped with another person’s remains, RMF reports.
According to the radio station, during the exhumation of the body of Piotr Nurowski, the remains turned out to belong to an unknown person. At the same time, it was reported that these findings are preliminary and were made on grounds of visual inspection and analysis of medical records. There has …
Obama lifts restrictions on the supply of weapons to US allies in Syria
US President Barack Obama has lifted the formal restrictions on the supply of arms to US allies fighting terrorism in Syria, RIA Novosti reported.
A statement of the White House Press says that the operations involved in supporting or facilitating US military operations to fight terrorism in Syria are important to the national security interests of the United States.
Obama also overturned a ban on the supply of "military equipment" and funding in Syria, which is under US sanctions, a country …
Former Trump adviser arrived in Moscow to meet with businessmen and 'thought leaders'
Carter Page, who served as an adviser to Donald Trump, arrived in Moscow to hold several meetings, Ria Novosti reported.
"I will meet with influential businessmen and thought leaders," Page said. He added that he will stay in Moscow until December 13th.
Trump announced Page's appointment as his adviser way back in March. A few months later, Page visited Moscow after receiving an invitation from the rector of the New Economic School, Shlomo Weber. According to The New Times, during Page's last …
Russia will produce Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela
Russia delivered all the necessary equipment for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles and ammunition,to Venezuela. This was announced by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the military-industrial complex.
"In 2019, we will expect a plant that manufactures AK-103 rifles and ammunition to start operating in full force. That means, that any past problematic issues will have been resolved. Although the building is not ready yet, the contractor has changed and …