Turkey wants to buy Russian S-400 missile systems
Turkey is holding talks with Russia on the possible purchase of S-400 anti-aircraft missile complexes. This was announced on Friday, November 18, by the minister of national defense of Turkey, Fikri Işik. He added that Turkey is also discussing the supply of S-400s with other countries.
According Işik, for now Russia is positively responding to the opportunity to sign the agreement. Reuters agency notes that in 2015 Turkey canceled a contract for the purchase of long-range air defense systems …
Ukrainian Prosecutor General accuses Russia of plotting terrorist attacks on Ukrainian territory
According to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko, Russia is planning to carry out terrorist attacks on Ukrainian territory, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
Lutsenko noted that on September 16th in Rivne, Major Ivan Mamchur, who worked in a detention facility in Rivne, was killed. His killers left DNA traces on the gun and cigarette butts, and the culprits were identified.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General noted that one of the suspects, a resident of Mariupol named Smorodinov, was arrested …
US cancels purchase of Russian helicopters for Afghanistan
The US Department of Defense has notified the Congress that it intends to stop the purchase of Russian MI-17 helicopters for its mission in Afghanistan, stating that it plans to purchase helicopters manufactured in the US.
The decision was made public by Senator Chris Murphy.
“I will never understand why the US government sends over the money of the American taxpayers to Russia paying for the purchase of the helicopters for Afghanistan while Russia supports Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria …
Ukrainian ambassador to the US is attempting to arrange a meeting between Trump and Poroshenko in February
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US, Valeriy Chaly, stated that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intends to visit Washington next year shortly after the inauguration of the new US president, Donald Trump, Krym.Realii reported.
Chaly noted that they will try to arrange it so Poroshenko will travel to Washington as early as February, and if a meeting can be arranged, it “will be a big victory for Ukraine.”
According to the ambassador, arranging such a meeting is ambitious, but not unrealistic. …
Turkish media: Russian and Syrian strikes on Aleppo killed 106 civilians over last three days
Over the last three days, air strikes by the Syrian and Russian air forces on the Syrian opposition in Aleppo have taken 106 civilian lives. This was reported by the Turkish Anadolu news agency citing representatives of the Syrian Civil Defense.
According to the sources of the agency, 200 civilians were injured as a result of these air strikes.
“The Russian and Syrian air force have been carrying air raids targeting the eastern parts of Aleppo,” Najib al-Ansari, an Aleppo-based civil defense …