Steinmeier: Russia wants to participate in world politics on equal terms with the U.S.
Russia’s politics in the world arena can be explained by their desire to compete with the United States and defend its spheres of influence. This was the view expressed by German Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier in an interview with Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung.
“In Russia’s actions I see a willingness to participate in world politics on equal terms with the United States and an attempt to defend and expand its spheres of influence,” he said. Also according to Steinmeier, “ …
NATO defense ministers to discuss strengthening the alliance's presence in the Black Sea region
At a meeting in Brussels on October 26th and 27th, the 28 defense ministers of NATO member-states will discuss strengthening the alliance’s presence in the Black Sea region, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated.
"We will implement plans to strengthen NATO’s presence in the Black Sea region. We will assess the infrastructure needed for NATO countries to ensure the rapid deployment of our forces in Europe,” Stoltenberg told reporters.
In February, NATO defense ministers agreed on …
Russian universities were checked for 'protest potential'
During the last two years the hidden "protest potential" of students and teachers at Russian universities have been monitored, as reported by the Deputy Head of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Projections at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Nikita Danyuk, at the Congress of the vice-rectors for educational work, Kommersant reports.
As part of the educational program "Scenarios for the Future of Russia," Danyuk, together with his colleagues, visited more than 40 …
US warship entered the Black Sea
The USS Carney, a US destroyer equipped with the Aegis missile defense system, has entered the Black Sea. This information was made available on the Twitter page of the Turkish Bosphorus Naval News Portal.
This portal tracks the movement of ships through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles straits. The report said that “USS Carney is passing through Istanbul one day after the USS Mount Whitney left”.
In June, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the dangerously close encounter of the Russian …
Separatists reject proposal for OSCE armed mission in the Donbas
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine expressed their opposition to the deployment of an OSCE armed police mission in the region. The Chairman of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, stated on the 24th of October in Moscow that the presence of any foreign groups in the territory of the self-proclaimed is contrary to the set of measures taken to consolidate peace.
Pushilin believes that the deployment of an OSCE armed group in the region would require changing the …