NATO to continue bolstering defense in Eastern Europe
On Wednesday, the Defense Ministers of NATO member states agreed on the need to station more troops in Eastern Europe in order to deter Russia’s aggressive foreign policy. The matter will be discussed in depth during a meeting of the allies in Warsaw this summer.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the specifics of the future Eastern European contingent have not yet been determined. The Alliance is especially concerned with “hybrid threats”, and according to Stoltenberg, the …
NATO is working to strengthen the Ukrainian army
NATO will continue to coordinate with Ukraine on a daily basis and work to strenghten the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an anonymous senior NATO official told Radio Svoboda.
"The parties have already identified the main objectives for cooperation. In Kiev, a group of NATO defense consultants is constantly working to help their Ukrainian colleagues enhance the combat readiness of the armed forces and to carry out reforms. Everything is being improved: from the operational plans to procurement systems …
Syrian opposition seeks surface-to-air missiles to defend against Russian airstrikes
Representatives of the Syrian opposition who rely on the support of Saudi Arabia have called on western allies to supply surface-to-air missiles to defend against Russian military aircraft, Reuters reported. As stated by the Press Secretary of High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition, Salem al-Muslat, air defense systems "would solve the Syrian problem" and would protect the civilian population "from any kind of air strikes, including Russian." He also stressed that such …
Ukrainian Eurobonds plummet following IMF's announcement of possible cessation of assistance to Kiev
A statement made by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, concerning the possible cessation of financial assistance to Ukraine has already affected the value of Ukrainian Eurobonds.
Igor Mazepa, the Director General of IC Concorde Capital and a member of its business initiatives group, discussed this in his commentary for Correspondent.net. According to him, the value of Ukrainian bonds fell by 1.5-2.2% in just one hour.
"In comparison, last week after the statement …
Russian opposition to hold demonstration in memory of Nemtsov on anniversary of his assassination
Organizers of a demonstration to commemorate the death of Boris Nemtsov will give notice about the event to Moscow’s mayoral office on the 12th of February. This was posted on the event organizer’s Facebook page.
The demonstration will be held on February 27th on the one-year anniversary of Nemtsov's assassination. Participants plan to walk from Slavyanskaya Square to the Great Moscow River Bridge, where Nemtsov was killed.
The Facebook post also invited all concerned parties to take part …