Former Turkish PM says he gave the order to shoot down any aircraft coming from Syria
The former Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, has said that he gave the order which resulted in the downing of a Russian Su-24 aircraft in November last year. Hurriyet Daily News reported that Davutoğlu said this while on air with private news channel, NTV. He added that it was not a specific order, but a general instruction.
“According to the customs of our country, the Prime Minister gives the rules of conduct to the General Staff in a written directive. I gave such an order on the 10 …
Peskov: Putin's schedule will no longer be sent to journalists
The Russian President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, announced that the Kremlin will no longer send Vladimir Putin’s tentative schedule to media agencies, RBC reported.
“The mailing will no longer exist because the President’s schedule is not a dogma,” Peskov said.
According to him, this decision was made “in order to avoid needless discussions later on the cancellation of actions that had not been [finalized].”
“Some events may be worked through and charted out, but officially we do not …
Activists in Kiev call on Russia to investigate disappearances in Crimea
Activists held a protest in Kiev in support of Erwin Ibrahimov and other Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars who have disappeared in the Crimea. As a correspondent of Krym.Realii reports, about 20 people came to the Russian Embassy in Ukraine with “Where is Erwin?” placards.
Human rights advocates, including representatives from the Crimea SOS public initiative and the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, as well as Crimean resident and former political prisoner in Russia Gennady Afanasiev, exhorted …
Green party candidate Jill Stein critical of Ukraine, says NATO 'encircled Russia'
As the two main US political parties have officially nominated their candidates for the presidential elections in November, some embittered voters have thrown their support behind third party candidates, such as the Green Party’s Dr. Jill Stein. Disappointed with Bernie Sanders’ withdrawal from the Democratic race and subsequent endorsement of Hillary Clinton, many of Sanders’ supporters have found a number of similarities between their candidate of choice and Jill Stein, especially when it …
Ukraine receives surveillance drones from the US
Ukraine has received another batch of technical assistance from the United States, namely AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), according to the press service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The exact number of drones was not specified, though the cost of the UAVs totaled $12 million.
“The assistance is non-lethal, as the UAV is not equipped with weapons,” the press service stressed.
The RQ-11 has an operational radius of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) at …