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Former Lukashenko's security chief accused of accepting a bribe from Russian company
Investigation Department of the KGB of Belarus charged with taking a bribe the former Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, Andrei Vtyurin. He was detained on May 3, according to the KGB’s website.
"The day before he was caught red-handed when receiving 148 600 US dollars from the representative of the Russian commercial structure "G" for assistance in promoting its interests in the Republic of Belarus", — said in a statement.
The KGB said that the representative of the Russian company …
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Russia and Assad launch major air attacks against Idlib and Hama
The Hama and Idlib provinces have been the target of at least 110 air attacks by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday 4 May. According to the London-based organization, at least 69 people have been killed since the start of this new escalation on 30 April.
The new wave of violence in the region could jeopardize the Russian-Turkish agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib. The agreement was reached in 2018 in the hopes …
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Russia refuses to participate in International Tribunal hearings on detained Ukrainian sailors
Russia refuses to participate in the hearings of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, where Ukraine appealed with a demand to release Ukrainian sailors and three ships that were captured in November 2018, reported Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Olena Zerkal on Facebook.
"Russia stated that it wouldn't take part in hearings on temporary measures in the case of immunity of Ukrainian warships and members of their crews in the International Tribunal for the Law of the …
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Russia says it is ready to negotiate sale of Su-57 fighter jets to Turkey
Russia is ready to engage in negotiations with Turkey on the possible sale of the latest fifth-generation Su-57E fighter aircraft , said Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of the Russian defense concern Rostec, in an interview with Anadolu.
According to him, Turkey is "an attractive market for the Russian fifth generation Su-57E combat aircraft ". Chemezov added, "If Ankara shows interest in purchasing this aircraft, we are ready to cooperate on this." At the same time, the head of Rostec explained that …
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Zelensky's military adviser: Ukraine will win back Donbas in five years
In an interview with the news agency Apostrophe, Ivan Aparshyn, adviser to Ukraine’s President-elect Vladimir Zelensky on issues of security and defense said that Kyiv could win back the Donbas within five years.
“Regarding the return of Crimea and the Donbas. If the Donbas is a goal for five years, then the territory of Crimea is a more distant goal.”
While discussing the situation, Aparshyn noted that he does not believe these territories can be returned through military means. According to …