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Moscow is concerned that US and its allies are preparing to remove Assad from power
Moscow is concerned over the increased efforts that are being made by other countries to end the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Ryabkov, while commenting on the statement of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Turkey's operation in Syria, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
Earlier, Erdogan stated that the Turkish Army began the operation in Syrian to put an end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
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Lavrov confirms that Russia is in contact with Syrian opposition
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Russia is in talks with the Syrian opposition and that they are being facilitated by Turkey, Interfax reported.
“We have never avoided contacts with any political opposition group, and contacts with field commanders. And since our Turkish partners have contacts with the opposition groups including the field commanders, we, of course, exchange the information about the sentiments among these groups and we encourage them to become a part of …
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Media: Russian Bastion missile systems have been deployed to Crimea
A new division of Bastion coastal defense missile system arrived in the Crimea on November 30th, as reported by the Crimean sobytiya.info news website citing a source in the Russian military. The divisions are replacing similar systems that were shipped to Syria in October this year.
“A division of Bastions is arriving in the peninsular. The systems will replace the complexes shipped to Syrian in October. Bastions will be located in tow districts of the peninsular,“ the source said.
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Ukraine has determined new dangerous areas for flights over the Black Sea
Russia has accused Ukraine of creating new zones where it is dangerous for aircraft to fly over the Black Sea, as stated on Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency website.
"The new dangerous air zones are over Black Sea’s neutral waters and partially over Black Sea’s territorial waters of the Russian Federation to the southwest and southeast of the Crimean Peninsula. The reason for the establishment of new dangerous zones is not specified in NOTAMs [Notices to Airmen]. By doing this, the …
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The president of the European Commission favored maintaining sanctions against Russia
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated in an interview with the French regional newspaper Quest-France that he considers it necessary to maintain sanctions against Russia.
“If we point Russia to the fact that sanctions against it will be maintained, this country will understand such language and draw necessary conclusions. However, if we demonstrate that there is a possibility of lifting sanctions, Russia will definitely benefit from it,” Juncker stated. The …