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Ukrainian Border Service observes two Russian drones flying over the Donbas
The Ukrainian Border Service has observed two unmanned Russian drones flying over the Donbas region, Interfax-Ukraine reported. The Border Service also stated that a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was seen flying along the administrative border between Crimea and mainland Ukraine.
"In the area of the ATO [the Donbas region] two unmanned aerial vehicles were seen, and also on administrative border the Berdyansk squad observed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, which carried out flights over the temporarily …
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Media: Russian jets intercepted Israeli aircraft over Syrian airspace
Over the past several weeks, Russian fighter jets intercepted Israeli military aircraft over Syrian airspace on at least two occasions, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
According to the newspaper, the issue of airspace violations was discussed during Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s visit to Moscow in March.
Meanwhile, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he intended to discuss the strengthening of …
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Lukashenko: Russia should not consider Belarus its 'errand boy'
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called on Russia to respect the sovereignty of his country. In his annual address to the Parliament and the people of Belarus, Lukashenko urged Moscow to not consider Belarus its ‘errand boy.’
"I want Russians and especially the leadership of Russia to understand that we will not be their errand boy. We are an independent, sovereign state, which lives in the same house with them but has its own apartment. Maybe a tiny and small apartment, but still its …
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Poroshenko signs law banning Russian films
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has signed a law banning films produced in Russia after 2013, as well as films which popularize authorities of an aggressor state.
An amendment to the Ukrainian law "on cinematography", concerning the films of an aggressor state (No 3359), entered the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) with the President's signature on April 20, 2016.
"Under part one of this article, a ban on the distribution and demonstration of films containing the …
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NATO intends to strengthen its military presence in the Black Sea region
According to NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, the Alliance intends to strengthen its military presence in the Black Sea region, RBC-Ukraine reported, with reference to Deutsche Welle.
Vershbow explained that the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation on the one hand, and the “instability and violence on the southern borders of the Alliance that threaten to spill over onto its territory in the form of terrorism and uncontrolled migration" on the other, pose a "challenge …