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Russia detains persons involved in leaking Skripal poisoners’ personal data
The Russian news outlet Rosbalt reports that the FSB has identified those involved in leaking the personal data of Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov, who were accused by London of poisoning former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal.
According to the agency, the FSB officers executed more than 60 warrants over a “short period” aimed at stopping the leaks the data. “First of all, they came to private detectives and the so-called "pushers", those who were known to sell data from closed databases,” …
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Europe condemns elections in LPR and DPR
The governments of five countries in the EU Security Council released an official statement that they fully support Kyiv in recognizing the illegitimacy of the elections scheduled for November 11 in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces of Ukraine.
In the statement, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the UK state that the EU’s stance on developments in Ukraine “remains unchanged”. The EU “unequivocally supports the independence, sovereignty and territorial …
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Erdogan announces new military operation in Syria
Speaking at the Justice and Development Party meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of a new military operation in Syria, reports Hurriyet.
According to him, the Turkish armed forces will soon begin a new large-scale military operation east of the Euphrates river in Syria.
"We will soon carry out a complex operation on the east side of the Euphrates, at the very epicenter of terrorist organizations. One night we might attack unexpectedly," said Erdogan.
He …
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Poland concerned by outflow of Ukrainian workforce
Polish employers are afraid that when other western countries open their labor markets, a significant number of Ukrainians may flow out of Poland, leaving a gap in the Polish labor market which will need to be filled, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita writes.
According to the analysts, 7% of the work force has left Ukraine since 2015, moving primarily to Poland. However, they are starting to relocate from there to other western countries. Polish Work Service estimates that as many as 59% of …
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Russian nuclear submarines no longer 'invisible' to the United States
Russian nuclear submarines are no longer "invisible" to the United States and can be easily detected by the U.S. military aircraft. The October 23-29 issue of the weekly Military-Industrial Courier newspaper published in Russia indicates that the U.S. "is actively working on new ways to detect Russian submarines."
According to the publication, during the recent naval exercises, officers from the submarine Severomorsk compared the flight trajectory of the American reconnaissance aircraft Orion …