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Georgia to file a lawsuit against Russia over the death of Georgian citizen
Georgia’s Ministry of Justice, in coordination with the government, will submit a lawsuit against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the newspaper Vzglyad reports. Georgia’s Minister of Jusice, Tea Tsulukiani, stated that the case is being initiated regarding Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili, who died in South Ossetia in February of this year.
“The process of preparing claims started during the period when Georgian authorities were doing everything possible to get …
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US Congress proposes imposing sanctions against Russian weapons suppliers
The US Congress has proposed imposing further sanctions on Russian weapons suppliers.
The US House of Representatives of Armed Services Committee made a statement on the possibility of such an initiative on the website for the 2019 US defense budget legislation.
The authors of the bill propose authorizing the US president to impose sanctions on individuals who are supported by Russia's defense industry. In particular, this would impact supplies related to the development or production of …
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Netanyahu: Russia does not intend to interfere with Israel's actions in Syria
After the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place on May 9 in Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had no reason to worry that Russia would interfere with Israel's actions in Syria. As reported on the Kremlin website, during a meeting with Netanyahu, Putin intended to talk about bilateral relations between Israel and Russia, as well as problems in the region. "The situation, unfortunately, is very acute. I want to express the hope that we will not …
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The USA’s defense budget for 2019 allocates $250 million to Ukraine
As stated by the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA on Facebook, the USA’s defense budget for 2019 provides for 250 million dollars’ worth of assistance to Ukraine. "The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives introduced the draft proposal for 2019 defense budget. The amount of funds proposed to provide for “security assistance” to Ukraine, including lethal weapons, is 250 million dollars, which is 100 million more than was proposed …
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Israeli Army holds a special draft call for reservists
The Israeli Defense Forces or IDF launched a special draft call on Tuesday for reservists in accordance with specific needs after President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the nuclear agreement with Iran, TASS reports, citing a spokesman for the IDF.
"We’re holding a special call up [of reservists] in accordance with specific needs," the spokesman said to the news agency.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israel put the troops on the northern border on a state of high alert, deployed air …