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American sanctions against Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport go into effect
Washington has imposed sanctions against Rosoboronexport, accusing it of violating the U.S. nonproliferation of weapons in relation to Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
JSC Rosoboronexport is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services
The decision was made on April 30 and goes into effect on May 9, reported Interfax-Ukraine, citing the U.S. Federal Register.
In accordance with the decision, no departments or …
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Israel puts troops in state of high alert
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered local authorities to prepare bomb shelters. This was after the military noted “irregular activity of Iranian forces in Syria,” the Jerusalem Post reported a military spokesman as saying.
Additionally, the Israeli military was put on high alert and deployed air defense forces in the northern part of the country, the newspaper reported.
“The IDF is prepared for various scenarios and warns that any aggression against Israel will be met with a severe …
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Israel strikes Iranian military base in Syria
The Israeli Air Force has carried out a missile attack on the military base in the town of Al-Kiswah near Damascus.
Syrian state agency SANA reports, citing military sources, that Syrian air defense shot down two Israeli missiles. According to the agency no one was killed.
The Arab media reports that Israeli strikes were aimed at Iranian military targets in Syria.
According to unconfirmed reports, the Israeli warplanes destroyed an Iranian weapons convoy carrying missiles intended for …
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Slovakia pays Russia 30 million euro per year for maintenance of MiG-29 fighters
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia pays Russia 20 million euro annually plus another 10 million for other service work according to the Contract Agreement on service of MiG-29 fighter jets, stated Danka Capáková, the spokeswoman for the Defense Ministry on Monday, May 7.
Her statement came after an announcement of Slovak Parliament speaker Andrej Danko who said last Sunday that Slovakia is negotiating further contracts with Russia regarding the MiG-29s.
The local media earlier reported that …
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French and German Foreign Ministers expect Russia’s 'constructive contribution' to resolving the crisis in the Donbas
Germany and France expect Vladimir Putin’s "constructive participation in resolving international conflicts." Russia should help resolve the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as other problems, Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas stated during a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Berlin on Monday, May 7, Radio Liberty reported. According to the German ambassador, Berlin and Paris are interested in dialogue with Moscow and expect from it "constructive contribution …