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Lukashenko urges Belarusian exporters not 'to seek fortune' in Russia
The Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reports that during a working visit to the Dzyarzhynsk District in Minsk Oblast, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered to search for new export markets due to issues with exports to Russia.
"We need to clarify things. If they are going to pressure us no matter what, we will seek our fortune in other places," said Lukashenko.
He added that he will meet with President Vladimir Putin after his inauguration to "address all the issues in …
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Poland to build high-speed highway to the Ukrainian border
According to a Facebook post by the State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) with reference to the General Directorate for National Roads and Highways of Poland, Warsaw has unveiled plans to build a high-speed highway called the S12, which will join the Yagodin checkpoint on the border with Ukraine.
The highway will be 75 km in length, have two lanes on each side, and end in the Polish city of Piaski. Along the road infrastructure, facilities such as gas stations and …
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Kurds: French troops entered northern Syria
Kurdistan 24 news outlet reports, citing the Joint Chief of Defense in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), Razan Gilo, that the French military entered northern Syria through the Tal Abyad crossing which is under the control of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Razan Gilo said that at least 50 French soldiers entered the Syrian border-town of Tal Abyad this morning
The French soldiers have also been reportedly deployed to northeastern Aleppo town of Manbij, which is controlled by the …
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American Senator: US to provide weapons to Ukraine for self-defense
Radio Liberty reports that Rob Portman, a Republican US senator, has said that the United States will provide Ukraine with defensive weapons, including Javelin anti-missile systems, in order to enable the country to defend itself against aggression by Russia and pro-Russian militants.
“I think the right thing for the United States [and] for others to do on behalf of Ukraine is to allow them to purchase weapons to be able to defend themselves, including these new weapons that are being …
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Russia expels a Montenegrin diplomat
According to a report by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia has decided to expel a Montenegrin diplomat in response to a similar step by Podgorica.
On Monday, the Ambassador of Montenegro to the Russian Federation was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“He received a note of protest,” the statement of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “and it was announced that in response to the unjustified demands of Montenegro to expel the Russian diplomat on the basis of …