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Media: Ukrainian President will meet with Trump next week
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will meet with the US President, Donald Trump next week, as reported by the Evropeyskaya Pravda news website with reference to its own sources in the diplomatic circles.
"This is a full-fledged state visit of Poroshenko to Washington, which will include meetings with key persons, including President Trump," one of the sources told Evropeyskaya Pravda.
Another source also added that Poroshenko's trip to the United States had already been agreed on …
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Relative of Bashar al-Assad seeks asylum in Germany
The widow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s cousin asked for asylum in Germany and is waiting for the decision on her case at one of the centers for refugees in the west of the country, as reported by German DPA news agency citing the local authorities.
Officials of the Warendorf region of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany) were faced with the unusual request for asylum. According to the DPA, the woman with a Syrian and Lebanese passport was attacked by other …
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Trump to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine with the President of Poland
President of the United States Donald Trump will discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda during his visit to Poland. This was reported by Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, reported Radio Poland.
According to him, Trump will arrive in Poland on the evening of July 5, and his visit will last until the early afternoon hours on July 6. Waszczykowski said that one of the goals of Trump's visit will be a personal meeting with Duda. …
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Founder of Telegram Messenger claims US Special Services attempted to bribe its developers
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram Messenger, said that he encountered close scrutiny by American Special Services during a trip to the US. According to Durov, they tried to bribe the employees of Telegram, while the FBI attempted to put pressure on him, he wrote on Twitter.
According to Durov, US special services twice offered bribes to employees working for him. "During the week of our team's trip to the US last year, US intelligence agencies twice tried to bribe our developers; plus, I …
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American commander calls Russia, China and Iran the biggest challenges for the US
US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said that the biggest challenges for the US Armed Forces are Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and also extremism. He made this statement in his introduction which was prepared for the hearings at the US House Committee on Armed Services.
“In today’s strategic environment five key challenges – Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and violent extremist organizations – most clearly represent the challenges facing the Joint …