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Israel jammed Russian Pantsir air defense systems during Syria airstrikes
There is a logical explanation for the Syrian anti-air defense systems’ failure to repel the Israeli airstrikes earlier this week, and for the complete inaction of the Russian S-400 Triumph missile systems. A key reason is radar jamming by Israel, which has been confirmed by video footage showing Pantsir guided missiles simply self-detonating without hitting their targets. The video has been published by the Russian Telegram channel Gallifreyan Technology.
Israel’s Defense Ministry has not …
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Russia condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syria
The Russian Special Presidential envoy for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Moscow condemns the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli Air Force on the territory of Syria.
"We are still clarifying the circumstances, but this is very wrong," he said. "It just leads to an unnecessary escalation of tension in the region."
On Wednesday, the press service of the Israeli Army reported that the aircraft of the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on dozens of Al- …
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Ship with American liquefied gas for Ukraine arrives in Poland
A ship carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and destined for Ukraine arrived at the Polish LNG terminal in Świnoujście on November 19, the US Embassy in Kyiv announced.
“U.S. liquefied gas (LNG) is coming to Ukraine! Another step in helping Ukraine achieve energy independence, a ship carrying the LNG destined for Ukraine arrived yesterday at the Świnoujście, Poland LNG landing terminal in the Baltic Sea,” the embassy wrote on Twitter.
Ukraine signed an agreement in August with the …
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Poland complains of overpaying billions for Russian gas
For several years, the Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG (Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo) has overpaid Russia’s Gazprom at least €230 million per year, PGNiG CEO Piotr Woźniak told TVP Info in an interview. He said that since 2014 at least, PGNiG has paid roughly one billion zloty (about €233 million) too much for Russian gas – the different between Gazprom’s prices and market prices.
Woźniak hopes that the Stockholm Arbitration Institute, which PGNiG has already …
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Russia and Turkey increasingly at odds in Syria
Turkey’s statement that it might conduct a new military operation in northern Syria if the Kurdish rebels do not withdraw could aggravate the situation, the Russian media reported on Tuesday, citing a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry. The defense department also refuted Ankara’s claims that Moscow has failed to meet its commitments according to the agreement that was reached in Sochi.
“The Defense Ministry was surprised by the statement of Turkish Foreign Minister M. Cavusoglu about …