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Putin: Russia ready for new Cuban Missile Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is prepared for a new crisis like the Cuban Missile Crisis if the US wants to create it, and threatened to deploy hypersonic nuclear weapons on ships and submarines close to American territorial waters.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, known in Russia as the Caribbean Crisis, took place in 1962, when the US deployed nuclear missiles in Turkey, and Moscow responded by deploying missiles in Cuba, leading to a 13-day confrontation that put the world on …
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United States plans to leave around 400 military in Syria
A number of news agencies, referring to a high-ranking representative of the U.S. presidential administration, reported that after the withdrawal of armed forces from Syria, the United States intends to leave about 400 troops in the country, writes Deutsche Welle.
Earlier, the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, said that Washington wants a small peacekeeping group of about 200 to remain in Syria for a certain period of time. She explained that this would help to "protect peace" in …
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Polish President stresses the importance of military cooperation between Poland and Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed the importance of cooperation between his country and Ukraine as “Poland's big neighbor, which has an ambition to become a member of NATO”.
Duda spoke bout Ukraine’s contribution to the brigade during his visit to the headquarters of the international LitPolUkrbrig brigade named after Konstantin Ostrogsky in Lublin together with the presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania, the press service of the Ukrainian President reported.
Duda drew attention to the …
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Kremlin: US wants to transfer weapons to the opposition in Venezuela with the help of Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry official representative Maria Zakharova stated that, at the beginning of March, the US wants to transfer weapons to the opposition in Venezuela with the help of the Ukrainian Antonov company. In addition, according to her, starting on February 23rd, the US will send humanitarian aid to Venezuela while Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro does not intend to allow this aid into the country.
“The transport of cargo to Venezuela is planned for early March of this year …
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Duda: Warsaw hopes for increased American military presence in Poland
Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the country expects an increase of the United States military presence in Poland and he is waiting for a response from Washington.
"We expect that the presence [of the US] will increase, but whether it will be an increase in the number of military personnel or in the number of the military bases, it’s up to the Americans to decide,” the Polish President said at a press conference in Lublin on Friday.
Duda reiterated that Poland is ready to accept more …