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Image by Alfredas Piladys Military sources said today the U.S. military may deploy the Patriot missile system in the Baltics as part of a temporary rotation of troops in Lithuania. The news would herald a serious commitment to continue to build capability to defend the Baltic nations against perceived Russian…
Georgian Foreign Minister Mikhail Dzhanelidze said Russia is deviating from international norms for the settlement of conflicts, the correspondent of “VZGLYAD” newspaper in Tbilisi reports. Commenting on Russia’s possible withdrawal from the Geneva discussions on security in the Caucasus after the Russo-Georgian war of 2008, Janelidze stated that…
“I Had an honor to welcome Giorgi Kvirikashvili with the VP Mike Pence” – Wrote President Of The U.S. on his official twitter page. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met the president of the U.S. Donald Trump on May 8th. As Kvirikashvili told journalists, Georgian has received very clear messages…
Kozeta Cika contributed to this article Image by David Liuzzo Today, the government in Kosovo fell, after the parliament approved the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the current government with 78 votes. The vote was a surprise, as the government did not expect its allies to vote in favor of the…
Baltic Defense Ministers To Meet With US Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today the country will move its Victory Day celebration one day earlier to May 8th instead of the 9th when celebrated by the Russian Federation. Russia historically has marked the end of the war a day later than Europe over feelings it was not sufficiently…
Polish Unemployment Falls To Lowest In 25 Years.
Image by Evgeny Feldman Russia activist and Putin nemesis, Alexei Navalny, has confirmed he has flown to Barcelona, Spain and is undergoing an operation on his right eye to restore his vision. He suffered a chemical burn last month when someone threw a caustic antiseptic fluid in his face as…
Vladimir Putin Joins 750,000 For Immortal Regiment In Moscow.