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Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, during a speech to the Russian parliament on Wednesday, acknowledged for the first time the existence of a new military branch, an information warfare division. This admission is insightful in light of recent accusations against Russia during the 2016 U.S. election. Declaring the formation of…
The commanding general of NATO has promised that NATO troops will stay in the region, “as long as necessary” Chief of the Allied forces in Europe, General Curtis Skaparotti, said that NATO has no plans to withdraw troops from Kosovo. As reported by Associated Press, the statement was made during…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev appointed his wife the first vice-president in the country’s history. The decree of the appointment of Aliyev was signed on Tuesday, February 23. The president introduced his wife as his deputy at the session of the Security Council of Azerbaijan. He said that for many years…
Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal To Be 90% Modernized In Late 2020.
Poroshenko Wants More Sanctions Based On Russian Rebel Travel Document Approval.
The Lithuanian President gave her ‘expectations’ to U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence, at the Munich Security Conference regarding air defense of the Baltic States. Dalia Grybauskaite came very prepared for the meeting. “I spoke very specifically about what we expect from NATO. We see that the Warsaw decisions are no…
The question of abolishing the visa regime for citizens of Georgia is connected with the establishment of full cooperation between Russian and Georgian law enforcement agencies. Such cooperation is hampered by the lack of diplomatic relations between two countries – Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, said in Munich on February…
On February 19th, thousands of Georgians rallied in Tbilisi to…
Putin Signs Order To Recognize Breakaway East Ukrainian Documents.
On February 18, the scheduled protest of opposition Democratic Party took a sudden turn – it was concluded by setting up a huge tent in the main boulevard, aiming to continue protests until the opposition’s demands were met. The key demand is to force the socialist government to resign, to…