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Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold Syria summit
Islamic State fighters are making their last stand in eastern Syria where their wives and children have fled the so-called ‘Baghouz pocket’ Islamic State fighters are making their last stand in eastern Syria where their wives and children have fled the so-called ‘Baghouz pocket’ AFP – Sochi (Russia) AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host…
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Russia: Venezuela hasn’t asked for military assistance
MOSCOW (AP) – A senior Russian diplomat says Venezuela hasn’t asked Russia for military assistance amid the South American country’s political crisis. Alexander Shchetinin, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin America department, said Monday that Moscow hasn’t received any such request from Caracas, according to Russian news reports. Asked to compare the situation…
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Russia planning to go internet-free, for now as an experiment
Working together with all major internet providers in the country, Russian authorities are planning an interesting – and quite disturbing – experiment that involves disconnecting all local users from the internet. The purpose of this experiment is to get feedback and maybe provide modifications to a law proposed back in December 2018. Censorship aside, being…
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Israeli Strikes on Sovereign Syria Must Be Stopped – Moscow
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on 21 January that it had hit alleged Iranian military facilities in Syria, including weapons depots in the area of Damascus International Airport, an intelligence centre, and a training camp, in response to a reported rocket strike on the Golan Heights. “With regard to the latest Israeli attacks, we said…
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Russia says it must develop new nuclear-warhead carrying missiles by 2021
–Russia says it must develop new nuclear missiles by 2021. –The country’s defense minister is quoted as saying the need for more missiles follows a U.S. decision to suspend a 32-year-old bilateral treaty. Alexei Nikolsky | TASS | Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting at Moscow’s…
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The Middle East vortex may become even worse
The Middle East is a collection of countries that, by and large, do not work and play well together. It is not going to get better any time soon. A half-century ago, the author received his first real taste of how professionals viewed international relations — beyond the daily, often-scary headlines in the middle of…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 1 February 2019
Greetings from Tyler, The mainstream media’s hair caught fire this week. It seems that President Trump had the audacity to disagree with top “intelligence” officials who say Iran poses no nuclear threat. Evidence has surfaced that the regime is still working with tons of enriched uranium, but who dares dispute the infallibility of the intelligence…
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The rocky marriage of convenience between Russia and Iran in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The tensions between Iran and Russia about Iran’s continued presence and the nature of its activities in Syria are expected to continue and even worsen. (January 30, 2019 / The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The latest round of attacks by the Israeli Air…
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US Intelligence Chief Claims Russia, China Will Meddle in 2020 Elections
According to allegations by the US intelligence director, Russia will implement more tools and methods to interfere in upcoming elections, but this time, it will have friends: China and, possibly, Iran. Russia will seek to meddle in the US presidential election again — this time, with China, claims Dan Coats, the US Director of National Intelligence. According to the director’s allegations,…
