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Lithuania is building a new military camp at the Rudninkai training base, located near the border with Belarus, to host German soldiers and other NATO troops, announced the Ministry of Defense of this country on Thursday. The new camp will be able to accommodate over 1,000 soldiers who will participate in military exercises in the Baltic country, reports the German agency DPA, quoted by Agerpres. On a surface of seven hectares, residential and support buildings will be constructed, along with technical infrastructure and transport links, the cost of which is estimated at 40 million euros. The construction work is expected…
The Kremlin stated on Thursday that Russia will welcome all international mediators who can contribute to the political resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, whether it’s American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, whose visit has not yet been established, or Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the head of Vatican diplomacy, who will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow next week, according to EFE and Reuters agencies, quoted by Agerpres. “We greatly appreciate the efforts of all countries that express a sincere desire to support the conflict resolution process. There are few such countries, but this makes their…
The fire triggered by a presumed attack at Milrem Robotics, an Estonian company that manufactures robotic ground systems sold to Ukraine, was an act of hybrid warfare by Russia, declared Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on Thursday, according to EFE, reported by Agerpres. Kulbergs made this statement in a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart, Mindaugas Sinkevicius, shortly after the Latvian State Security Service (VDD) announced that it is investigating three Latvian citizens suspected of attempting to set fire to a factory in Estonia on the night of August 15. “VDD detained two Latvian suspects on August 17 and…
The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, had a phone conversation with the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, about the security situation in Europe, particularly concerning worries about potential aggressive actions from Iran, according to the Bulgarian government. The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, reaffirmed on Thursday to the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Rumen Radev, that a potential attack from Iran on the Balkan country would be interpreted as an attack against the entire North Atlantic Alliance, as established by the principle of collective defense provided in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, according to EFE. Mark Rutte personally confirmed…
BBC journalists went to a prisoner camp in western Ukraine to speak with soldiers born in this country, but who fought for Russia, trying to find out what made them don the uniform of Putin’s army. Behind the high walls that guard a prisoner camp in Western Ukraine, there are mainly military recruits from Russia, including from cities such as Saint Petersburg and Ekaterinburg. Among them, however, there are also Ukrainians from territories occupied by Russia, and their stories show how much has changed and how complicated the identity of a generation that grew up under Moscow’s control has become.…
The daily protests that have shaken Ukraine over the last month, through which thousands of people have demanded the return of Mihailo Fedorov to the position of Defense Minister, have unexpectedly ended. The street movement dissolved after the organizers firmly rejected Fedorov’s call for the organization of general elections during wartime. The former Ukrainian Minister of Defense has achieved political success through his criticism of Zelenski’s administration, establishing himself as a new rival to the president, however, his call for elections is met with a negative response. In a video speech broadcasted Tuesday evening, the former minister dismissed in July…
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated on Wednesday that she is unaware of recent contacts between her brother and Donald Trump, after the American president hinted that he is in touch with his North Korean counterpart, reports AFP and News.ro. Moreover, she denied that Pyongyang would send 50,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, as the leader from Kiev had claimed, according to Reuters. “Regarding the recent information coming from Washington about the contacts between the leaders of North Korea and the United States, I have absolutely no knowledge of this…
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries, warehouses, and ports did not produce “critical consequences” for Russia, claims Vladimir Putin, although the strikes in recent months have severely affected oil refining, logistics, and grain exports. “Of course, there are not, have not been, and cannot be critical consequences following such attacks. But, evidently, they cause us damage. We understand this and, obviously, we know what it’s about. I would like to emphasize once again that we need to strengthen the country’s sovereignty,” Putin stated, at the beginning of a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development, according to the Moscow…
Tens of thousands of Russians have decided to leave for Georgia, due to rumors of a possible new wave of mobilization this fall, reports Moscow Times on Wednesday. The Russian Federal Customs Service announced a “record flow of travelers” at the Verhnii Lars border crossing point. According to the governmental organization, on August 15 and 16, over 19,000 people crossed the border into Georgia daily, and on August 18, their number exceeded 20,000. “The current figures are significantly higher than those recorded in similar periods in previous years,” stated the Federal Customs Service. According to witnesses quoted by the “Ostorojno,…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says that London will continue to send military aid to Ukraine, after Moscow threatened the United Kingdom with “consequences” for the use of British drones in Ukrainian attacks on Russia. The United Kingdom will continue its support for Ukraine, despite the warning issued by Moscow following the emergence of information that Ukrainian forces have used drones manufactured in the United Kingdom in attacks on targets in Russia. Asked about Russia’s threats during a visit to Wolverhampton, Prime Minister Andy Burnham emphasized that the UK will not be intimidated by such statements and will not change its…