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NATO seeks troops to deter Russia on eastern flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow.With Russia’s aircraft carrier heading to Syria in a show of force along Europe’s shores, alliance defense ministers aim to make good on a July...
NATO seeks troops to deter Russia on eastern flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow.With Russia’s aircraft carrier heading to Syria in a show of force along Europe’s shores, alliance defense ministers aim to make good on a July...
NATO Seeks Troops to Deter Russia on Eastern Flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow. With Russia’s aircraft carrier heading to Syria, alliance defense ministers aim to make good on a July promise by NATO leaders to send forces to the...
Sukka of the Rebbe’s emissary in Ukraine
Arutz Shgeva visited the special Sukka of Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky in Dnepropetrovsk …read more Source: Arutz...
Rich countries may take lead in recession-proof debt project
* G20 takes up growth-linked bond proposal * Crisis tool originally targeted emerging economies * But Britain, Germany may need to take lead * IMF to complete review early next year Some of the world’s most advanced economies may club together to sell growth-linked bonds, creating a market that could help avert future debt crises, sources...
Russia puzzled at Norway’s decision to allow stationing of US troops in 2017
Russia is puzzled at the decision by its neighbour Norway to allow US troops to be stationed on its soil from next year, a Russian embassy official said on Tuesday. Oslo said on Monday it would allow some 330 US Marines to be billeted temporarily at the Vaernes military base in central Norway from January, the first foreign troops allowed to be...
Donbas calls on Kiev to begin direct talks
Officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have held a press conference in Moscow. …read more Source:...
As Syrian deaths mount, world’s ‘responsibility to protect’ takes a hit – experts
As civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo are battered by air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, what has happened to the world’s responsibility to protect populations under threat? The Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Security Council were established after World War Two to maintain peace and protect people in conflict...
Emiratis to get visa on arrival in Ukraine
Entry visas can be obtained at three main airports …read more Source: Gulf...
Poland accuses Egypt of selling warships to Russia for $1
Poland’s defence minister has accused Egypt of selling two French-made Mistral warships to Russia for just $1. Antoni Macierewicz accused Egypt of the sale during a parliamentary debate last week. Macierewicz later told reporters he was information of the sale “from good sources”, but did not reveal anything further. “If Egypt would now...
