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Rising tensions between Turkey, Russia and Syria could drag everyone in
The two countries have given starkly different accounts about what was aboard a chartered Syrian Airlines jetliner that was forced by Turkish fighter jets to land in Istanbul Wednesday night, interrupting a flight from Moscow to Damascus. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accused Russia Thursday of exporting munitions to Syria on the aircraft, while Turkish media reported that part of the cargo was “missile parts.”
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Russia and Iraq announce landmark arms deal
Iraq has agreed to buy more than $4.2 billion in Russian arms, in the largest military and technical cooperation deal between Russia and Iraq in the modern era.
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Russia, U.S. discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution
A meeting was held between Secretary of State - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Philip Gordon in Geneva. The meeting, which discussed a number of issues of mutual interest, was held on Oct.11, Russian Foreign Ministry's official website reported.
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Iran doesn't intend to attack Israel with nuclear weapons
In meeting with Knesset Speaker Rivlin, Sergei Lavrov says Tehran will avoid such an assault as a result of millions of 'Arabs and Muslims' who reside in the country; Rivlin: Only Russia can stop Iran without sanctions, military action.
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Moscow Warns over Use of Force Against Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Wednesday that the use of force against Tehran would spell the end of the negotiating process on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat
Russia extended its military presence in Tajikistan for 30 years on Friday in a deal to secure the southern fringes of its former Soviet empire after NATO troops leave Afghanistan.
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UK Military Academy and Azerbaijani Defense Ministry hold joint military trainings
UK Military Academy and Azerbaijani Defense Ministry hold joint military trainings on “Protection management within wide security context” in Baku. Press service of the Ministry told APA that the military servicemen of the Defense Ministry, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Internal Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special State Protection as well as the State Protection Service are participating in the trainings.
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Georgian prison scandal draws pre-election criticism from Russia
Russia criticised Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's government a week before a parliamentary election in the former Soviet state, saying that a prison abuse scandal raised questions about its ability to protect its citizens' rights.
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