Moscow is shutting down mobilization stations on Monday, after completing its plan for enrolling military reservists, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has announced. He added that the draft notices already sent to people’s homes and workplaces are no longer considered valid. “The mobilization has been a serious test to thousands of families …
Read More »China says it ‘completed tasks’ around Taiwan
China has announced an end to the unprecedented military exercises around Taiwan, which were launched following the controvercial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Wednesday that it had “successfully completed various missions during recent drills around Taiwan island and effectively …
Read More »NATO has completed its post-Cold War transformation from Europe’s guard dog into America’s attack dog
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, has just wrapped up its annual summit in Madrid, Spain. The one-time trans-Atlantic defensive alliance has, over the past three decades, transformed itself from the guardian of Western Europe into global cop, seeking to project militarily a so-called values- and rules-based posture. NATO’s …
Read More »Roman era officially over as Chelsea takeover completed
The Roman Abramovich era at Premier League giants Chelsea has officially come to an end after the Premier League giants confirmed on Monday that the takeover bid fronted by US businessman Todd Boehly has been completed. A statement from the club published on their official website read: “Roman Abramovich has …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed, Russia’s Gazprom announces – US had tried to block vital infrastructure project
In a statement issued on Friday, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Saint Petersburg-based energy giant, said that “at 8.45am this morning Moscow time, work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed.” Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed that the laying of pipes under the Baltic …
Read More »American efforts to stop Nord Stream 2 have failed & gas pipeline will be completed in next few days – Russian foreign minister
Speaking at a meeting in St. Petersburg on Monday, the veteran diplomat announced that final preparations are being made on the underwater link, which will connect the gas fields of Siberia to consumers in Western Europe. “It will be completed in a few days and will begin working,” he said. …
Read More »US says it ‘secured’ Kabul airport & completed evacuation of its embassy amid Taliban takeover
“We can confirm that the safe evacuation of all Embassy personnel is now complete,” State Dept spokesman Ned Price said late on Sunday. The hasty evacuation of the US embassy workers and local personnel was prompted by the rapid advances of the Taliban that entered Kabul on Sunday, declaring the …
Read More »Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to be completed in August – project coordinator
“We believe that construction will be completed at the end of August. We are now 98% complete… Our goal is to put the pipeline into operation this year,” Nord Stream II AG executive director Matthias Warnig said in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper. He stated that after its completion, the …
Read More »First stretch of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline completed on Friday morning Putin reveals, despite vehement US objections to scheme
Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Putin said “I am pleased to say that today, just two-and-a-half-hours ago, we have completed laying the pipes for the first section of Nord Stream 2, and works are advancing on the second segment.” “The gas pipeline, including the segment under the sea, …
Read More »Tests hypersonic missile “Zircon” successfully completed
Today the main military issued a statement on the final stage of tests of a rocket complex of new generation. We are talking about a hypersonic attack missile weapons “Zircon” sea-based. According to the statement, the Russian defense Ministry, the missile tests “Zircon” are successful. Test launches of these hypersonic …
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