(ANSA) – KABUL, AUG 28 – The Afghan Defense Minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, accused Pakistan of providing airspace to US drones to enter his country, defining the raids as a continuation of the “invasion” of Washington . Mujahid’s comments come less than a month after US President Joe Biden announced the killing of Al-Qaeda leader […]
Tag: Ministry of Defense
Lithuanian minister, missiles in Kaliningrad do not increase threats
“The Russian Kinzhal missiles deployed in Kaliningrad do not change the security situation in the region or increase the threats to Lithuania”. This was stated – as reported by the Kiev Independent – by the Minister of Defense of the Baltic country, Arvydas Anusauskas. “I think we shouldn’t worry too much – he added – […]
Scandinavia: three-way agreement to strengthen defense cooperation
(ANSA) – STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 09 – Denmark, Sweden and Norway have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in the defense field to jointly monitor the waters and skies of the three countries, while tensions with Russia increase. An agreement to this effect was reached in a trilateral meeting between defense ministers in Malmoe, in southern Sweden, […]
Ukraine: Di Battista, ‘A new arms shipment should indignant’
“Although the war in Ukraine you take up less and less space in the newspapers (much better to speak of the “bullying” of workers Brunette who complains of being bullied) things happen, related to it, that should make public opinion indignant, even more so in a dramatic moment from a social point of view. Guerini […]
Naples, the city regains possession of the San Vincenzo pier
(ANSA) – NAPLES, 28 JUL – For the mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, it represents one of the “identifying places” of the city of Naples and from the first Saturday of August it will be usable by Neapolitans, even if awaiting the reorganization work for children groups. It is the San Vincenzo pier from which […]
Kiev, Kharkiv court seat for crimes committed by Moscow
(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 23 – “Russia has committed some of the greatest war crimes in Kharkiv and this city could become the seat of a court against the Russian Federation after Ukraine wins the war”. This was announced by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Twitter, posting a photo of the Saltivka district bombed […]
Moscow, some Western weapons in Ukraine sold on the black market
(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 05 – The Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are ending up on the black market. The Guardian reports it. Shoigu said Ukraine has received more than 28,000 tons of military cargo so far, and some of these Western weapons […]
Russian defense minister visits Ukraine
(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 26 – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the command posts of the Russian army in Ukraine. This was stated by the Russian Defense Ministry, reports Interfax. “The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General Sergei Shoigu, inspected the Russian troops participating in the special military operation in Ukraine. Visiting […]
Turkey, Sweden-Finland support for terrorism threatens NATO
(ANSA) – ISTANBUL, 17 JUN – “The political, financial and armed support of terrorist groups by Sweden and Finland is a threat to NATO”. This was stated by the Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, as reported by Anadolu. Ankara opposes the entry of Helsinki and Stockholm into the Alliance denouncing the support of the Scandinavian […]
Ukraine, China: never provided material support to Russia
(ANSA) – BEIJING, June 12 – China has never provided any material support to Russia in the war against Ukraine: Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, speaking at the security summit of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said that Beijing supported the peace talks and opposed the arms supply, showing full skepticism about the effectiveness of the […]