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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has resumed his official duties following a medical procedure, the Pentagon announced in Washington on Friday. Austin underwent a "successful, elective, and minimally invasive follow-up non-surgical procedure related to his bladder issue," the Pentagon said. He had temporarily handed over his official duties to his deputy Kathleen Hicks due to the procedure, the Pentagon said. The surgery was not related to the 70-year-old's cancer diagnosis, it added. Austin had returned home and no changes to his official schedule were anticipated. The White House and the US...
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is temporarily handing over his official duties to his deputy Kathleen Hicks due to a medical procedure, the Pentagon announced in Washington on Friday. According to the information provided, this is "a scheduled, elective, and minimally invasive follow-up non-surgical procedure related to his previously reported bladder issue." It has nothing to do with the 70-year-old minister's cancer diagnosis, it added. The White House and the US Congress have been informed about the procedure, the statement said. The ministry will provide further information after the pr...
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The delivery of three new Belharra-class frigates to the Greek Navy, set to enhance the country’s defensive capabilities and strengthen defence cooperation with France at sea, is reportedly progressing as planned and within the expected timeframe. Two of the frigates have been launched and are currently undergoing sea trials before being handed over to Greece, while the third had its keel attached just this April. Frigates will not be ready for service until 2025 and 2026. Parts of the ships are being built at the Salamis Shipyards, on the Greek island of Salamis, with the advanced defence tec...
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Coalition between her centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia is a definite option, European Commission incumbent president Ursula von der Leyen told the Eurovision five-way party leader debate today (23 May), clarifying that the Italian prime minister fulfils three criteria for future partners: she is pro-EU, against Russia's Vladimir Putin and for the rule of law. The EPP is the only mainstream party that has not signed a declaration pledging not to cooperate with far-right forces such as the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and the Identi...
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The deputy chief of the Russian general staff, Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, has been arrested on a charge of corruption, state media reported. A military court sitting in Moscow on Thursday ordered that Shamarin, 52, be held in custody for two months while investigations proceed. Shamarin is alleged to have accepted bribes on an especially large scale, state news agency TASS reported. Details of the investigation were not released. Shamarin, who heads the general staff's communications unit, is reported to have accepted bribes when concluding contracts. The Russian military leadership ha...
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Following the transfer of Russia's former defence minister Sergei Shoigu to other duties amid corruption investigations, another high-ranking Russian general has been arrested for taking bribes, state media reported on Tuesday. Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov had received money from a company for favours, according to the state news agency TASS. Cash totalling 100 million roubles ($1.1 million), including foreign currency, was seized in searches of his offices and home, a spokeswoman for investigators told the agency. Gold coins, luxury watches and other jewellery were also found. The well-c...
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Following the dismissal of former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu amid corruption investigations, another high-ranking Russian general has been arrested, state media reported on Tuesday. Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov, head of the ministry's cadre administration, is accused of a "criminal offence," according to the state news agency TASS. It did not provide further details. Meanwhile, the well-connected military blog Rybar said officials were probing Kuznetsov's activities in his previous post within the General Staff dealing with state secrets. Police reportedly searched his offices...
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Indrek Jurtšenko is a trained opera singer. But today he takes me to a military manoeuvre in the Estonian forests. Armed civilians, part of the “Estonian Defence League” (EDL), are war-gaming together with professional soldiers: “In our exercise there are 500 people from Estonia, Lithuania and France participating”, he says. The drill is called “Northern Frog” and takes place around a former soviet military airfield. Close to the landing strip, infantry troops from NATO-partner France fortify trenches. In the nearby forest, Baltic volunteers are gathering. They are armed civilians with profess...
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited NATO partner Canada to enter into a joint partnership with Norway to protect infrastructure in the far north. "Let us initiate a trilateral strategic maritime partnership with a focus on securing sea lines of communication through the northern Atlantic and Arctic," Pistorius said on Friday in the Canadian capital Ottawa at a meeting with his counterpart Bill Blair. The initiative could be the umbrella for joint activities. Blair said that the Canadian Arctic was exposed to new and growing threats. Canada has noticed that Russia and China are ...
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited NATO partner Canada to enter into a joint partnership with Norway to protect infrastructure in the far north. "Let us initiate a trilateral strategic maritime partnership with a focus on securing sea lines of communication through the northern Atlantic and Arctic," Pistorius said on Friday in the Canadian capital Ottawa at a meeting with his counterpart Bill Blair. The initiative could be the umbrella for joint activities. Blair said that the Canadian Arctic was exposed to new and growing threats. Canada has noticed that Russia and China are ...
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