The joint exercise in Syria is aimed at bolstering defenses, the Russian military said The Russian Air Force has launched a joint exercise with its Syrian counterpart, the Defense Ministry in Moscow announced on Thursday.

Kirill Budanov has suggested he is not optimistic about the upcoming event in Vilnius The head of the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, is “certain” that Kiev will not be invited to become a NATO member at the bloc’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week, The Times has reported.

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