Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Russian “Duma”, said on Sunday that Moscow may reconsider the timing of using nuclear weapons if the threats facing Russia increase.

Kartapolov said, in statements reported by the Russian Information Agency, that “if we see that challenges and threats are increasing, this means that we can correct something in the nuclear doctrine regarding the appropriate time to use nuclear weapons and the decision to use them,” and he added, “But of course, it is too early to talk about That is now,” according to Reuters.

The former general’s statements come after warnings issued by President Vladimir Putin that Moscow may change its nuclear doctrine, which determines the conditions under which these weapons can be used.
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The Governor of the Russian Republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced an escalation in the number of casualties as a result of a series of terrorist attacks that struck the republic.

In a video clip posted on his official Telegram channel, Melikov reported that more than 15 police officers were killed while defending security and peace in Dagestan, in addition to a number of civilians killed as a result of clashes and attacks targeting peaceful targets.

The Anti-Terrorism Committee in Russia indicated that the armed attacks took place on Sunday evening, targeting two Orthodox churches, a Jewish synagogue, and a traffic police station in the regions of Derbent and Makhachkala, and the Russian Investigative Committee opened criminal investigations under the article “terrorist attack.
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The crew of the Russian Navy’s” Varyag” missile cruiser began a series of exercises today in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying out detection and destruction missions of small, high-speed targets.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the sailors secured the ship’s camouflage using a circular smoke screen, and the cruiser’s teams underwent extensive training on distributing targets correctly to ensure they are targeted effectively, especially in the face of attacks by unmanned boats.

The crew carried out training on destroying a floating sea mine using an effective explosion process, which reflects their readiness to confront various maritime threats.

The sailors were able to repel an attack from an “enemy” ship using modern “AK-130” and “AK-630” artillery systems, as they struck a target simulating a surface ship with remarkable efficiency.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that it had thwarted an attempted drone attack by Ukraine, and 36 drones were destroyed in various regions of southwestern Russian territory during the past night.

The statement published by the ministry on the Telegram application stated that Russian air defenses destroyed 15 aircraft in the Kursk region, adjacent to the border with Ukraine, and nine other aircraft in the Lipetsk region, located several kilometers south of Moscow.

The reports also included the destruction of four aircraft over the Voronezh region and the same in Bryansk, in addition to the destruction of two aircraft in each of the Oryol and Belgorod regions.

On the other hand, the governors of Lipetsk and Bryansk confirmed via Telegram that the attacks did not result in injuries or serious damage.
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The Russian Ambassador to the Central African Republic, Alexander Bekantov, confirmed that the Central African Republic is interested in strengthening dialogue with Russia in the field of fuel.

Bekantov said, “The Central African delegation to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024, headed by Prime Minister Felix Molwa, discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in several areas.”

He added, “The issue of interaction in the field of fuel was also discussed, and our partners confirmed their interest in enhancing dialogue in this field.”

Bekantov explained that the two sides have not yet concluded any contracts regarding the supply of fast-burning fuel to the Central African Republic from Russia.

Media reports earlier spoke of negotiations between Russia and the Central African Republic about supplying the latter with 30 tons of fast-burning fuel.
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The Russian ambassador to Djibouti and Somalia, Mikhail Golovanov, said, “Somalia shows interest in expanding multifaceted cooperation with Russia.”

He said, in an interview with the Russian “TASS” agency, that “Somalis refer to the period of intense cooperation between the Soviet Union and Somalia with nostalgia, noting the high level of interaction in various fields after the country gained independence.”

He added, “In contacts with the embassy, ​​the Somali partners confirm that they highly appreciate our country’s role on the international scene, in maintaining global stability and its foreign policy based on the principles of building respectful dialogue and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
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The US Army has completed the withdrawal of all its soldiers from “Air Base 101” in Niamey, the capital of Niger, as ordered by the ruling military junta in Niger, according to US Air Force General Kenneth Eckman. Then the US Army will shift its focus to leaving a large drone base, During the coming weeks.

Following the political transformation that the country witnessed last April, the ruling military junta in Niger ordered the United States to withdraw its soldiers from the country, who number approximately 2,000 soldiers.

Niger’s military junta has given the United States until September 15 to withdraw its forces, which also means leaving a $100 million drone base near Agadez in northern Niger, known as “Air Base 201.”
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The Match TV sports channel announced that Russian player Elena Vesnina, 37 years old and the 2016 Olympic champion, will participate in the doubles competition alongside Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The International Tennis Federation also confirmed the participation of six other Russian players in the upcoming Olympics, as the men’s team consists of Daniil Medvedev, Roman Saviolin, and Pavel Kotov, while the women’s team consists of Ekaterina Alexandrova, Mira Andreeva, and Diana Schneider.

It is reported that under the new Olympic rules, players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to participate as independent athletes in the next Olympics.
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Niger is making great strides on the path to liberation from American and European colonialism, in cooperation with Russia, which has extended the African country a helping hand in rising again and rebuilding the state’s capabilities.

The US Army withdrew its personnel from the 101st Air Base in Niger near the airport in the capital, Niamey, before withdrawing from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks.

In April, Niger’s ruling military junta ordered the United States to withdraw nearly a thousand military personnel from the country.

The ruling military junta in Niger has given the United States until September 15 to withdraw its forces from its territory.
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