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Serbia: Security strategy draft

Serbia will not recognize Kosovo, it is stated in the drafts of the National Security Strategy and the Defense Strategy of the Ministry of Defense.

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Serbia Gets Four MiG-29 Aircraft from Belarus - Defense Minister

Belarus has supplied Serbia with four MiG-29 fighter jets as part of defense industry assistance, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on 21.04.2018.

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KP Director Shpend Maxhuni appointed as head Kosovo Intelligence Agency

Shpend Maxhuni, current General Director of the Kosovo Police (KP) has been appointed as Director of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA).

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Kosovo moves to establish Army bypassing Serb veto

Kosovo Government is planning to establish the Army through changes that would broaden the responsibilities of the existing Kosovo Security Force (KSF) as one of the modalities to bypass a Serb veto. The KSF Ministry pledges that by 30 April they will proceed the Draft Law on Army to the Government.

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Athens reacts to latest Turkish claims: Greek sovereignty over Imia isles indisputable

Athens responded immediately on 18.04.2018 to the most recent Turkish territorial claims in the eastern Aegean referring to "blatantly illegal" positions expressed earlier by Turkey's foreign ministry.

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Serbian Minister "worried about EU's and NATO's conspicuous silence"

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on 16.04.2018 that "Pristina leaders cannot endanger peace in Serbia."

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US supports creation of Kosovo Army, says PM Haradinaj

Kosovo Prime Minister has received on 06.04.2018 Matthew Palmer, director for South Central European Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

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First Turkish UAV detected flying in Greek airspace; fighter planes scrambled

Greek warplanes reportedly intercepted the first Turkish UAV "drone" operating in the Aegean, and specifically over the Dodecanese island of Rhodes on 05.04.2018.

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Склеивание осколков ВВС Сербии

ВВС Сербии обладают большим военным потенциалом, чем соседние страны.

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Greek defence minister says he has ordered deployment of more military personnel to Aegean islands

Greece’s defense minister has said 7,000 service members from the Greek armed forces are being moved to islands in the eastern Aegean Sea and a border area in northeast Greece, amid a spike in tension with Turkey.

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Greece to acquire ex-US Mark V speedboats. Greece F-16 upgrade ambitions. Greek-Russian cooperation

Greece is to acquire four Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC) through the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programme, Greek media reported on 2 March, 2018.

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"Europe underestimates danger from Greater Albania"

The two-day Conference on International Security opened in Moscow on Wednesday (04-05.04.2018), with participation of representatives from 95 countries.

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S-400s will be deployed to Turkey in July 2019: Official

Russia will deliver the first batteries of the S-400 anti-ballistic missile systems in July 2019 after Turkey’s demand to bring forward the time of delivery, the head of the Turkish procurement agency has said upon a joint decision by the Turkish and Russian president to prioritize cooperation on augmenting Turkey’s air defense.

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Сербам требуется новое вооружение. Москва и Белград обсуждают поставки

Министр обороны России Сергей Шойгу провел переговоры с главой военного ведомства Сербии Александром Вулином (03.04.2018), в ходе которых стороны обсудили вопрос поставки в Сербию четырех боевых вертолетов Ми-35, четырех транспортных вертолетов Ми-17, танков Т-72, боевых машин пехоты БМП-2 и другого вооружения.

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