Ukraine Should Focus On Preserving Sovereignty Instead Of Joining NATO - Stoltenberg

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Ukraine should now focus on maintaining its sovereignty and not on joining NATO.

US says it killed Daesh/ISIS official in northern Syria operation

The US military said Thursday that it killed a Daesh/ISIS official during an operation in northern Syria.

History shows that whoever violates borders is ultimately punished: Greece to Turkey

 

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Polish official criticises EU plan to curb gas use amid energy crisis

 Polish official in charge of energy security has said the European Commission’s plans to encourage member states to cut gas consumption would breach national sovereignty.

Ukraine can’t talk about sovereignty while aiding US sanctions: N. Korea

North Korea’s foreign ministry says Ukraine has no right to raise sovereignty issues after joining the United States’ “unjust, illegal” actions that breached Pyongyang’s sovereignty.

Beijing: Humanitarian aid must respect Syria’s sovereignty – SANA

China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dai Bing has said that his country’s position on the humanitarian issue in Syria is consistent and clear, adding that Beijing has always stressed that humanitarian aid delivery to Syria must respect the sovereignty of the Syrian state.

Greece Cancels Confidence-Building Talks With Turkey Over Airspace Violations - UrduPoint

Greece said on Thursday it could not discuss confidence-building measures with Turkey after its fellow NATO member stepped up air patrols that it said violated Greece airspace.

Japanese sovereignty covers South Kurils, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claims - TASS

Japanese sovereignty covers the South Kuril Islands, new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the lawmakers Tuesday.

Reino Unido promete mantener presencia militar en las Islas Malvinas

 

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Moscow Condemns US Airstrikes on Syria, Demands Respect for Arab Republic's Sovereignty - FARS

(FNA)- Russia "strongly condemns" the US' Thursday night attack along the Syrian-Iraqi border, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Greece warns Turkey of readiness to ‘defend its sovereign rights’

The Greek Foreign Ministry announced that Athens urged Turkey on Monday, to stop illegal actions in the eastern Mediterranean, and that these activities are provocative and undermine peace and security in the region.

Syria is a sovereign state and it will cooperate with whoever it wants in the fight against terrorism

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem stressed that Syria is a sovereign state and it will cooperate with whoever it wishes on counterterrorism.

Syrian Army Doesn't Need Permission from US to Attack Terrorists

After liberating the entirety of Damascus city and the broader province from an array of hardline Islamist militant groups, including the Daesh* terrorist group, the Syrian Army and other government forces are set to launch a major offensive in southern Syria, near the Arab Republic’s border with Israel.

Israeli Attack on Al-Daba'a Airbase Aimed at Delaying Army Operations in Southern Syria

A prominent Syrian military analyst said that the recent Israeli missile strikes on al-Daba'a airbase in Homs were aimed at delaying the army's military operations in Southern Syria.

Israel Warns Damascus Not to Use Air Defenses Against Israeli Jets Inside Syria

A senior Israeli Air Force officer has said that his country's military aircraft will continue to operate in Syrian airspace for as long as is deemed necessary.

Netanyahu ‘conveys Israel's obligation to defend itself against Iran’ to Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discuss military coordination amid new strikes in Syria blamed on Israel.

Taiwan accuses China of 'sabre rattling' as naval drill begins

China is conducting live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid growing tension in the region.
The one-day drill follows Chinese warnings against independence moves by the self-governing island. Taiwan began a similar exercise earlier this week.

Showing its brightest side: Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield Impossible Without Russia

An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that Turkish the military "operations" Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch would have been impossible without Russian cooperation.

La Liga Árabe exige a Turquía que "retire sus fuerzas" del territorio iraquí

El Consejo de la Liga Árabe exigió hoy a Turquía que retire inmediatamente "sus fuerzas" de Irak por considerarlo una "violación a la soberanía iraquí" y una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional árabe".

No Permanent US Military Base Allowed on Iraqi Soil: FM Jaafari

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari stressed that Baghdad, under no circumstances, will permit the United States to build permanent military bases on the Arab country’s soil.