Woolwich attack: Terror suspects "known to security services'
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Pavel Danilin, a Russian political analyst, has commented on the Woolwich murder. He said the policy of multiculturalism has “almost outlived its natural lifespan,” a tendency that became clear as early as in the 2000s, when the UK was shaken by a series of terror attacks followed by clashes, pogroms, arsons and nationalist sentiments.
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The Turkish foreign ministry has denied reports that the murdered Chechen businessman Medet Ünlü was Chechnya’s honorary consul in Turkey.
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Prime Minister David Cameron meets his top advisers to urgently address potential security implications following the murder in Woolwich on Wednesday.
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Russia and Serbia could sign an agreement on cooperation in the military and military technology fields this year, Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoigu announced at the meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic held during the International European Security Conference.
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On Wednesday, the London Symphony Orchestra and its acclaimed chief conductor Valery Gergiev of Russia received a 15-minute standing ovation at the end of a concert at the Barbican Center in the British capital.
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Ways of strengthening European security will top the agenda of a two-day defense conference opening in Moscow on Thursday. The meeting is entitled “Military and Political Aspects of European Security” and was organized by the Russian Defense Ministry.
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The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved a memorandum applying for observer status in the Customs Union, a Moscow-based trade bloc comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said.
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The Turkish foreign ministry has denied reports that the murdered Chechen businessman Medet Ünlü was Chechnya’s honorary consul in Turkey.
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