From RIA Novosti:  The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov, will take part in a meeting of the European Union Military Committee at the Chiefs of Defense level in Brussels on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.  (photo: Vladimir Vyatkin/RIA Novosti)

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