Main News of February 14

WORLD

* Syria's opposition coalition denied that its leader, Moaz al-Khatib, is due to visit Moscow, The Guardian reported

* Moscow has not received any specific proposals from the United States concerning deeper cuts in strategic nuclear arsenals, but if they do come, it is ready to study them, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said

* Operations at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are back to normal after a partial roof collapse on Tuesday, the nuclear power plant's website said

RUSSIA

* The level of existing and potential military threats for Russia may increase significantly by 2030, and wars for natural resources should be expected, General Staff chief Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov said

* The level of existing and potential military threats for Russia may increase significantly by 2030, and wars for natural resources should be expected, General Staff chief Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov said

* Russian Northern Fleet aircraft have started patrolling the Arctic Ocean on a regular basis, Defense Ministry spokesman Capt. First Rank Vadim Serga said

* A man accused of planning to kill President Vladimir Putin ahead of last year’s presidential elections alleged in court that he had been tortured into confessing to the plot

* Over 30 women forced to work as prostitutes by a criminal gang have been freed after a police operation, police said