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Media: Bulgaria considers Russia a threat
The Bulgarian government views Russia as a threat to its foreign policy, according to the report on the state of national security in 2016, adopted by the government and sent for approval to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Bulgaria, Sega newspaper reports.
The newspaper stresses that "this is the first time that a government document contains such a sharp criticism of Moscow." This document was signed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. In it, he says that "Russia's actions are a …
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Kremlin: new Ukrainian Education law poses a threat to Russian language
Russia has become the fifth country to dislike the new Ukrainian law "On Education."
"Although Russian is not mentioned in the law, it is obvious that the main goal of the current Ukrainian lawmakers is to trample the interests of millions of Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine and to enforce a mono-ethnic language regime in a multi-ethnic state,” said a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Russia.
"We view this as an attempt by the Kyiv authorities, which came to power via a …
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Ukrainian State Border Service: Russia does not have sufficient troops in Belarus to attack Ukraine
The troops of the Russian Federation that will be involved in the Zapad 2017 military exercises in Belarus are not enough to invade Ukraine, as stated by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Speaker Oleh Slobodyan on Pryamy TV. "I do not think that Putin is preparing to open a new front. Even if he is, the forces that they accumulated in Belarus are not sufficient for offensive actions, if we are talking about Ukraine. Although we should not forget about the Baltic countries," he said. …
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Turkey concludes purchase agreement for S-400 missile systems from Russia
Turkey has signed an agreement with Russia on the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft defense systems. According to the Turkish press, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country has already made an advance payment under the agreement.
The total amount of the purchase is estimated at $2.5 billion, Radjo Liberty reports. Russia confirmed that the contract was signed and "is getting ready for implementation."
The NATO alliance, where Turkey is a member, reported that they …
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Delegation of Russian judges who recognized the annexation of Crimea not allowed to attend world congress in Lithuania
The Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Valery Zorkin, as well as other Russian judges who recognized as legitimate Russian annexation of the Crimea, were not allowed into the World Conference on Constitutional Justice in Lithuania, reported Ukrainian MP Iryna Friz.
"For the first time in the history of the Congress, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Zorkin and other Russian judges who made the decision to recognize the annexation of the …
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Ukrainian Vice-Prime-Minister: Washington close to a decision on the provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine
The Ukrainian Vice-Prime-Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, has stated that Ukraine is drawing closer to a decision by the United States on the provision of lethal defensive weapons.
"I certainly would not name any dates related to when the decision by the US on whether to grant Ukraine lethal defensive weapons will be finally decided. However, from the way we are negotiating, and how the dialogue is developing, I would say that we have come very …
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Mingarelli: Ukraine may lose third tranche of 600 million euros from the EU
If Ukraine does not abolish the moratorium on the export of round timber, then it risks losing the next tranche of European Union (EU) macro-financial assistance for 600 million euros, said the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli, in an interview with Segodnya website.
"If Ukraine does not lift the ban on exports of round timber, 600 million euros - the third tranche of macro-financial assistance - will be lost. The decision will be made before the end of this year, which …
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Wave of evacuations in many Russian cities due to anonymous bomb threats
For three consecutive days, Russia has been receiving bomb threats. People are being evacuated from train stations, schools, universities, administrative buildings, shopping centers and cinemas across the country.
The first city to receive a barrage of bomb threats was Omsk. On the evening of September 10, unknown persons reported that bombs had been placed in the Omsk administrative building. Police inspected the building, but did not find any dangerous objects.
Regional elections were held …
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Russian Prime Minister Medvedev bans purchase of foreign furniture for state use
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree prohibiting the purchase of imported furniture for state institutions for two years, as of December 1.
The decree was published on the Russian government’s website.
Manufacturers in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be an exception.
“The decisions were made in order to utilize the production capacity of domestic furniture and woodwork industry enterprises, in order to improve the competitiveness of Russian production,” the …
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Ukrainian Justice Ministry: The Prosecutor General’s Office begins extradition check for Saakashvili
The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) of Ukraine is examining Georgia’s request for the extradition of former Georgian president and governor of Odessa Mikheil Saakashvili, announced Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko.
“After receiving this [extradition] request [from Georgia], all the materials were sent to the bodies of the PGO in order to carry out an extradition check. This is a preliminary stage. If it is completed with a positive conclusion, it will be possible to adopt further …