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Putin: Russia knew about Turkey's operations in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that sending Turkish troops to Syria was not a surprise for Russia. He stated this after the G20 Summit in Hangzhou.
“As for the surprises, we’ve got the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and special services for such cases, to have fewer surprises. In principle, we understood what was happening, and where it all led. Everything is visible: movements, aspirations, even the problems happening in the very same Turkey due to the events in Syria are visible,” Putin …
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Russia's Levada Center labelled a 'foreign agent'
The Russian, non-governmental, research organization Levada Center was included in the register of non-profit organizations (NGOs) that perform the functions of a foreign agent. This was reported on Monday, September 5th, by the press service of the Ministry of Justice of Russia.
"The fact that the organization corresponds to the features of a non-profit organization performing the functions of a foreign agent, was established in the course of an unscheduled documents check by the Main …
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Ukrainian intelligence: Separatists blocked television signals in Mariupol
Separatists of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic have blocked the signal of Ukrainian TV channels "1+1" and "Novy Kanal" in the occupied territory of the Donetsk region in Mariupol, as reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine on its Facebook page.
"Russian military propagandists from the Southern military district of the Russian armed forces have been observing the gradual change in the sentiments of the local people in the temporarily occupied …
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State Department: The US will never recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea
The United States will never recognize Crimea’s accession to Russia. This was declared by the USA State Department’s Coordinator for Sanctions Policy Daniel Fried in an interview with Delfi."We have never recognized the incorporation of the Baltic countries into the Soviet Union and I am proud of it. The United States is capable of incredibly long patience. In the case of the Crimea, I can confirm that the United States will never recognize the accession. In the Budapest Memorandum, Russia had …
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Crimean authorities accuse Ukraine of terrorism for cutting the power supply
The head of the State Committee of the Crimean government for International Relations and Deported Citizens, Zaur Smirnov, during a round table devoted to the Day of Solidarity in the fight against terrorism, said that stopping the supply of electricity from mainland Ukraine is considered "terrorism" on the Peninsula, as reported by the press service of the State Committee.
"Today, a terrorist is not only a man with a gun in his hands. A terrorist is a person who has a powerful ideological …
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Rasmussen: A Trump victory would weaken Ukraine's position
A victory by U.S. Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, will weaken Ukraine’s position, as stated by an advisor to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, ex-NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in an interview with Apostrophe.
"If Hillary Clinton were elected as President, I expect that she would exert pressure on Russia until it implements the Minsk Agreements. If Donald Trump is elected, I’m afraid it will weaken Ukraine’s position," Rasmussen stated.
The advisor to the …
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Contractor says Kerch Strait Bridge will be completed on time despite US sanctions
The owner of SGM (Stroygazmontazh, the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia), Arkady Romanovitch Rotenberg, who acts as the General Contractor for the construction of the bridge from Kuban to the annexed Crimea, is sure that the U.S. imposed sanctions against the company, SGM-Bridge, will not affect the timing of the project, as stated on the TV channel "Russia 24."
"We were ready for this, and initially suggested that this may happen. …
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State Department: Syria talks are dragging on because Russia rejected previous agreements
The United States did not make the progress that President Barack Obama was hoping for in the negotiations with Russia about Syria, despite, according to him, working around the clock. “This is a very difficult matter,” he told reporters on Sunday, September 4. The US State Department said that the agreement was close to a conclusion, but it was again postponed due to a number of issues about which Russia renounced previously-reached arrangements.
“The Russians have returned to their previous …
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Latvian National Armed Forces spotted Russian submarines, warships and aircraft near its borders
The representatives of the Latvian National Armed Forces reported that warships and submarines belonging to the Russian Navy were again spotted in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia. On the 3rd of September, Russian Kilo-class and Finik-class submarines were spotted at 10 nautical miles from the border of Latvia’s territorial waters. A Russian Kashtan-class SS-750 warship was also spotted at 20 nautical miles from the border of Latvia’s territorial waters.Russian Tu-134 aircraft and two Su-27 …
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Latvian Foreign Minister: Debate about lifting sanctions on Russia was premature
It’s too early to discuss abolishing the EU sanctions against Russia, said the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, Edgars Rinkēvičs, during an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Bratislava, as reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Latvia.
Rinkēvičs stressed that it was premature to talk about lifting sanctions against Russia and it is necessary to continue efforts to achieve full implementation of the Minsk agreements. In addition, the Latvian minister expressed …