Contents tagged with Russia
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NATO sides with Hungary in the dispute with Ukraine over the language law
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller stated during a visit to Hungary that NATO has acted in line with Hungary’s interests when it comes to Ukraine’s Law on Education and insists that Ukraine should implement the conclusions of the Venice Commission regarding the language provisions on the law on education, the Alliance's press service reports.
“Allies have acted in solidarity with Hungary when it comes to Ukraine’s Law on Education. In the Brussels Declaration and in the …
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Poroshenko accuses Russia of cyber attacks on the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
The Russian Federation carried out DdoS attacks on the Central Election Commission (CEC) on February 24 and 25, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday during a meeting with representatives of the IT sector in Kyiv, Interfax Ukraine reported.
“The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council has developed protection mechanisms together with department for information security of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Cyber Security Police of the CEC jointly with our American …
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Volker announces plans to intensify anti-Russian sanctions
The US does not recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and believes that “words are not enough”, US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said on 26 February during the opening of the fifth international forum titled: “Occupation of Crimea: 5 years of opposition” in Kyiv.
“We does not and will not accept Russia’s claimed annexation of Crimea. But words are not enough. We are very clearly and closely following the human rights situation in Crimea, and we are carefully following the …
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Ukrainian President signs law banning Russian observers from participation in elections
President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has signed the law prohibiting Russian observers’ from participation in Ukraine's elections, announced the head of state press service.
"President signed the law that prohibits representatives of an aggressor country from being official observers at the elections in Ukraine," said the report.
The law makes amendments to Ukraine's presidential, parliamentary, and local elections laws. It determines that a citizen of the country, recognized by the …
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Poroshenko and Volker visit US missile destroyer in Odessa
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker on board the missile cruiser USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), which had recently arrived at the Port of Odessa, the president’s website reported.
Poroshenko remarked on the symbolism of the meeting taking place on board the Donald Cook, which is a frequent visitor to the Black Sea and Odessa.
“It is a legendary ship, and it is an important signal to the Kremlin in the fifth year of …
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Netanyahu: Iran’s presence in Syria will be main topic of the meeting with Putin
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is in Moscow, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before his departure, the head of the Israeli government announced that the focus of the meeting will be Iran’s military presence in Syria.
“Today I am going to Moscow, where tomorrow I will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the center of our talks will be Iranian consolidation in Syria. We act and will continue to act against it and attack their bases. I will talk …
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Daughter of Putin’s spokesman interns at European Parliament for pro-Russian MP
Yelizaveta Peskova, daughter of Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has been working as an intern in European Parliament for a French MP, Current Time reports.
Her job gives her complete access to European Parliament’s facilities and databases, including its internal computer network and the MP’s internal network.
Peskov’s daughter, who is currently 21 years of age, officially registered as an intern in the office of EU Parliament member Aymeric Chauprade. Her name and surname can be …
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Russia donates $9 million worth of air defense weapons to Tajikistan
Russia donated $9 million worth of air defense systems to Tajikistan, reports TASS with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The report specifies that this delivery includes radar stations designed to detect and track airborne objects, as well as transmit target designation to air defense systems in Tajikistan.
The military equipment transfer was carried out in accordance with the Tajikistan’s Armed Forces modernization program, noted the ministry. The Kremlin also pointed out that …
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Russia's Gazprom reshuffles top management after gas theft case
Three of Gazprom’s high-ranking top managers, including two deputy chairmen of Gazprom’s management committee, lost their posts as a result of the 30 billion rubles worth gas theft case investigation. The ex-senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, Rauf Arashukov, and his father, the twice-convicted advisor to the general director of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, Raul Arashukov, were implicated in this case.
According to Interfax, on Tuesday, the deputy chairman of Gazprom board, Valery Golubev, was …
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Ukraine initiates criminal cases against Russian military after the incident in the Kerch Strait
Commanders of the Southern Military District and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, as well as five employees of the FSB Border Service are suspected of "conducting an aggressive war" against Ukraine.
The Prosecutor General’s Office and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that seven more Russian servicemen and the FSB border guard officers will be investigated in connection with the incident in the Kerch Strait. They are suspected of planning, preparing, initiating and …