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Ukraine expels journalist of TV channel Russia-24
Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained and deported to Russia the journalist of Russia-24 TV channel, Natalia Goncharova. According to SBU’s statement, she was preparing to shoot an anti-Ukrainian video showing an untrue image of Ukraine, misinforming the audience and harming the international image of Ukraine.
SBU states that the journalist “was preparing a media provocation about the Russian presidential elections in Ukraine”. Goncharova was banned entry to Ukraine for …
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Attempt on Skripal threatens Gazprom’s business in the UK
The attempt on the life of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the British town of Salisbury threatens Gazprom’s business in the UK, the Russian edition of DW writes.
The publication notes that Britain is Russia’s fourth largest gas export market. Moscow has considered the country one of the most promising and important for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, speaking on March 14 in Parliament in response to the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter, also …
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Ukrainian President calls on the West to boycott the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
In an interview with the German news agency Funke Mediengruppe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on western countries to toughen the sanctions against the Russian Federation and boycott the FIFA World Cup which will take place in Russia on July 14, 2018, DW reports.
Poroshenko said he counted on the support of the new German Government. "I expect that all the coalition partners in Germany will stand for the freedom, democracy and territorial integrity of Ukraine," he said. …
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Russia says it knows about American plans to strike Syria
The United States deployed in the Mediterranean, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf warships carrying cruise missiles for possible strikes on the targets in Syria, stated the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Interfax reports.
According to the Head of the Russian General Staff Main Operations Department, Sergey Rudskoy, the United States may strike the facilities of the Syrian government and Syrian troops after accusing Assad of using chemical weapons.
The Washington Post in early March …
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Estonia: life in Crimea has deteriorated since its annexation by Russia
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Russia's actions in the Crimea and accused the Russian Federation of violating international law.
In a statement by Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser published on the Ministry’s website, Estonia denounced “serious breaches of international law committed by Russia” against the residents of the Crimea, including “forced conscription of locals into the Russian armed forces, imposed adoption of Russian citizenship, seizure of property, and …
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Russian Foreign Minister claims that Special Forces of the US, Britain, France and other countries are working in Syria
In an interview with the telecommunications company of the President Kazakhstan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Special Forces units from the United States, Britain, France and other countries are operating on Syrian territory. “There are Special Forces on the ground in Syria from the US – they no longer deny it – the UK, France and a number of other countries. Thus, it’s not so much of a ‘proxy war,’ but rather a direct involvement in the war," the Minister said. …
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Kremlin denies developing the chemical agent 'Novichok' that poisoned Skripal
Russia has never carried out any research to develop a chemical substance called "Novichok," stated the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova.
"Neither in the territory of the Soviet Union nor during the Soviet times, nor in the Russian Federation has there ever been research named directly or codenamed as "Novichok." The name was not patented; it was not used as some symbol, cipher or code," Zakharova said on Rossiya's 24 TV channel.
According to her, the name itself was …
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Russian media: foreign observers arrived in Crimea to monitor Russian Presidential elections
According to the Russian news agency RIA Krym, a group of "observers" arrived in Sevastopol to monitor the the Russian presidential elections in the annexed Crimea. The elections are being held on the day of the annexation of the Crimea by Russia.
"The representatives of Spain, Italy, Denmark, Ukraine, Israel, Sweden and Great Britain met with the head of the Sevastopol election committee Alexey Petukhov, the senator from Sevastopol, Olga Timofeyeva, and the deputy speaker of the local …
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Russia expels 23 British diplomats over Skripal’s poisoning
On Saturday, March 17th, the British Ambassador in Moscow, Laurie Bristow was informed of Russia’s response to the expulsion of diplomatic personnel of the Russian Embassy in London. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website announced that 23 staff members of the British Embassy in Moscow should leave the country within one week.
Russia also withdrew its consent to open the Consulate General of Great Britain in Saint-Petersburg and decided to stop activities of the British Council, the …
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Shoygu: Russia to begin mass production of combat robots
At the conference Russia is a country of opportunities, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced that Russia is planning to begin mass production of combat robots in 2018, Kommersant news outlet reports.
"We began to create combat robots. Their government and military tests are coming to an end and I hope that this year we will begin the mass production," Shoygu said.
He also talked about the completion of work on demining robotics equipment. "Today, such robots are already mass- …