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Ukraine's Security Service bans entry of 140 Russian cultural figures
The Security Service of Ukraine has denied entry to 140 Russian cultural figures, as stated in an official reply from the Security Service, which the Verkhovna Rada Deputy from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, Olga Chervakova, cited in a social network.
The punitive measure is a result of activities and statements by the Russian artists that are contrary to the interests of its neighboring country.
"The Security Service of Ukraine has banned about 140 Russian cultural figures from entering the …
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Netanyahu: Medvedev's visit shows relations between Russia and Israel are getting stronger
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the visit of his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, to Israel next week shows that bilateral relations between the two countries are growing stronger, TASS reported.
"Next week will see Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev paying a visit to Israel. The talks demonstrate the continuing strengthening of bilateral relations with Russia," Netanyahu said on Sunday.
During Medvedev’s visit on November 10, he plans to also meet with …
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NATO troops will be deployed 70 km from Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad
In January 2017, divisions and equipment of NATO’s Armored Brigade Combat Team will be deployed to Poland, Radio Poland reported. Initially, they will be deployed in the territory of western Poland between cities of Drawsko Pomorskie and Żagań. Afterwards, its other divisions will be deployed in other regions of the country.
In April 2017, the U.S. NATO battalion will be deployed to the testing ground in Orzysz, which is located a distance of 70 kilometers from the border with Kaliningrad.
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Mededev suggests a possible Syria without Assad
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that the power in Syria should be changed politically and, as a result, Bashar al-Assad can resign. However, as the prime minister noted, Assad is now “the only legally functioning authority in Syria.”
“[Bashar al Assad] can be treated differently. Some like him, some don’t. That’s not a question. The question is that now he is the only legally functioning authority in Syria, the legitimate president,” Medvedev stated in an interview with the …
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Herashchenko called on the State Border Service of Ukraine to monitor the entries of the Russian artists who perform in the Crimea
On November 4th, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iryna Herashchenko, said that the State Border Service of Ukraine had given her the runaround regarding her request to verify the possible entries of Russian artists who illegally performed in the Crimea into Ukraine. In addition, according to Herashchenko, persons who were acting as observers in the so-called "primaries" in the occupied territories of the Donbas are also being allowed to enter Ukraine.
"I received a …
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U.S. vows to respond to Russian cyber-attacks
The U.S.A. is going to respond to threats in cyberspace, but is not willing to discuss this beforehand, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, Mark Stroh, told Russia's RIA Novosti.
According to Stroh, the United States will protect its interests and will do it "at the time and place that we choose." However, in accordance with the experiences of the past, the public should not suggest that it will be aware of what actions are being taken and when they will be …
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Russian MoD: Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo
Commenting on U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby’s statement that humanitarian pauses organized by Russia in Aleppo are useless, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo, TASS reported.
According to Konashenkov, for Russia, humanitarian aid entails delivering food and medicine to the inhabitants of Aleppo, while for the U.S., it involves allowing convoys to enter the eastern …
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Turkish Media: Russia carried out air strike on Aleppo using parachute bombs
The Russian air force has used parachute bombs against the Syrian opposition in Aleppo as reported by the Turkish Andalu news agency. 11 people were reportedly killed including women and children, 25 others were wounded.
A representative of the Syrian Civil defense, Said Ahmed, told Andalu that the western districts of Aleppo, Etarib, Darrat Izzah and Ibin, came under the bombardment.
He pointed out that many building were hit by the bombs with 10 being completely destroyed.
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Turchynov: NATO and the EU are not ready to fight against Russia
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that NATO and the EU are not ready for a military confrontation with Russia, even if there were no alternative.
In an interview with Lb.ua, Turchynov said, “I’m pretty much counting on the morality of our European partners, on their self-preservation instinct. Because stopping Russia’s aggression is equally important for them and Ukraine. Several times the topic of sanctions could be really torpedoed, …
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OSCE has recorded 20 vehicles transporting the bodies of Russian soldiers from Ukraine over the course of the war
While monitoring the war in the Donbas, the OSCE counted more than 20 vehicles transporting the bodies of Russian soldiers back to Russia, as announced by the U.S. representative to the organization, Ambassador Daniel Baer, Ukrinform reported.
Prior to that, on October 27th, observers noticed another car transporting the dead in Gukovo and Donetsk. According to them, it was crossing the border between Russia and the separatist controlled territory.
"And this is just the last one of more than 2 …