Contents tagged with Russia
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Russia to deport American pastor
The decision was made by the Samara court
The Sovetsky District Court of Samara decided to expel American Pastor James Francis Mulcahy from Russia for violating immigration rules, as reported by his lawyer, Karina Harutyunyan to Interfax.
She stated that he is charged with violating Part 2 of Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, (violation by a foreign citizen or a stateless person of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation or of the residence (domicile) …
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Emergency power outages continue in the Crimea
On Sunday, July 10, the electricity supply to villages in the Saki region of Crimea was interrupted.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations press service in Crimea, Tunnelne, Shtormove and parts of Uyutne villages experienced power outages.
The power outage left 3,609 people in the dark.
The department says that all the important infrastructure systems are functioning normally.
On the eve of July 10, part of Sevastopol experienced a power outage due to an accident in the power …
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Dzhemilev: NATO's response to Russian aggression isn't enough
The Chairman of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev, doesn’t see military force as the best way to end the occupation of the Crimea. In an interview with the Voice of America, Dzhemilev expressed his opinion that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is their best hope for dealing with Russia’s aggression. However, NATO has not been sufficiently decisive. “NATO could show the same determination that they did during the genocide in Kosovo but this doesn’t happen,” …
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Steinmeier: NATO-Russia Council meeting is aimed at resuming dialogue with Moscow
The German Foreign Minister hopes that the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will help to clarify the decisions made in Warsaw and resume a dialogue with Russia
In the run-up to the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to be held on 13 July, the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, stated that it is important to clarify with Moscow all decisions made at the Summit in Warsaw and resume a dialogue.
“This is a chance to clarify all the decisions made in Warsaw and then restore a …
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NATO fighters escort Russian bomber near Latvian airspace
The National Armed Forces of Latvia reported on Twitter that NATO fighter jets on patrol encountered and escorted a Russian bomber over the Baltic Sea. “On the 10th of July, fighter jets of NATO patrol police identified a Russian IL-22 bomber over the Baltic Sea near the Latvian border,” the report said.
Russian warships and military aircraft have been increasingly encountered near the air and sea borders of the Baltic States since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine and the deterioration …
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IAAF prohibited Russian track and field athletes from participating in the Olympics
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rejected almost all applications from Russian track and field athletes to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Of the 136 athletes, only jumper Darya Klishina received an approval. She will compete as an independent athlete. This was reported by R-Sport.
The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) believed the criteria used by IAAF to decline the athletes’ applications were unfair.
“The main reason for refusal to the …
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At NATO-Russia meeting, Russia wants explanations about NATO’s expansion
At a joint Russian-NATO meeting, Moscow will demand a detailed explanations from NATO concerning the Alliance's expansion
The statement was made by the press representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the NATO summit in Warsaw.
“ During the NATO-Russia meeting which is scheduled to take place on July 13, we are expecting detailed explanations from the representative of the Alliance about strengthening of NATO which is taking place in all …
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Italy agrees to maintain sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
According to Ukraine’s presidential press service, during a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Italy promised to maintain sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not implement the Minsk Agreements. Poroshenko and Renzi agreed that it is important now to remain united in supporting Ukraine.
The Regional Council of Lombardy, a province in northern Italy, has passed a resolution calling for lifting the anti-Russian sanctions and …
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Gorbachev accuses NATO of preparing an attack on Russia
In an interview with Interfax, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shared concerns that NATO made a step towards preparations for war, and called on Russia to immediately resume the dialogue with the Alliance that was lost.
Commenting on the results of the NATO summit in Warsaw on Saturday, July 9, Gorbachev said that "NATO has begun preparations for the escalation of the Cold War into the hot one." He believes that though the Alliance "only talks about defense” it is in reality “preparing …
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Ukrainian Intelligence accuses Russia of using programs to automatically sign petitions on government's website
On Saturday, July 9, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported the discovery of a mechanism that signs petitions for the President of Ukraine. The SSU claims that Russian special services are behind these operations. In particular, the Security Service employees’ suspicions were raised by a petition about the introduction of “a special developmental area” in the territory of the Kharkiv region, filed by one of the members of the former Communist Party of Ukraine. As of May 10, 2016, the …