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EU calls on Russia to admit responsibility for downing MH17 flight
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has taken Russia to task for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Donetsk province of Ukraine on July 17, 2014, Deutsche Welle reports.
She recalled that in its “independent, professional and unbiased investigation”, the Joint Investigative Team (JIT) reached the conclusion that the Buk missile system which was used to shoot down flight MH17 undoubtedly belonged to the Russian Armed Forces. …
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Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament: Nord Stream 2 pipeline is Russia’s tool for putting pressure on EU
During the international conference devoted to the discussion of the international security issues, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy stated that Russia is promoting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to put political pressure on the EU, to disseminate corruption schemes and to weaken the European countries.
"Twice, even when it was extremely cold, the Russian Federation stopped supplying gas to Ukraine, demanding political impact on the situation in our country. …