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European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to report on the health of 4 Ukrainian political prisoners
The government of the Russian Federation must inform the European Court of Human Rights on the health of the Ukrainian political prisoners Stanislav Klykh, Vladimir Balukh, Emir-Husein Kuku and Sergei Litvinov, as well as on the medical care provided to them, Pavel Petrenko, the Ukrainian Minister of Justice announced.
“The ECHR responded very quickly to the request of the Ukrainian government concerning the health of Ukrainian political prisoners. The decision of the ECHR is as follows: the …
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Threat of new US sanctions sends Russian government bank shares tumbling
Russian government bank shares continue to plummet on the Moscow Exchange due to the threat of new US sanctions, which at first seemed unlikely, but are becoming more real every day.
After US Senator Chris Van Hollen said that the bipartisan sanctions bill will target the Russian banking sector, Sberbank and VTB Bank’s share prices began to drop at an accelerating rate.
At the end of trading on Thursday, Sberbank’s shares had lost 4.84%, closing at a price of 178.71 rubles, a low since August …
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Merkel demands withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia
Germany continues to support the territorial integrity of Georgia and demands to withdraw Russian troops from the country, announced Angela Merkel at a press conference in Tbilisi, reports News-Georgia.
“I am glad that I am in Georgia today. The last time I visited here was ten years ago. The Ceasefire Agreement was signed then. We still insistently demand Russia withdraw its troops, and of course, after ten years we support the territorial integrity of Georgia,” Merkel said.
She also added …
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SBU: Ukrainian companies control gas stations in Crimea
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports that “several Ukrainian commercial companies” continue to manage at least nine gas station in Russian-annexed Crimea. Earlier, reports appeared that the OKKO gas station network was being searched.
“The management of the gas stations’ business activity was carried out by the parent company’s managers. With the income acquired from the gas stations’ product sales, the dealers paid so-called ‘taxes’ into the ‘budget’ of the occupation administration,” …
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Klimkin: Russia and Ukraine are in a state of war
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin stated that Ukraine is at war with Russia, UNIAN Reports. “We should understand the reality, and this reality is that we are at war with Russia. But this was the war for the collapse of the empire,” he said.
Klimkin noted that there are millions of Ukrainians in Russia who go there to earn money or visit their relatives. That is why he is reluctant to support the initiative to terminate passenger traffic with Russia. The Minister …