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Bulgaria to seek lifting of sanctions against Russia during its Chairmanship in the EU
Bulgaria intends to seek the lifting of sanctions against Russia during its term as chairman of the Council of the EU in 2018, as announced by the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov during the opening of an office of the European Investment Bank in Sofia, news agency Ukrinform reports.
“During our term as chairman of the EU, we must work politically and diplomatically to lift sanctions from Russia and reduce tensions between Europe and Russia. I do not know if we will be able to do this, …
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Russian UN delegation leaves before Lithuanian President’s speech
The Russian delegation left the session of the UN General Assembly before the speech of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. Before her speech, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Pyotr Ilyichev and the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky left the hall. On Tuesday, Grybauskaite met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The press service of the Lithuanian president reported that during this …
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Helicopter accidentally fires missile at reporters during Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2017 drills
A video from the cabin of the Ka-52 helicopter, which accidentally shot at spectators at the Zapad 2017 exercises in the Leningrad province, has appeared online, published by the Mash telegram channel.
The video shows the helicopter firing unguided C-8 missiles at an area with vehicles. According to 66.ru news website, there were journalists among those injured as a result.
Bloggers from the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) have analyzed the video clip showing the effects of the helicopter …
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Media: Ukrainian imports of glass from Russia and Belarus amount to $80 million
Ukraine exports 98% of raw materials for glass production to Russia and Belarus and imports finished glass produced in these countries, according to an article of the Economichna Pravda.
At the same time, Ukraine takes second place in Eastern Europe for the reserves of raw materials required for glass manufacturing. Most of the Ukrainian 100 fields have the proven reserves of 5 million tons each.
However, every year 2% of the extracted raw materials are processed into low-quality products …
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Ukrainian political analyst: In advance of Presidential elections, the Kremlin is diverting financial assistance from Donbas to Crimea
The Ukrainian political scientist and leader of the United Coordination Center, Oleh Saakian, believes that the end of the of assistance to the separatist-held territories of the Donbas by Russia and the redirecting of this money to the annexed Crimea is a demonstrative step in the run-up to presidential elections. This allows the Kremlin to fulfill several tasks at once, the expert said on the air with radio Krym.Realii.
"It is very likely that the money is being transferred "for the Crimea" …