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Ukrainian Ambassador: Black Sea states refuse to cooperate with Russia until the Crimea’s annexation has been repealed
Prior to the de-annexation of the Crimea, the countries of the Black Sea region will not sign any major agreement with Russia in the economic sphere. The former Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey, Sergiy Korsunsky explained this on Radio Krym.Realii while commenting on the 25th summit of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) held in Istanbul, in which both Ukraine and Russia took part.
"Russian representatives tried to promote a policy. They say, “let's talk about …
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U.S. Department of State: Proposed budget for 2018 aimed at “opposing Russian aggression”
The proposed budget of the U.S. Department of State for the 2018 fiscal year (beginning October 1, 2017) is aimed in particular at “opposing Russian aggression” in Eurasia. This position was stated in an interview with reporters on Tuesday by Hari Sastry, Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, which is a division of the U.S. Department of State.
“This budget will also allow us to counter Russian aggression and malign influence in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, and …
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President of Philippines asks Putin for weapons
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country needs modern weapons and will ask for help from the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported.
Duterte also said that he had come to Moscow to enlist the support of Russia.
“Our country needs modern weapons. We had ordered certain things from the U.S., but now the situation is not going very smoothly. And in order to fight the Islamic State, with their many units and factions, …
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Putin demanded that the process of developing a super-heavy rocket be sped up
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that the process of developing a super-heavy rocket be sped up, as indicated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin following a meeting on the development of the space industry. A new super-heavy class rocket may appear after 2025, he said.
In March 2017, Roskosmos reported on the development of the space industry, stating that flight tests of the super-heavy rocket are scheduled for 2035, according to TASS.
"The president set the task before …
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Ukrainian politician: Reduction in social network usage among Ukrainians will complicate the work of Russian special services
Although it is impossible to completely block Russian social networks, it would be an achievement if their audience was significantly restricted, which will reduce the possibility of data collection by Russian special services, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Dmytro Shymkiv, on Monday, as reported on 112 Ukraine's website.
"In actuality, it is impossible to block all (Russian websites) completely, and this is a fact. The blocking systems that exist at the URL …