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German newspaper Bild announces boycott of 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia
The German newspaper, Bild, announced their boycott of Russia, where the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in the summer. The German newspaper refuses to send their journalists to the largest football tournament due to censorship by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Bild, media representatives’ freedom of speech was restricted.
"Putin imposed censorship on the precursor to the World Cup. Journalists were only allowed to report on Confederations Cup football matches. The …
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Media: Russia prepares to officially send troops to Syria at Assad’s call
Israel’s Channel 10 has reported on negotiations currently being conducted between Putin and Assad on the beginning of an extensive ground operation in Syria by the Russian army.
Channel 10 reports that it received this information from its sources in the UK, and they in turn refer to their agents in the Syrian general staff.
According to this information, Moscow expressed its readiness to formally enter its army into the territory of Syria, if requested by the "legitimate government of Syria" …
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Russia among the top three in military spending
Russia was third in the world in military spending in 2016. This was reported by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Russia's expenditures on armaments were $69.2 billion, a 5.9% increase over the previous year. The United States remained in first place in terms of military spending; in 2016 its expenditures increased by 1.7% to $611 billion. China was second at $215 billion.
The amount spent on arms globally increased by 0.4% to $1686 billion. Total military …
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Banned Russian singer Samoylova will visit the Crimea again
Russian singer Yuliya Samoylova, who is banned from entering Ukraine is scheduled to perform in the Crimea again. This information was confirmed by the singer’s press service in comments to Radio Liberty Project "Krym.Realiyi.”
"Yes, she will perform in Sevastopol. At least, as of today it is confirmed. It is expected that Yuliya will sing two to three songs there," said the press service. Crimean media had earlier reported the probability of Samoylova performing in Sevastopol on May 9.
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Association of Tour Operators of Russia: Vacations in the Crimea are expensive and uncompetitive
The demand for Crimean vacations among Russians is declining due to competition with Turkey and the Krasnodar Krai, as well as the costs which are exceeding the expectations of tourists. This conclusion was reached by experts at the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Krym.Realii reported, citing Interfax.
According to Russian travel companies, on average, prices for hotels in the Crimea increased by 10-15%.
"When making calculations, we focused on the average amount spent on purchased …