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Gazprom subsidiaries and contractors for Kerch Strait Bridge fall under US sanctions
A press release by the US Treasury has stated that the US government has once again expanded the list of Russian individuals and legal entities to which unilateral US economic sanctions will apply. The list includes Gazprom-Media, which in turn includes NTV, NTV Plus, TNT, Pyatnitsa and Match TV, the Echo Moskvy radio station and Avtoradio.
The main contractor for the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge, LLC SGM-Bridge, is also now included on the list. The company is a subsidiary of …
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Lavrov: The US is taking advantage of the poor relations between Russia and the EU to export its own gas to Europe
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, said that the United States is taking advantage of the deterioration of relations between the European Union and Russia in order to impose its liquefied gas on Europe. The full text of the statement can be found on the Ministry website.
According to Lavrov, the European Union is driven by the desire to politicize the problems related to the delivery of Russian gas to …
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Russia and Iran to build new nuclear reactors on Iranian territory
On the 10th of September 2016, Iran and Russia will begin the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the existing Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, as stated by the Iranian Vice President, the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, on Thursday, September 1, 2016. The construction will continue for ten years. The cost of the project with the participation of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation will be about $10 billion. These power units will help Iran save 22 …
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Ukrainian court grants permission to detain Russian Defense Minister
The Pechersk District Court of Kiev has authorized the detention of the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu. This was stated in the Court decision on the 26th of August, published in the Register of Court Decisions.
“Permission for the pre-trial investigation authority to detain suspect is hereby granted to bring him in for court hearing on the request of seeking a prison sentence for him. On the basis of the decision of the investigative judge, the detainee has to be released not later …
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Ukrainian intelligence to strengthen its presence along Russian border
During a visit to the Sumy region, the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Vasyl Hrytsak said that one of the main tasks of the SSU now is to counter Russian aggression. The SSU’s press service reports Hrytsak as saying "We have to strengthen the counterintelligence regime on the border with the Russian aggressor.” He explained that the SSU’s current tasks include countering Russian aggression via economic, informational and political means.
"We will continue to strengthen the fight …