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Naftogaz expects to be accused of gas theft from Gazprom
Ukraine's Naftogaz expects to be accused of gas theft by Gazprom regarding its inability to ensure transit in connection with the severe frosts in Russia.
As stated by the President of the Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI, Mykhailo Gonchar, in a Facebook post, Gazprom might not have enough gas to provide for all Russian and European consumers fully.
“Arctic cold is quickly moving to the east, and even though Europe was affected for a couple of days, the real cold is in Russia. And …
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Pentagon: The United States should continue to take measures against Russia due to cyber-attacks
The U.S Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, stated that the United States should continue to take retaliatory measures against Russia due to cyber-attacks, RIA Novosti reported.“I think that the response which we gave, probably means the beginning but not the end, the floor but not the ceiling. However, obviously, it is the decision of the incoming Administration and future Congress, but I believe that more retaliatory measures should be taken,” Ash Carter said. According to him, the United …
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Media: Crimea began receiving gas from Russia’s Krasnodar Krai
Russia has begun delivery of gas from Krasnodar Krai to the annexed Crimea through a new pipeline but currently only in the commissioning stages, as was reported by a member of the State Duma Committee on Energy, former first Vice-Premier of the Crimean government controlled by the Kremlin, Mikhail Sheremet.
"The gas is in the system already. Starting-up and adjustment works are being conducted, within the framework of which the gas is supplied from the mainland of the Russian Federation. …
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Interior Minister of Germany was asked to protect the country from Russian hackers
After the report by the USA’s Intelligence Service regarding the cyber-attacks from Russia, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany of the Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag ,Thomas Oppermann, addressed the Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maiziere, calling for the strengthening of cyber protections by the Federal Security Agency from possible hacker attacks, as was stated by the politician during an interview with German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, published on …
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UK Anti-Doping Agency calls for the Russian national team be disqualified from 2018 Olympics
The head of the British Anti-Doping Agency, David Kenworthy exhorted the disqualification of the Russian national team from participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korean Pyeongchang.
He stated this in an interview with the BBC on Saturday, January 7, commenting on the facts of the second part of the report of the World Anti-Doping Agency Commission under the direction of Richard McLaren.
"What has been done in Russia is unbelievable. It's even more incredible than a James …