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Ukraine's Naftogaz files new lawsuit against Gazprom in Stockholm Arbitration
The Managing Director of the Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz Yuriy Vitrenko reported on his Facebook page that the Ukrainian company filed a new lawsuit against the Russian gas giant Gazprom in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The new lawsuit involves the contract for gas transit.
These are the counterclaims that the Ukrainian side files against the Russian company. "It was our turn to file a statement of protection and counterclaims. The number of pages of the …
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Kyiv: Russia strengthens troops in Donbas
Russia continues to reinforce its troops in the Donbas by supplying weapons, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, citing Ukrainian Intelligence Service.
"The Russian command continues to strengthen the occupation troops on the frontline with weapons, which are prohibited by the Minsk agreements. So, under the guise of preparation for large-scale joint military exercises, the opponent carries out the deployment of tanks and 122 …
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Putin's favorite singer banned entry to Latvia
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs reported on his Facebook page that the famous Russian singer Grigory Leps (Lepsveridze) was banned entry to Latvia.
"Taking into account the assessment of the security services in accordance to the migration law, I decided to include Russian citizen Grigory Lepsveridze in the list of undesirable persons of the Republic of Latvia, banning him entry to Latvia indefinitely," said Latvian Foreign Minister. Rinkēvičs did not give any other reasons for his …
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Russia sends additional forces and armored vehicles to northern Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry has transferred additional forces and armored vehicles to northern Syria to participate in joint patrols of border areas with Turkey in accordance with the Russian-Turkish agreement, reports RIA Novosti.
About 300 military police personnel and 20 armored vehicles have reportedly been deployed to northern Syria to participate in joint patrols with the Turks. According to the agreement, daily Russian military police patrols will take place in at least ten settlements …
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Russia to invest national pension savings in Saudi oil industry
The Russian population’s pension savings will be used to purchase shares in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco, which will finally take place in December, after three years of delays, reports finanz.ru.
On the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh on Tuesday, Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev mentioned that Russian pension funds are interested in buying Aramco shares.
“There’s definite interest from a number …