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Kremlin: Estonia’s non-recognition of Russian passports is a ‘humanitarian blockade of the Donbas’
The Russian embassy in Tallinn has commented on a decision by the Estonian Foreign Ministry not to recognize Russian passports issued to inhabitants of the Ukrainian Donbas.
“It is regrettable that Estonia continues to persistently fight to lead the race among EU countries on the anti-Russian track. We are convinced that the Estonian authorities’ effective participation in the humanitarian blockade of the Donbas, which for more than five years has been deprived of government and banking …
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Russian Foreign Ministry summons Japanese Ambassador over Kuril Islands
The Ambassador of Japan in Russia, Touchesa Kazuki, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry where Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov informed him of the inadmissibility Tokyo’s criticism over the actions of Russia in the Kuril Islands, says Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, Tokyo criticized the visit of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to the Kuril Islands and protested because of the military drills at Kunashir Island. On August 2 , Dmitry Medvedev …
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Russia resumes airstrikes on Syria
The de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria has been bombed by the Russian air force. The air strikes were directed at the city of Khan Shaykhun, reports Anadolu news agency.
As a result, at least four civilians were killed. In the past 12 hours, the number of victims of airstrikes has reached 8 people.
According to media reports, Assad army is also shelling the area. The Russian Armed Forces are bombing Khan Sheikhoun. The other settlements, Maarat al-Numan, Bidama, Abidin, Babolin, Khabit, …
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Kasparov calls German Foreign Minister 'an accomplice of Putin's regime'
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov said that German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas promotes the strengthening of the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports Deutsche Welle.
Kasparov explained that in late June, Maas supported the decision to restore Russia's membership in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but "Russian Federation did not start to comply with the democratic standards of the Council of Europe after returning to the Assembly."
Mass …
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Lithuania demands that all EU members stop recognizing Russian passports issued to Donbas residents
Lithuania intends to demand that the EU does not recognize Russian passports issued to residents of the territory of the Donbas which is not under Ukraine’s control, said the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
"At the moment we are actively working on a coordinated response at the EU level to the ongoing violations of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, including illegally issued documents to the residents of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied by Russia …
