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Trump's immigration decree means new visa renewal procedure for citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and others
The U.S. Embassy in Minsk has announced a change to visa processing procedures after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a controversial executive order pertaining to immigration and visas on January 27th. While outrage has erupted across the world over the decision to ban citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. for a period of 90 days, the executive order also stated that citizens of countries that are required to obtain visas to enter the U.S. are no longer …
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CEO of Naftogaz says the EU should block the construction of Nord Stream-2
The Chief Executive Officer of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolyev, stated in an interview with Reuters that the European Union should block the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project that will give the Kremlin geopolitical and financial leverage against Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
“We urge our European partners to make efforts to look not on immediate consequences but to take one step further and look at what will happen later after the launch of Nord Stream-2,” Kobolyev …
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Transdniestria accuses Moldova of 'psychological pressure'
Leaders of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie) are outraged by the actions of Moldovan authorities regarding the arrest of the Republic’s officials. They also accuse Chisinau of "psychological pressure" and threaten to "complicate the dialogue" on resolving the Transnistrian problem, as reported by Newsmaker.
The statement of the Foreign Ministry of the "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic" (PMR) was published after the "Minister of Industry and Regional Development of the …
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Study: Russia is attempting to destabilize Moldova
In 2017, the Russian Federation will try to destabilize the situation in Moldova, either by using its loyal political forces or by the "resuscitation" of the so-called “Kozak Memorandum” on the Transnistrian settlement, which may lead to the federalization of Moldova. This was stated in the study "Risks of 2017" presented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives Viitorul, in Chisinau, as the Ukrinform reported.
"Russia doesn't have many tools of political influence in Moldova, …
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The Seimas of Lithuania proposed taking the Kaliningrad region from Russia
Linas Balsys, the former press secretary of the Lithuanian President, has become a member of the Seimas and has suggested that the issue of Kaliningrad be raised again, as he stated on 20 January during the conference “The World in 2017” in Vilnius, BaltNews.lt. writes.
According to a parliamentarian, Kaliningrad was not given to Russia forever. Now Lithuania or the leadership of the European Union should address its return, or it should be done as a joint effort.
“During talks in both …