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Putin promises Mongolia hundreds of millions in investments and free weapons
Russia-Mongolia relations have reached a new level of comprehensive strategic partnership, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of an official visit to Ulaanbaatar.
After talks with Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, Chairperson of the State Great Khural, Putin commented on the longstanding tradition of friendship and mutual profit, thanked Mongolia for helping to defeat fascism, and remarked that Moscow and Ulaanbaatar are in agreement on “most …
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Dutch investigators want to interrogate MH-17 catastrophe suspect detained in Ukraine
Russia wants to exchange the former DPR anti-air commander for Ukrainian political prisoners because he knows too much about Russia’s crimes in the Donbas.
Tsemakh’s testimony to the Dutch investigators will be different to the propaganda videos that he used to feature in.
Dutch investigators from the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) would like to question Vladimir Tsemakh, a former anti-air commander for the Russia-controlled Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) terrorist group. Tsemakh is a …
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Polish president: Former relations with Russia cannot be restored
During a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, Polish President Andrzej Duda criticized Russia’s policies and accused it of “realizing imperial ambitions”.
Talking to the press in Warsaw, Duda said that Russia is trying to change countries’ borders using military methods, and that this cannot be responded to with indifference.
This is why he did not support the idea of reinstating Russia in the Group of Eight format, even though this was proposed by US President Donald Trump.
“It’s a …
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Turkey to buy additional Russian S-400 if US Patriot systems unavailable
Turkey will purchase an additional Russian S-400 anti-air missile systems if it cannot buy a Patriot system from the US, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, as cited by the Anadolu news agency.
“We still have a need for such systems, and it will persist until we can produce our own. If we are able to buy the equivalent from the US, we will buy a Patriot system, but if that doesn’t work out, we will buy another S-400 from Russia,” he told the International Strategic Forum in Bled, …
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Poland explains why Russia was not invited to World War II anniversary
No Russian representatives were invited to the commemorative events in Poland on the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II due to Russia’s disinterest in maintaining the “spirit of historical truth”, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk told the Maryja radio station in an interview.
He noted that Poland invited representatives of the EU, NATO and the Eastern Partnership, which includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Russia, however, is …