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Lithuania criticizes Russia for issuing coin commemorating liberation of Vilnius
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is outraged by the issue of a Russian coin dedicated to the liberation of Vilnius in 1944, the political director of the ministry, Rolandas Kačinskas, told BNS news agency.
According to him, such a move confirms that Russia has not accepted the “historical truth about the Soviet occupation of Baltics.”
A commemorative silver coin with the nominal value of five Russian rubles was issued by the Bank of Russia on August 1. It depicts a now-disassembled monument to …
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Ukraine and Russia to resume cooperation on uranium production
Ukraine and Russia have signed a contract on the delivery and processing of raw uranium materials. Russian TASS news agency reported that this was announced by the Director of the International Centre for Uranium Enrichment, Gleb Yefremov.
Ukrainian State Enterprise, Yaderne Palyvo, will send its uranium to Russia for enrichment, and it will be subsequently used for its nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
“The contract was approved by the shareholders at a meeting held on the 31st of July, and …
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Groysman: Ukraine intends to increase its energy independence through nuclear power and renewable energy
Ukraine intends to increase its energy independence by increasing the electricity generation at nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
"The development of alternative energy is in wind, water and sun. These areas can give us up to 10% of needed electricity, while today provides only 1%. We also have huge potential in the field of nuclear energy – up to 60% of electricity can be produced at nuclear …
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Gazeta Wyborcza: Russia is preparing for major military operations
Russia's armed forces are planning to hold about 4000 maneuvers before the end of the year, according to Deputy Defense Minister General Dmitry Bulgakov, Gazeta Wyborcza reports. As early as August 15th, the Caucasus 16 military exercises will be held in the Southern Military District, which is located close to the Ukrainian border.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu recently boasted about the strengthening of the force near the Ukrainian borders. According to Shoygu, due to the fact that " …
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12,000 Russian youth are involved in the military-patriotic movement 'Unarmia'
12,000 Russian youth are members of the Unarmia (Young Army).
A military-patriotic movement, Unarmia, was registered in Russia that will be engaged in youth military training as announced by the First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Sergei Gerasimov, Interfax reported.
Gerasimov provided the registration certificate to the Chief of the Unarmia staff, the Olympic Champion, Dmitry Trunenkov.
"In accordance with the law on public associations, on the 29th of July, 2016 the …
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45 percent of Norwegians consider Russia to be a serious threat to their country
Almost half of Norwegians think that Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, are a serious threat to their country, as shown in the results of an Ipsos poll conducted for Dagbladet, Norwegian channel TV2 reported.
In particular, 1,000 people answered the question "to what extent does Russia and its President pose a real threat to the security of Norway?" 8% of respondents answered that the threat is very significant and 37% said it is significant.
44% of respondents believe that the threat …
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Russia allocated nearly $1 billion for propaganda in 2016
According to Forbes, Russia allocated nearly 61 billion rubles ($900 million) from their 2016 budget towards propagandist media. This makes the state the largest donor of the Russian media market.
This amount was received by both state-owned and private media organizations. Approximately 60% to 70% of the money is obtained in the form of subsidies. The rest of the funds are distributed between newspapers, magazines and TV channels once they win tenders for the placement of informational …
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UN: The number of victims in the Donbas has risen sharply
The number of people who suffered from hostilities in eastern Ukraine during the last two months is comparable to the number of killed and wounded in April 2015 during fierce fighting in the region.
The number of civilians affected by the hostilities in eastern Ukraine has increased rapidly in the past two months. In June, according to UN data, 12 people were killed in this region and 57 were wounded. This was reported on Wednesday, August 3rd, in Geneva by UN High Commissioner for Human …
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Moscow offers to exchange 13 US prisoners for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko
Russia made an offer to the United States to exchange pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving his sentence in an American prison, for 13 U.S. citizens convicted in Russia. However, the Russian Foreign Ministry refused to disclose the details of the proposal to exchange the prisoners.
Izvestia newspaper stated that this was reported to Yaroshenko’s mother via Russian President Putin’s administrative offices. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already confirmed to RIA Novosti news that such a …
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Separatist republics inform Kiev about the whereabouts of 45 prisoners
Representatives of the separatist republics let Kiev know the whereabouts of 45 Ukrainian prisoners. The date of their release is unknown at the moment.
On Wednesday, August 3 on TV channel 112.Ukraine, Yuriy Tandit, the advisor to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), stated that representatives from the so-called LPR and DPR, which control certain regions of the Donbas, disclosed the whereabouts of 45 Ukrainian prisoners to representatives from Kiev at the meeting of the …