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Sole EU observer at elections in Crimea was European Parliament member from Cyprus
During the Russian presidential elections in annexed Crimean territory, the only documented observer with direct ties to European institutes was European Parliament member from Cyprus Eleni Theocharous who visited the Crimea on March 18, reported The Information Resistance website.
Eleni Theocharous is known for her close contact with Russia. On December 13, 2017, she went to the Moscow House of Nationalities to attend the conference “Russia and Crimea in the Post-Byzantine Space: European …
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Austria refuses to expel Russian diplomats because of the Skripal case
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stated that Austria would not expel its Russian diplomats over the Skripal poisoning incident in Britain.
Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Julia were poisoned nearly to death near London with a Soviet-era-made nerve agent known as Novichok. The British government highly suspects that Russia was responsible for this attempted assassination on British soil.
Chancellor Kurz made his country’s position clear with a post on Twitter. "We support …
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U.S. coalition conducts new air attack on Syrian army in Deir ez Zor
The United States-led coalition carried out a new air strike on the Syrian military and its allies. The village of Al-Muhasan, which is located on the right bank of the Euphrates River in the province of Deir ez Zor, was attacked.
Last week, the Euphrate Post reported that the Coalition struck at the Syrian Army and its allies on the western bank of the Euphrates River.
At that time, dozens of volunteer militia troops supported by Iran, pro-government units, as well as members of Russian …
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UK begins to seize Russian assets
The British authorities are beginning the process of seizing the assets of Russian immigrants, Defense Minister Gavin Williamson said at a press conference in Tallinn on Monday.
According to him, these measures will be taken in response to the poisoning of former intelligent agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. British investigators have accused Russia of this.
Assets and accounts of “dubious origin” belonging to Russian citizens who are residing in the territory of Great Britain will be …
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Ukrainian diaspora calls for increasing pressure on Russia due to 'elections' in the Crimea
The President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), Eugene Czolji stated that by holding presidential elections in the territory of annexed Crimea, the Russian Federation showed disregard for international law, which demonstrated the need to tighten sanctions against Russia, Ukrinform reports.
"The UWC condemns the illegal occupation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation in blatant violation of international law. We call to increase international pressure on Russia until the Crimea is …
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Russian TV channel shows footage of new 'combat laser' mounted in a sewer pipe
Russian state TV channel Russia 24 showed footage of a new type of Russian military lasers. Later, the Defense Blog portal pointed out that the system that was shown in the footage was equipped with a sewer pipe and chimney pipes.
It is unknown why such pipes were used in the construction of the laser. The Defense Blog suggests that this was done to protect the sensitive elements of the new system.
The Russia 24 channel showed the lasers that allegedly passed state tests and were put into …
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After winning the election Putin will form new government
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first order of business will be to attend to the implementation of the road map according to the provisions laid out in his message to the Federal Assembly, as well as form a "new team that will go further," as reported by Putin’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with the program Itogi Nedeli (Summary of the week) on NTV.
He noted that the Russian leader will form a new Cabinet of Ministers and presidential administration, "and then move ahead, …
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The Netherlands opened a memorial to the victims of the MH17 crash in the Donbas
The Dutch city of Eindhoven opened a memorial to the victims of the crash of flight MH17 that was shot down in the sky over the Donbas in 2014, the Ukrainian Embassy reported on Twitter. "The tragedy of MH17 united us! We will always remember and will do everything to bring those responsible to justice!" the message of the Ukrainian Embassy reads. The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17 over the territory of Ukraine near the village of …
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Kremlin accuses the West of interference in Russian presidential elections
Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs Andrey Klimov stated that the Council of the Committee has information concerning numerous attempts from abroad to interfere in Russia’s Presidential Elections. Presidential Elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 18, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea.
As RIA Novosti reports, according to Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on the Protection of State Sovereignty, the …
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Ukraine expels Russian diplomats because of Skripal case
Ukraine will join other countries and expel Russian diplomats, stated the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko.
"In response to a cynical chemical attack in Salisbury, Great Britain, Ukraine, in accordance with a spirit of solidarity with our British partners and transatlantic allies, and in coordination with the EU countries, decided to expel 13 Russian diplomats from Ukraine out of those few still remaining. As you know, our diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation are de facto …