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Patrushev: The US seeks the breakup of the Russian Federation
The Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, stated that the USA seeks to weaken Russia by breaking it up.
According to Patrushev, Americans want to gain access to the richest resources of the Russian Federation. “The US Government specified its main objective – prevail in the world. That is why they don’t need a strong Russia. On the contrary, they want to weaken our country. Achievement of this objective by breaking up of Russia isn’t excluded. It would give the US …
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EUCOM: Defense against Russia is the US military's main priority in Europe
The United States European Command (EUCOM) has updated its military strategy in Europe. The resulting document, which was published on January 26th, lists six priorities to be adhered to for the next three to five years. Deterrence against Russian aggression is at the top of this priority list. The American Command stated that 2015 was the most difficult year since the end of the Cold War.
The document also showed that the security situation in Europe has changed dramatically. The American …
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Activist charged under 'anti-protest law' flees Russia
Civil activist, Iryna Kalmykova, who is accused of repeated violations of the procedure for the holding of protests, has left Russia with her son.
“Hurrah! I’m in Ukraine,” wrote Kalmykova on one of her social networking pages. She is currently in Kiev. Moscow’s Tverskoy Court’s hearing on her case should have been held on Monday, but was adjourned to February 4th due to her absence.
The case was brought against Kalmykova on June 8th. The activist faces up to five years’ imprisonment under …
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Putin praises Kadyrov as 'effective' and 'efficient'
Russian President Vladmir Putin deemed the actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, as “effective”. He cited this during the inter-regional forum of the All-Russia People’s Front, which was held in Stavropol.
Putin went on to state, “Those living there [in Chechnya] have done this. Thanks to the first president of the Republic… to the current head, he is working efficiently.”
On January 12th, Kadyrov called the representatives of Russian non-system opposition “public …
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Four Russian Citizens Receive Political Asylum in Ukraine
Four Russian citizens received political asylum in Ukraine in 2015, as reported by the head of the press service of the State Migration Service, Sergei Gunko.
Refugee status was received by seven Russians; overall 86 Russian citizens requested asylum in Ukraine. As of January 1st, Ukraine is now home to 2,500 refugees and about 600 citizens who are in need of additional protection.
Previously, the Director of the Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons, Natalia Naumenko, said that …
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Car production in Russia down 28% in 2015
In December 2015, the production of passenger cars in Russia declined by 38.9% year-on-year and by 12.5% in comparison with the previous month. These results were presented by the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, the Rosstat.
According the Rosstat, the production of passenger cars in Russia saw a general decrease of 27.7% from 2014. This amounted to 1.2 million units.
In addition, the country produced 131 000 trucks last year – 14.7% lower than the previous year. …
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PACE Collects Signatures to Initiate Investigation into Nemtsov's Murder
The deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have begun collecting signatures to initiate a further investigation into the murder of a Russian opposition leader, co-chairman of the RPR-PARNAS, Boris Nemtsov. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Alliance of European Liberal Democrats in PACE, Swedish MP Kerstin Lundgren, in an interview with Voice of America.
She indicated that the collection of signatures is almost completed. According to procedure, in …
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Norway Suspends Deportation of Refugees to Russia
Norwegian authorities temporarily stopped the deportation of refugees that had come into the country from Russia, reported the Norwegian Foreign Ministry. According to ministry representatives, Russia expressed a wish to discuss the coordination of refugee return procedures at greater length, so their deportation is suspended until further notice.
This week it became known that Norway began to send back to Russia those immigrants who crossed the Russian-Norwegian border and in recent months …
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Syrian Opposition: Assad and Russia are to Blame if Peace Talks do not Proceed
Representatives of forty-five opposition groups refused to start negotiations before the UN resolution is fulfilled.
On Saturday, the representatives of the Syrian opposition said that "it's impossible" to begin negotiations with the government until the UN resolution on humanitarian issues is fulfilled.
A joint statement made by 45 opposition and rebel groups said that although they support the process of political resolution, they believe that that it's not possible to conclude the …
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Russian-German Demonstration Held in Berlin
In front of the Chancellor’s home in Berlin, there was a demonstration held in response to the alleged abduction and rape of a 13-year-old girl by refugees. According to prosecutors she consented to the sexual contact. Nearly 700 “Russian Germans” who live in Berlin attended the demonstration under the slogan "Stop violence from migrants." Among the demonstrators were also those known to the police as the Berlin Neo-Nazis.
As the demonstrators stressed their Russian origin, the newspaper …