Contents tagged with Russia
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US representative to the OSCE: There is evidence that Russia prepared the Avdiivka offensive a week ahead of the attack
According to the reports of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission there is evidence that Russian forces were preparing a massive offensive the day before the situation escalated at Avdiivka. US representative to OSCE Kate Byrnes made a statement to this effect during the meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna on the 9th of February.
There is clear evidence of a military buildup of separatist forces in this region ahead of the attack.
“A week before the start of the assault, in separatist- …
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Media: Ukraine purchased Russian BTR engines through a Moldovan firm
A Russian engine for Ukrainian military equipment is being bought at an inflated price through a firm from Moldova.
The story is outlined on Slidstvo.Info (independent journalist investigative project) on Hromadske TV (Ukrainian TV Channel).
“(…) the Moldovan company bought 20 engines at the KAMAZ factory, and this company brought these engines into Moldova with two trucks. The company which imported these engines is a Moldovan-Ukrainian company. A few days later it resold these engines to …
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Foreign Intelligence Service of Estonia announced that Russia is the only threat to the country’s security
The ERR.ee news portal reported that Russia is the only country that can pose a threat to the independence and territorial integrity of Estonia, according to the Yearbook of the Estonian Information Board - Foreign Intelligence Service, published on February 8. The Director General of the Information Board, Mikk Marran, said that particular emphasis was placed on Russia due to the assessment of potential threats to Estonia.
According to estimations of the Estonian Information Board, the …
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russian TV prepared anti-Ukrainian documentaries to influence opinion about the Donbas
According to Ukrainian intelligence officers, Russia’s main propaganda TV channels prepared high-profile “documentaries” in the Donbas in order to slander the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.
“Russian command has intensified its measures to create provocative materials aimed at defaming the ATO forces and accusing them of violating the Minsk Agreements,” the Main Directorate of Intelligence says. …
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Estonian Foreign Minister: EU should be ready to strengthen sanctions against Russia if situation in Ukraine continues to worsen
The Estonian Foreign Minister, Sven Mikser, called on the European Union to strengthen sanctions should the situation in Ukraine continue to deteriorate, as he stated in an interview with Interfax.
"The situation in Avdiivka is very serious and should be internationally condemned. The international community must be ready to respond," Mikser stated.
According to him, the best way to influence Russia is through the strengthening of sanctions. "We are convinced that sanctions have the ability …
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French intelligence thinks Russian hackers may attempt to influence elections in favor of Le Pen
Employees of the General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) of France are not ruling out the possibility that Russia may intervene in the presidential elections with the help of cyber-attacks in favor of Marine Le Pen.
The secret service announced that Moscow also allegedly intends to use social networks to support the Chairman of the National Front (FN), having arranged for the mass publication of messages in support of the National Front party leader. Russian hackers, finally, may try …
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Krymenergo: About 30 settlements were left without electricity in the Crimea
As reported by the press service of Krymenergo, about 30 settlements in the Crimea were left without electricity due to adverse weather conditions.
"On the eve of February 8th as a result of the deterioration of the weather conditions (gusty winds up to 25 m / s, frost, icing, a storm warning declared for February 8-9) the electricity supply was disrupted in 27 Crimean settlements, in 8 of them the disruption was partial (mostly in the Rozdol'ne, Pervomaiske and Saki regions)," the statement …
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Russia will lose the right to host the Biathlon World Championships in 2021
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) urged the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) to voluntarily forfeit the right to host the Biathlon World Championships in 2021 in Tyumen before February 24th. Otherwise, the IBU will unilaterally deprive the Russian Federation of this right. The decision was made at an Extraordinary Congress of the International Biathlon Union on Wednesday, February 8th, in Fieberbrunn, Austria. Also, a new venue for the World Championships 2021 will be determined in September 20 …
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US refused to lift Crimea-related sanctions against Russia
The US does not intend to lift the sanctions against Russia with respect to the Crimea, White House representative Sean Spicer stated on Wednesday the 8th of February. “There are two sets of sanctions that we are dealing with. One is the ones with respect to Crimea. And I think that US Ambassador Haley has addressed that very forcefully at the UN, that until Russia leaves Crimea, those sanctions are a non-starter,” Spicer stated in response to journalists’ questions during a traditional press …
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The President of Transnistria said the breakaway region will not change its Russia-oriented course
The President of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Vadim Krasnoselsky rejected the proposal of the Prime Minister of Moldova, Pavel Filip to begin discussion on granting special status to Transnistria within Moldova.
Krasnoselsky stated this after the meeting with Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and acting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sebastian Kurz. Krasnoselsky stressed that political issues on granting special status to the region within Moldova are not currently …