Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian State Duma has adopted a law on decriminalization of domestic violence
On January 27, the State Duma of Russia passed a law on the decriminalization of domestic violence on the third and final reading. 380 deputies voted for and only three opposed it.
According to the bill, one-time blows inflicted by close relatives are no longer criminal offenses, but will now be administrative offenses. Criminal responsibility will only ensue from repeated beatings. Supporters of these changes in the legislation believe that they will protect traditional family values. …
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President of Kosovo: Serbia wants to divide Kosovo using Ukraine as an example
Serbia is sending weapons and military to northern Kosovo with the aim of dividing the country, as stated by the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
"We know that Serbia has a plan for Kosovo’s division and that Belgrade is arming Serbs in the north," he said. He also noted that he has evidence that Serbia is sending weapons there as well as people, both civilian and military.
Thaçi added that Russians are actively helping Serbia by preparing paramilitary …
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Russian Navy strengthens their fleets with the new Bastion missile systems
The Russian Black Sea Fleet in the annexed Sevastopol may be reinforced with the new Bastion coastal defence missile systems, as was reported by Interfax on January 27th, referring to a statement by the general director of the Russian company NPO Mashinostroyeniya, Alexander Leonov.
The news agency writes that according to him, the delivery of the Bastion system is provided for in a 2017 state defense order. The Baltic, Black Sea, Northern, and Pacific Russian fleets will be reinforced by the …
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NATO ex-official urged the US Congress not to allow the lifting of sanctions against Russia
Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Alexander Vershbow, urged the U.S. Congress to restrict the removal of anti-Russian sanctions.
"Congress should act before the U.S. President, Donald Trump, unilaterally lifts sanctions against Russia," he wrote on Twitter.
Vershbow noted that the U.S. sanctions imposed in connection with the events in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine may be canceled by the President without the consent of Congress as the sanctions were initially imposed by Trump’s …
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Ukrainian Navy accuses Russia of attacking one of their ships
The Ukrainian Navy has accused Russia of attacking the diving ship “Pochaiv”, according to a post by the Naval Forces Command on Facebook.
Photos showing bullet damage on the ship were attached to the post.
“In contrast to baseless allegations of Russian officials made, as usual, without any evidence, we have something to show — traces of sniper’s bullets”, the post read.
The Navy stressed that Ukrainian servicemen are trying to ensure that the incident does not lead to further …
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Media: Russian-made weapons have been found in Mosul
British Sky News channel reports that special forces of the French Army, which are conducting a joint operation with the Iraqi armed forces near Mosul, have found Russian-made rockets at ISIS arms depot in the western part of Mosul. According to the channel, the rockets had chemical payloads.
There were reportedly dozens of such rockets as well as hand-crafted launch pads.
The channel reports that the rockets have Russian markings and were supposedly brought from Syria. Most of the rockets …
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Russian Deputy PM: Russia and Belarus failed to make progress in dispute over gas payments
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Moscow insists that Minsk pay the full amount owed for gas that Belarus received from Russia last year, TASS reported.
According to him, no progress has been made in talks between the two countries on the matter.
"We continue talks; no progress there, the arguments remain unchanged. Settlement options are changing, but as yet we have not found mutually acceptable ones,” Dvorkovich stated.
"Anyway, we insist on full settlement of the last …
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Former Russian Communist Duma deputy testified against Yanukovych
The Former State Duma deputy of the Communist Party, Denis Voronenkov, testified against the former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
In his testimony, Voronenkov partially confirmed information that was provided by another former State Duma deputy, Ilya Ponomarev.
The interlocutor of the publication reported that Voronenkov took the initiative and contacted the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, …
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Russia’s National Guard and Federal Security Service will guard the Kerch Strait
The servicemen of the National Guard and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation will ensure the security of the waters of the Kerch Strait, Rossiyskaya Gazeta wrote. “If the troops of the Russian National Guard previously served at Lake Baikal or the Yenisei, Volga and Amur rivers and some other marine areas then the Kerch Strait is a new area of responsibility for them,” the Deputy Chief of the National Guard, Major-General Oleg Borukaev stated.
The significance of the Kerch …
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Commander of the US strategic Command: Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons
The US strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) believes that the Russian Federation is developing weapons to use against satellites, as stated by the Commander of USSTRATCOM, General John Hyten, RIA Novosti reports.
“Russia is researching significant military capabilities to use against satellites including lasers and other military capabilities in space which may pose a threat to our satellites,” Hyten stated.
According to General, the use of such weapons may lead to a large number of debris in orbit …