Contents tagged with Russia
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Crimean provider: Internet was shut down on the peninsula by order of the FSB
Access to the internet in the northern part of Crimea was blocked at the demand of Russian security forces. As reported by SkyLine, the internet connection was shut down because of an emergency state imposed during an operation to intercept criminals. The state of emergency was imposed at the demand of State officials in order to conduct an operation to intercept the criminals who attacked employees of the Border Guard Service.
“In the night between Sunday and Monday, access to the internet …
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Ukrainian Military: Russia does not have enough troops on the border to launch offensive
Ukrainian Military intelligence has not observed any powerful offensive groups in the Russian Federation that would be able to operate effectively in the hinterland of Ukraine, the head of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznev, told Radio Liberty.
According to him, the enemy only has a tactical force whose task is to intimidate the Ukrainian military. "In fact, today we do not expect an eastern offensive from the Russian federation. However, …
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Germany says lifting sanctions on Russia will not be possible anytime soon
Germany has no plans of lifting sanctions against Russia in the near future, as stated by the German Commissioner for Cooperation with Russia, Gernot Erler, reports Deutsche Welle.
The situation in eastern Ukraine is being taken into consideration in Germany. According to Erler, violations of the truce and ceasefire agreement are recorded almost every day during the last few weeks. All this led to numerous casualties on both sides, said Erler.
It is also reported that all 28 EU member …
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Theresa May plans to meet with Putin in Russia
British Prime Minister Theresa May had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia via their Facebook page.
During the conversation, the two leaders agreed to strengthen dialogue between special services dealing with issues of aviation security, and agreed to hold a private meeting in the near future
It is reported that the conversation was initiated by Britain.
In addition, Putin once again congratulated May on …
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Yelchenko: Kiev may convene UN Security Council because of the situation in Crimea
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko held an urgent briefing on the situation in Crimea after the actions of Russian security forces and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements.
This was reported by Hromadske radio.
“The question of convening the UN Security Council is being considered ... As soon as it is necessary, we will do it immediately,” Yelchenko said.
“We are ready to convene the Security Council even at night, if necessary,” he …
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Russia plans to convert Khmeimim airbase in Syria into a full-fledged military base
Russia’s First Deputy Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee in the Federation Council, Franz Klintsevich, said during an interview with Izvestiya that Russia plans to convert the Khmeimim airbase in Syria into a full-fledged military base.
Klintsevich explained that the legal status of the base is currently being determined. "After agreeing on the legal status of Khmeimim, it will be a base for the Russian armed forces, and proper infrastructure will be built,” the senior Russian …
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US State Department: We do not want to be distracted from Russia's annexation of the Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine
Commenting on Russia’s accusation that Ukrainian military intelligence organized a terrorist attack in the Crimea, the US State Department said that it is currently requesting more detailed information, but it does not want to be distracted from the real problem of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and role in the war in eastern Ukraine.
“We don’t want to be distracted from the real issue here, which is not only Russia’s occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, but their continued …
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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'transitioning to terror' instead of seeking peace
Commenting on Ukraine’s alleged involvement in a terrorist attack in the Crimea that was reportedly thwarted by the FSB, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he does not see the point of holding a meeting of the Normandy Four, Deutsche Welle reported.
Putin accused Ukraine of "transitioning to terror" instead of dealing with conflict issues at the negotiating table.
"There are losses from the Russian side, two soldiers were killed. We certainly will not ignore such things. I would like …
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Linkevicius: Russia's accusations about Ukraine's involvement in terrorist plot in Crimea are 'bogus'
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius commented on the Federal Security Service's (FSB) statement about the alleged Ukrainian sabotage in Crimea. He called the Russian Federal Security Service’s statement a bogus accusation.
“Aggressor accused the victim of an attack. Old KGB methods. False Russia's accusations towards Ukraine to justify future ‘retaliation’?” Linkevičius wrote on Twitter.
On Wednesday, Russia claimed it had thwarted a terrorist attack in the Crimea, which was …
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Trade turnover between Russia and China fell by 17 percent
According to the report of China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), the Russian-Chinese trade turnover decreased in July, 2016 by 15% in annual terms.
The total amount of trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $5.67 billion, of which China's exports to Russia were valued at $3.3 billion while imports from Russia to China were pegged at $2.3 billion.
These facts indicate that by the end of the first half of this year, total trade turnover declined by 0.9% relative to the …