Contents tagged with Russia
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Austrian Foreign Minister calls for a gradual lifting of sanctions on Russia
The Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sebastian Kurz, speaking on June 19th, stated that he believes that the European Union should change its sanctions policy against Russia, Deutsche Welle reports.
“I think that we should gradually arrive at a stage where every move toward fulfilling the Minsk Agreements is met with the progressive removal of sanctions,” Kurz said.
According to him, it would be a "clear demonstration of a step towards" Moscow, the politician believes.
"I hope, it will …
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Ukrainian MP: The return of the Russian delegation to PACE would mean the collapse of the Council of Europe
The Chairman of the Ukrainian Delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Volodymyr Ariev, went on the air on Ukraine TV Channel 112 where he criticized the possible return and participation of the Russian delegation in PACE meetings. Ariev reported that Ukraine sent a serious force of diplomats to the current PACE session because a serious desire for the return of the Russian delegation was expressed during the Bureau meeting in May.
According to Ariev, this decision …
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Der Spiegel: Russia is behind cyber attacks that were initially thought to be carried out by ISIS
According to German experts, the so-called Islamic State is unable to carry out complex hack attacks. According to Der Spiegel, the truth is that Kremlin’s hackers are behind the cyber-caliphate.
So-called cyber-caliphate of the Islamic State terrorist group may be a Russian invention. German security experts believe that the so-called Islamic State isn’t yet able to carry out complex spy and sabotage attacks over the internet, Der Spiegel reported on the 18th of June with a reference to its …
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Bundestag Deputy: Germany is concerned about Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup
The Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Thomas Oppermann, stated that Germany is concerned about the behavior of Russian fans during the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup that will be hosted by Russia, Deutsche Welle reported.
“Russia, as a future host country to the FIFA World Cup was disgraced from head to foot. Bullies from Russia became the heroes of the headlines and even received applause from Moscow after the fights,” Oppermann said.
According to him, the International …
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Peskov: Reports of Kremlin involvement in violence at Euro Cup are 'Russophobic'
The British newspaper The Guardian reported that riots involving Russian fans in France could have been authorized by the Russian government. According to Interfax, on Sunday, June 19th, the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said it was “Russophobian hysteria.”
"It does not require any reaction. This is another example of how someone can come to such an extent in his Russophobian hysterics," Peskov said.
Earlier, The Guardian reported that according to high-level sources in …
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Media: The next Normandy Format meeting could be held before the NATO Summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande want to hold a meeting in Minsk with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to revive the process of implementing the Minsk Agreements, reported the German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung, citing sources in the German government.
According to the newspaper, serious efforts are being made to arrange a new Minsk meeting. The newspaper quoted Merkel, who said at a recent meeting with the Prime …
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Waszczykowski: Steinmeier's criticism of NATO exercises shows a double standard from Germany
The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, stated in his interview with TVN24 TV Channel that the statement by the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who heavily criticized military exercises with the participation of NATO countries in Eastern Europe, is evidence of a dual approach coming from Berlin on the issue of the security of the Alliance’s eastern flank.
“My response is the following: Frank-Walter Steinmeier, you have several plans for …
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Merkel to meet with Putin before NATO Summit
As reported on the 19th of June by several German newspapers and sources in the German Government, Chancellor Angela Merkel intends to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a resumption of the peace process in eastern Ukraine.
According to the media, "ideally", the new meeting will be held before the NATO summit on July 8-9th.
The media reports specified that a "preparatory" meeting in the Normandy format was held this week where such issues as the restoration of the "frozen" …
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Media: Russia could be completely disqualified from participating in 2016 Olympics
As reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel, citing participants at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) summit in Lausanne, the IOC can completely remove Russia from the 2016 Olympics or restrict the number of sports in which they can participate.
As noted, such a scenario will be discussed; however, the agenda of the summit will be determined by IOC president Thomas Bach. According to media reports, he will first discuss this matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin with whom he …
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Moscow denies reports that the Russian military attacked opposition forces in southern Syria
Russian military officials rejected the Pentagon’s accusations that Russia had bombed U.S.-backed opposition forces in the south of Syria.
During a video conference with Russian military officials on June 18th, the Pentagon expressed "grave concern with the attacks on the Al-Tanf garrison that was supported by the international coalition forces."
The representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, refuted the accusations. In his statement on June 19th, Konashenkov said …