Contents tagged with Russia
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US House to consider resolution on territorial integrity of Georgia
The co-chairs of the US Congressional Georgian Caucus, Ted Poe and Gerald Connolly, introduced a draft resolution to the US House of Representatives on supporting the territorial integrity of Georgia, as reported by the IPN News Agency.
In particular, the document "condemns the military intervention in Georgia and the occupation of Georgian territories by Russia as well as Russia's illegal actions along the occupation line." In addition, the resolution calls for Russia to withdraw its …
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Aksyonov: Kerch Strait Bridge cannot be built without Ukraine's consent
The head of Russian Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said that Ukraine will have to agree on the construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge, the Kommersant newspaper wrote.
According to Aksyonov, this is due to "international legal norms according to which the Sea of Azov is a joint area of navigation.”
"It is 'unlikely' that we'll get Ukraine's consent,” the official noted, adding that construction of an underwater tunnel would be cheaper and would not require consent from Kiev.
Russia and Ukraine …
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Consumer prices in Russia have risen by 2% this year
Since the beginning of the year, consumer prices in Russia have increased by 2%, as indicated by the Federal State Statistics Service (FSSS) of Russia.
According to the FSSS, inflation reached 1.2% in March, and 7.4% since the beginning of the year.
The agency pointed out that during the period under review, buckwheat has risen most of all, by 1.2%. The prices of tea have gone up by 0.7%, frozen fish by 0.5% and sunflower oil and biscuits by 0.4%.
The prices of fruit and vegetables averaged …
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Aksyonov blames high prices in Crimea on 'speculators'
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Russian Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, explained that the high prices on medicines and food products in the Crimean peninsula are being driven by speculators. The prices are 30-40% higher than in adjacent Russian regions: Krasnodar and Rostov.
“The prices on food products in specific areas are 40% higher than in the Krasnodar region. The price on pasta products is 46% higher. There are concerns of speculation in half of these cases, a parasitic …
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Russian military maintains significant presence at its airbase in Syria
According to the American intelligence and analytical center “Stratfor”, Russia maintains a significant presence at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that the majority of Russian forces would be withdrawn from the war-torn country.
According to satellite images, the airbase in Latakia is currently home to 24 Russian aircraft, including 12 Su-24s, four Su-30s, four Su-34s, and four Su-35s.
Following Putin’s announcement of a withdrawal from …
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Russian special forces officer killed in Syria
A Russian special forces officer was killed in Syria on Thursday near the city of Palmyra, RIA Novosti reported.
"Near the village of Tadmor, in the performance of a specific task to provide targets for Russian airstrikes against IS [the so-called Islamic State] an officer of the Russian special forces was killed," a representative of the Russian military stated.
The special forces officer was tasked with carrying out a reconnaissance mission to provide coordinates of positions of the so- …
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Ukraine begins criminal proceedings against Russian prosecutors and judges over Savchenko case
The Prosecutor General’s office of Ukraine has initiated a criminal case against the judges of the Donetsk City Court in the Rostov region and the the Russian prosecutors involved in Nadiya Savchenko’s case, as stated by the Prosecutor, Vladislav Kutsenko, on the TV channel 112 Ukraine.According to him, Russian prosecutors Pavel Filipchuk, Dmitry Yunoshev and Vladislav Kuznetsov, are being investigated for "unlawfully bringing someone to criminal responsibility,” and against Leonid Stepanenko, …
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Sources suggest Savchenko will be returned to Ukraine in the coming weeks
Nadiya Savchenko, who was recently sentenced to 22 years imprisonment in Russia, will be returned to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as reported by Grani, citing a closed-door meeting held by the Ambassador of Russia to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov. Zurabov didn’t specify whether the release would be an exchange of Savchenko for arrested Russians.According to a spokesperson for Grani, who attended the meeting, Zurabov noted that Russia was ready to return Savchenko to her homeland by the 8th of March. …
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Russia is investigating one thousand cases of citizens supporting terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq
More than a thousand cases on Russian involvement in terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq are being investigated in Russia, as reported by Prosecutor Yury Chaika. “Access to thousands of resources on the Internet has been limited at the request of the Prosecutor General’s office; unlawful information has been removed from nearly seven thousand websites. More than a thousand cases are being investigated for involvement of our citizens in terrorist groups on the territory of Iraq and Syria,” he …
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Russian Foreign Ministry confirms Lavrov and Kerry discussed Savchenko case
During a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow, the two diplomats discussed the fate of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, reports Interfax. The exact results of the talks remain unknown.
"Yes, the issue was raised," answered the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, when asked if Kerry and Lavrov discussed the issue.
According to Zakharova, the talks between the Foreign Minister and Secretary of State …