Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukraine intends to demand UN recognize Russia as sponsor of terrorism
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration Olena Zerkal wrote on her Facebook page that Ukraine plans to submit a memorandum on Russia's violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism to the International Court of Justice.
“The fact that everybody knew why Russia used its veto at the UN Security Council in 2015 and blocked the creation of a tribunal to investigate the circumstances of the crash of the MH17 flight has been proven …
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Poroshenko and May discuss strengthening sanctions against Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and British Prime Minister Theresa May recently discussed strengthening sanctions against Russia following the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait in annexed Crimea, a Ukrainian press service reports.
“The Ukrainian President emphasized the necessity of strengthening international pressure on Russia in order to fully implement the Minsk agreements,” the statement reads. “The parties stressed the importance of continuing and strengthening …
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France and Russia want to create coordination mechanism in Syria
France and Russia want to create a coordination mechanism between the leading powers in order to find a political solution to the problems in Syria,as stated on Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to Macron, the idea is to coordinate the efforts of the Astana Process, which includes Russia, Turkey, Iran, and a “small group,” the creation of which was initiated by France, and which includes the United Kingdom, Germany, Jordan, the United States and Saudi Arabia.
“We need to …
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Washington: US will keep trying to prevent Turkey from purchasing S-400 missile systems from Russia
The administration of US President Donald Trump continues to make efforts aimed at discouraging Turkey from purchasing S-400 air defense systems from Russia, said US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last Wednesday, May 23.
"We continue to work to keep Turkey in a place where it doesn’t actually acquire the S-400. I believe that they have not yet [gotten it] and we are hopeful they never take possession," he noted.
One of the congressmen expressed …
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Russia claims Ukraine owes money to CIS
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has declared that Ukraine owes 300 million rubles ($4.87 million USD) to the budget of the bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This was announced today at a briefing in Moscow by the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
"For four years, Ukraine has not paid a single penny to the unified budget of the CIS bodies, thus creating significant financial difficulties for the work of the organization. To …
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit North Korea
Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov will visit North Korea on May 31, the Press Department of the Foreign Ministry stated, RBC news agency reports.
Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova told TASS that “the visit of the Russian Foreign Minister to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is being worked out.” She added that specific dates would be announced through official channels.
Lavrov was reappointed as …
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Putin and Macron to discuss the situation in Syria and Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the situation in Eastern Ukraine during a meeting in Saint-Petersburg on May 25, Yuri Ushakov, the Aide to the Russian President, stated.
According to Ushakov, the two parties will discuss the potential of crisis resolution in Syria and Libya, the problem of Middle East settlement, and prospects for maintaining the comprehensive overall plan of actions regarding the Iranian nuclear program following the United …
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Russian diplomats demand to see Yulia Skripal
The Russian embassy in Britain has expressed concern about the conditions where Yulia Skripal is located, Radio Liberty reports.
“The published video only increases our concern over the conditions where she is. It is obvious that she read a prepared text. Additionally, judging by a few aspects of it, the text was a translation from English and was originally written by a native English speaker. This impression is confirmed by handwritten letters signed by Yulia in Russian and English,” the …
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Former DPR Minister of Culture deported from Russia
On May 19, when crossing the Russian border in Sochi, the former Minister of Culture of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, Natalia Voronina was detained.
Quoting sources in the Sochi Adler Court, Kommersant reported that the "official" was transferred to the temporary detention center for illegal migrants in the city of Gulkevichi, Krasnodar Krai in Russia.
The court ruled on May 20 to deport Voronina with a five-year entry ban to Russia. However, the decision did not come into force …
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Spanish intelligence accuses Kremlin of supporting crisis in Catalonia
Spanish intelligence has published an official report revealing its suspicion that Russia intervened in the Catalan crisis.
According to El Pais, Spain’s National Cryptologic Centre - which is responsible for protecting the country against cyberattacks on the state administrations network – published a report relating cyber threats discovered in 2017 and announcing Moscow's interference in the Catalonian elections. However, the agency did so without providing specific evidence of the latter.
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