Contents tagged with Russia
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Whistleblower of Russian 'troll factory' says she supports U.S. demand for extradition of Russians accused of election meddling
Lyudmila Savchuk, a former employee of a Russian troll factory, the Internet Research Agency headquartered in Saint Petersburg, commented on United States authorities’ demands to extradite 13 Russians accused of interfering in the last U.S. Presidential election. Savchuk was a whistleblower who unveiled the truth about the troll factory.
As she explained to the Deutsche Welle, the Russians whom the U.S. wants extradited are only a few of many other common employees of the troll factory who …
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Russia threatens the United States with WTO claim because of duties on metal imports
Russia may appeal to the court of the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the United States decides to impose new duties on imports of steel and aluminum from Russia, TASS reports with reference to the Press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The US Department of Commerce introduced the import restrictions following investigations, the results of which were presented to US President Donald Trump on February 17. "The results of the investigations can be further challenged by the …
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Ukraine submits memorandum to Hague Arbitration Court over Russia’s violation of the Law of the Sea Treaty
On Monday, February 19th, Ukraine filed a memorandum in support of the proceedings against Russia in regards to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The memorandum states that the Russian Federation violated Ukraine’s sovereign rights in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports.
“Starting in 2014, the Russian Federation has illegally deprived Ukraine of the ability to exercise their rights as a …
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Ukraine bans supply of An-148 aircraft engines to Russia
Ukrainian authorities have banned the supply of D-436 engines for civil aircraft to Russia, as stated by the Deputy Minister of Industry of the Russian Federation, Oleg Bocharov, during the round table in the State Duma, TASS reports.
"Unfortunately, the Ukrainian authorities have banned the supply of the 436th engine for civilian purposes," he said.
The D-436 engines are produced by the Motor Sich enterprise. In Russia they are installed on An-148 and Be-200 amphibious aircraft. As an …
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Kremlin confirms that ‘several dozen Russians were killed and injured in recent military clash in Syria’
In Syria, "during the recent military clash", several dozen Russians were injured, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement published on the Ministry’s website. The Ministry did not specify what kind of military clash it was and where it occurred.
"During a recent military confrontation, in which the military personnel of the Russian Federation were not involved and no regular technical means were used, Russian citizens and citizens of other CIS countries were killed. This …
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Russian deputy faces up to 5.5 years in Spanish prison in 'Russian Mafia' case
In Spain, State Duma Deputy Vladislav Reznik faces up to five and a half years in prison and a €100 million fine in the case of the “Russian mafia”, reported La Opinion de Malaga.
On Monday, February 19, the court began to hear the case about money laundering in Spain by Russian immigrants. According to the investigation, the crimes were committed in the 1990s.
Among the defendants of the case is the current State Duma deputy Vladislav Reznik. He attended the trial. “I came to the session …
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Germany will triple the number of troops in NATO exercises to keep Russia in check
In 2018, three times more military personnel from Germany will take part in NATO exercises to contain Russia, reported Spiegel Online, citing as a source a statement from the German Ministry of Defense.
Plans are for 12,000 German soldiers to participate in the exercises on the eastern and northern flanks of NATO.
The cost for the German military to participate in the exercises will be €90 million. In 2017, 4,000 Bundeswehr soldiers participated in the NATO exercises.
In particular, 8,000 …
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Media: Despite sanctions Ukrainian cargo ship delivers ore from Turkey to Crimea then safely sails back to Ukraine
The Nefterudovoz 45 M oil and ore tanker sailing under the Ukrainian flag has delivered approximately 10,000 tons of ilmenite ore from the city of Samsun in Turkey to the Kerch Strait, re-loaded it in a harbor for further delivery to the closed port in Kerch in the Russian-annexed Crimea and returned to Kherson (Ukraine).
The information was reported on February 17th by the Ukrainian Center of Investigative Journalism, citing data from the Marine Traffic online tracking service, which …
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Russia buys US government bonds at 7 year record rate
In 2017, Russia drastically increased its investment in US government bonds. The US Treasury Department reported that over the year the Central Bank, which oversees Russia’s gold and foreign currency reserves, bought $16.1 billion worth of US securities. At the start of January, Russia held $102.2 billion in the treasuries, equivalent to 23% of the total gold and foreign currency reserves, Finanz.ru reports.
30% of all the Russian Central Bank’s foreign currency ($345.5 billion excluding gold …
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Erdogan tells Putin that Assad will face consequences if Syrian troops deployed to Afrin
The Syrian government will “face consequences" if it concludes an agreement with Kurdish militia in Afrin, where Turkey is conducting military operation Olive branch,Turkey's President Recep Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation, Turkish NTV channel reports.
During the talks, Putin and Erdogan discussed the problems in Afrin and in Idlib province. "If the Syrian regime goes down this path [agreement with the Kurds], there will be consequences," Erdogan …