Contents tagged with Russia
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Turchynov: 'heroes' claiming that Russian annexation of Crimea could have been prevented are lying
Some recent claims asserting that the Russian annexation of the Crimea in 2014 could have been prevented are not true, according to statements made by the chairperson of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, in his witness statements before the court where he was testifying in a high treason case against the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.
“Former Chief of General Staff, Volodymyr Zamana, misled the court when he stated that in February 2014 he …
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Polish Prime Minister: launch of Nord Stream 2 pipeline may provoke a war between Ukraine and Russia
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the construction of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream-2 creates a new unnecessary tension, and that its launch could lead to war between Ukraine and Russia, reports RBC-Ukraine.
The official noted that Ukraine is now relatively safe since it controls gas routes to Central Europe. According to the Polish Prime Minister, if Nord Stream 2 is launched and the Ukrainian gas pipelines are disconnected, Russia will be able to aggravate the …
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Turchynov: it is impossible for Ukraine to declare war on Russia
Ukraine does not have sufficient means to conduct a military confrontation with Russia if the latter uses nuclear weapons, said the head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, 112 Ukraine TV channel reported. Turchynov made this statement under examination in the case against former President Viktor Yanukovych, who was charged with high treason.
"That is why we could not declare war in February-March 2014. Unfortunately, now that we have a combat-ready …
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Danish Defense Minister accuses Russia of involvement in the NotPetya virus attacks
Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen stated that Russia is involved in the cyber-attacks using the NotPetya virus, reported Nordjyske daily newspaper. “We will not tolerate such malicious cyber activity. This is a strategy that undermines democratic regimes in the West and we should protect ourselves from it,” Frederiksen stated.
The cyber-attack occurred in June 2017 against computer systems of Italy, Israel, USA, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and several other countries. The …
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Russian aircraft practice launching cruise missiles at Ukraine
While Ukrainian aircraft were carrying out drills, Russian planes took off, approached Ukraine’s border as closely as possible, and practiced launching cruise missiles, reported the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“A group of strategic Tu-95 missile-carrying bombers, accompanied by a pair of Russian Su-30 fighters, flew into the airspace of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and practiced the imaginary launch of cruise missiles towards mainland Ukraine,” the command’s Facebook post reads. …
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Russia confirms death of five Russian citizens in US coalition airstrike in Syria
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that according to provisional information, five Russians were killed in the US-led coalition’s airstrike against Syrian government forces. The Russians in question were not soldiers.
“According to provisional information, as a result of the armed encounter which took place, the reasons for which are currently being determined, five men who were presumably Russian citizens may have died. There are also wounded, but this all needs to be …
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Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO: there is substantial evidence that Russia is fighting in the Donbas
There are many Russian tanks without identifying information in the uncontrolled territories in the Donbas, and NATO is aware of this, as stated on Wednesday, February 14th, on Echo of Moscow radio by the former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Alexander Vershbow.
He noted that although there are "a lot of tanks in the Donbas that do not have Russian markings, but we are aware of where they come from."
Also, NATO knows about the Russian military, who are in the Donbas.
"In fact, we are …
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Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov loses up to 90% of its global civil arms market due to sanctions
Sanctions imposed on the Kalashnikov concern (part of the Rostec state corporation, the Russian Federation) have cut off the company’s access to 70-90% of the global civil arms market, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“Sectoral sanctions imposed against Kalashnikov concern in 2014 by the United States, European Union states, Canada, Japan, Australia, and other countries have decimated the company: the sanctions cut off Kalashnikov’s access to 70-90% of the world’s market of civil weapons,” according …
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Stoltenberg: It will be difficult for Turkey to integrate Russian S-400 into NATO’s system
It will be difficult for Turkey to integrate Russian S-400 missile systems into NATO’s air defense system, as stated by NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Brussels, a correspondent of Evropeyskaya Pravda reports.
According to him, during the ministerial meeting, Turkey’s air defense was discussed and it has been said that NATO is strengthening it by deploying their Patriot batteries.
"We have discussed the situation with the acquisition of the S-400 complex …
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Russian Gazpom to dispute gas price with largest European buyer
Gazprom Export intends litigate in Stockholm with the German company Uniper, its largest Europen gas client. Gazprom’s trading division notified Uniper that an arbitration procedure would be initiated, with the demand to revise the gas price according to the contract starting on February 1, 2018. “Approaching arbitration to resolve a contract dispute is a standard practice, envisaged by such contracts,” reads Gazprom’s statement, as quoted by RBC news agency.
The official Gazprom Export …