Contents tagged with Russia
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Latvia approves imposing sanctions against those on Magnitsky List
On Thursday, February 8, the Latvian Saeima approved the introduction of sanctions against those on the so-called Magnitsky List, Delfi news outlet reports.
The bill, previously approved by the Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs, lists 49 individuals who will be banned from entering Latvia. The results of the vote led the Saeima to call on the Cabinet of Ministers to impose the sanctions. According to the main provisions of the Magnitsky Act, foreigners who are associated with large- …
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Bridge built by Russian military in Syria washed away
A Russian-built bridge across the Euphrates in Syria was destroyed due to rising water levels in the river, according to RIA Novosti.
On September 23 last year, construction on a 212-meter automobile bridge was begun by the Russian military in the suburb of Deir-ez-Zor. A week later, the construction was handed over to Syria. It was intended to be used for the transfer of military equipment and personnel to the eastern shore of the Euphrates.
On January 6, 2018, the water level and the speed …
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Washington uncertain if Russians were involved in attack on US partners in Syria
The White House does not know if Russian citizens were involved in the attack on the headquarters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on February 7, Donald Trump’s deputy press secretary Raj Shah told reporters at a press conference.
One of the reporters was interested to know whether Trump had been notified about the attack which took place in the region of the Khasham settlement, and whether there is “any information on Russian representatives’ involvement in this”.“The …
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Estonia will continue to upgrade the border with Russia despite a sharp rise in cost of work
Estonia will continue to reinforce the border with Russia, despite the fact that the cost of work has more than doubled, as stated by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas, according to ERR news outlet.
Ratas said that the cost of the construction along the eastern border was 79 million euros in 2015, but now, after the completion of the design work, it turns out that it will cost two and a half or even three times more.“This, of course, does not mean that the construction on the eastern …
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Russian spy detained in Latvia
A citizen of Latvia has been detained on suspicion that he was collecting data about military objects and situations in the area adjacent to the Latvian-Russian border and passing it to the Russian special services, according to reports by LSM.lv Latvian news outlet.
No detailed information was revealed for legal reasons to preserve the secrecy of the investigation.
The Latvian Security Police that conducted the arrest elaborated on the statement saying that the Russian special services (FSB) …
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Yanukovych’s lawyer: in March 2014 the Government of Ukraine decided to surrender the Crimea
The decision to withdraw Ukrainian forces from the Crimea in spring 2014 was made on the recommendation of Serhiy Pashynsky who was the head of the Presidential administration of Ukraine at the time.
Yanukovych’s lawyer, Vitalii Serdiuk, who represents the interests of the former President of Ukraine stated on his Facebook page that this is evidenced by Ihor Tenyukh, the former Defense Minister.
According to a copy of the interrogation report published by Serdiuk, at a meeting of the National …
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Media: USA and Russia negotiate on deployment of peacekeepers to Donbas
As Interfax-Ukraine reports, the United States and the Russian Federation are working to overcome contradictions in the issue on UN mission deployment in the Donbass. This negotiation is being conducted ahead of the negotiations round on the Donbass problem.
An unnamed source said, “So far, different views on the question of the UN contingent deployment to Donbass remain. The parties retain hope for rapprochement to the next consultations round in March.” According to that source, the main …
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Poland reasserts its demand for the return of the Presidential Tu-154M plane wreckage from Russia
Poland says that Russia has no more reasons to hold on to the wreckage of the Presidential Tu-154M plane that crashed near Smolensk in 2010. According to the Polish press service department, this was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Jacek Czaputowicz during a meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreyev.
“The head of Polish diplomacy emphasized that Russia has no basis for further retention of the governmental plane wreckage and [the Ambassador] expects it to be returned.” …
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Kremlin confirms that Su-25 was shot down with Russian air defense system in Syria
Major Roman Filipov’s Su-25 assault jet was shot down in Syria with a missile from a Russian Igla man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), said Franz Klintsevich, deputy chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee.
“According to unofficial information, it was an ‘Igla’,” Klintsevich said. According to him, serious work is being done to clarify all the circumstances, especially who supplied the MANPADS.
On February 3, militants shot down a Russian Su-25 SM assault jet …
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Russia announces the possible delivery of Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey
Head of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko and Deputy Director General of the Turkish General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Can Erel signed a working agreement that opens up opportunities for the delivery of Russian Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey, as reported on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia.
As noted in the report, the agreement provides for the delivery of helicopters in the spring of 2018.
“The agreement is aimed at providing the …