Contents tagged with Russia
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Chief of General Staff of Russian Army: Russia may reduce the number of troops in Syria
There could be a substantial reduction in the number of Russian troops in Syria by the end of the year, as stated by the head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, TASS reports.
The news agency quotes Gerasimov as saying, “It seems that yes, after the completion of the military objectives, there will be only a few of them, of course, the decision will be made by the commander-in-chief and the troops will be reduced.” According to the head of the General Staff, the reconciliation center, two …
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Media: National Bank of Ukraine transferred data on Privatbank's clients to Moscow
The officials of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), handed over all data on PrivatBank (PB) clients to Moscow, Oleksandr Dubinsky, the host of the program Groshi (Money), wrote on Facebook, citing personal sources.
"Complete data on all clients of PrivatBank, with the permission of the NBU, was transferred to certain servers in Moscow by company Kroll, which audits PrivatBank," he wrote, noting that the Russians were interested in the database of participants of the Ukrainian military operation …
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Putin tells Turkish and Iranian leaders that Assad is ready for constitutional reform
RIA Novosti has reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of Turkey and Iran, Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani, about his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"We informed our colleagues about the conversation in Sochi with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. We noted the commitment of the Syrian leadership to the principles of a peaceful resolution of the political crisis, [and their] readiness to carry out constitutional reform and free, UN-supervised elections," …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: events in Luhansk is a dispute between the special services of the Russian Federation
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin believes that recent events in separatist-controlled Luhansk are not just a conflict between the leaders of the LPR but a dispute between Russian special services, reports Censor.NET.
"It's not only an internal dispute between these gangs; it's also a dispute between the relevant Russian special services. This very clearly proves that Russia controls everything in there. This is another argument for international cooperation," Klimkin said. …
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Russian Federation Council approves the bill on recognizing foreign media as foreign agents
The Federation Council of Russia approved a bill allowing the Russian Ministry of Justice to recognize any foreign media as a foreign agent.
Dozhd (Rain TV) reported that the Duma adopted an amendment in all readings in one day as a response to the actions of the US authorities against Russia Today news agency. The United Nations Human Rights Council or UNHRС recommended the Federation Council to reject the bill and send it for revision. However, the senators approved the bill at a plenary …
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Moldova refused entry to Russian delegation
The delegation from Russia that was scheduled to take part in a business forum was not allowed to enter Moldova, reports ZDG news website.
The press service of the Moldovan Border Police reported that on the morning of November 22, ten citizens of the Russian Federation were refused entry into the country because they could not explain the reason for their visit or provide the documents that would confirm their participation in the forum.
The mayor of the city of Bălți, Renato Usatii stated …
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Russia and Czech Republic sign agreements for $20 billion
Russia and the Czech Republic will sign 13 documents on cooperation in economic matters for a total sum of about $20 billion as the result of the visit of the Czech delegation, stated President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman after talks with President Vladimir Putin, TASS news agency reports.
“As for specific agreements, fundamental agreements, ten of them will be signed in Moscow and three more in Yekaterinburg. The total amount of the signed agreements will come to $20 billion” said Zeman. …
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Putin calls on Russian companies to prepare to step up military production
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his country’s enterprises, regardless of the form of ownership, to prepare for an increase in military production. He made a statement to this effect on November 22 during a meeting with the leaders of the Russian Defense Ministry, Defense and Industrial Complex, and the heads of various ministries and regions.
“The economy’s ability to quickly increase the quantities of defensive production and services at the right time is one of the most important …
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Armed persons led by interior minister Kornet arrest prosecutors in separatist LPR
Divisions of the local LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) Interior Ministry and the DPR’s (Donetsk People’s Republic) Special Forces Vityaz stormed the LPR Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO).
According to Novaya Gazeta, Vitaly Podobry and LPR military prosecutor Sergey Razno were detained, the rest were dismissed. PGO investigator Leonid Tkachenko was arrested the day before.
As the Russian news outlet notes, the LPR Interior Ministry arrested all the PGO staff – more than 20 people, including …
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Russian FSB checking if student who gave speech in Bundestag has relatives in Ukraine
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) contacted the authorities of Novy Urengoy (Yamalo – Nenets Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation) with a request for information about the family of Nikolai Desyatnichenko, a high school student who recently gave a presentation on the German military prisoners at the Bundestag, as reported by sources in the city's administration, writes Znak.com news website.
"A request was made from the special services, in which we were asked to provide a list of …
