Contents tagged with Russia
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Russia started delivery of aviation fuel to separatist-held areas of Ukraine
In November 2017, Russia began supplying aviation kerosene to the separatist-controlled territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, LIGA.net reports, citing data from the Russian railway.
From November 15 to 28, the Promsyrieimoprt company, owned by the Russian Ministry of Energy, transported by rail two batches of aviation kerosene with a total volume of about 65,000 kg.
This amount is enough for a 20-hour flight for an Airbus A321 or Boeing 737-800, or a 5-hour flight for a Ruslan An-124 …
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Kremlin: Russian military bases in Syria will continue to operate
The head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Vladimir Shamanov said that Russian military bases in Syria will continue to function after the end of the military operation and that they will prepare to stay for the long term, Interfax reports.
"Both bases in Syria, Khmeimim, and Tartus will not only continue to function but will constantly improve their quality and capabilities, having ahead of us the long-term perspective of our presence in this far-from-tranquil region," Shamanov said. …
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Russia accuses US special services of trying to recruit Russian media
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russian media representatives, including those in the United States, are being recruited by Special Services, reports Interfax.
"Recently, representatives of Russian media, including in the US, have been subjected to severe pressure from the Special Services, namely, attempts at recruitment," Zakharova said. She added that the journalists received threats without specifying details.
Russia considers such actions to be an " …
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Ukrainian representative to UN: Russia should be tried for war crimes in Ukraine
The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko has called for bringing charges of war crimes against state authorities of the Russian Federation "who instigated, stoked, and backed military aggression against Ukraine". Yelchenko made this statement at the December 6th meeting of the UN Security Council where progress in the International Criminal Tribunals regarding the former states of Yugoslavia and Rwanda was being discussed, Ukrinform reported.
“The …
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Media: Russian security services search offices of largest Russian IT companies
Law enforcement officers conducted a search of the main office of the IT-group, Lanit, at the Murmanskiy Proyezd in Moscow on Wednesday, December 6th, as reported by RBC news agency, citing a representative of the press service of the company.
The TAdviser web portal, citing a visitor at the office who witnessed the incident, and an employee of the company, specified that the search was carried out by people wearing masks and hats with FSB inscriptions.
According to the portal, employees were …
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Putin: Kremlin will not interfere with participation of Russian athletes under neutral flag at 2018 Olympics
The Kremlin will not interfere with Russian athletes participating under a neutral flag in the 2018 Olympics, said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with workers at GAZ car plant in Nizhny Novgorod.According to him, the Russian authorities “themselves provided grounds” for the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the national team from the Olympic Games. At the same time, as Putin put it, the IOC has acted “not quite honestly” with the Russian athletes, …
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Tillerson: Deploying peacekeepers in Donbas a priority for US
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that, in order to resolve the conflict in the Donbas, the US considers it a priority to reach an agreement on the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission there.
A statement to this effect was made by the head of the US foreign policy department on Wednesday, December 6, the day before the planned talks with his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov, DW reports.
“Russia has long resisted the idea of bringing in peacekeeping forces, but now they have agreed,” …
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Putin announces complete defeat of ISIS in Syria
The forces of the Islamic State have been completely defeated in Syria, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing a report of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, reports Interfax.
“Two hours ago, the Minister of Defense reported that the operations on the eastern and western bank of the Euphrates have been completed with the complete defeat of the terrorists,” Putin said.
He noted that there may still be isolated areas of resistance.
“But in general, the combat at this stage and in …
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Media: Kremlin considers establishing special bonds to allow Russian oligarchs to bring their wealth back to Russia
A special refund mechanism for returning money back to Russia may be developed for businessmen who fear new sanctions. The plan envisages special bonds in currencies with high yield.
The idea was initiated on December 5th by a group of wealthy Russians who have assets abroad, Reuters reports. The newspaper cites anonymous sources in the state-owned companies and in the financial markets, one of whom describes the idea as absurd. The refunds would be issued in foreign currency bonds with …
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Russian human rights lawyer Feygin appeals to Merkel and Macron for protection from persecution in Russia
Mark Feygin, a Russian lawyer and defender of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and the Crimea appealed to European leaders asking them to protect him from persecution in his own country.Feygin wrote an appeal addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, which he then handed over to Ukrinform.
"By the will of the circumstances, Germany and France are involved in the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine through the quadripartite ‘Normandy format.’ This …