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Media: Kyiv may break diplomatic relations with Russia
The Verkhovna Rada may decide to sever diplomatic relations with Russia next week, reports Russian publication Kommersant, citing sources in the Ukrainian parliament.
The newspaper claims that Ivan Vinnyk, an MP from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, correspondingly amended the Law on reintegration of the Donbas.
"In the Law on the reintegration of the Donbas, which the Rada should be considering in its second reading, Russia will be recognized as an aggressor country; I hope that [enough] votes …
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Ukraine expresses concern over the visits of Serbian representatives to Crimea
On November 7, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, held consultations with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, during which he expressed concern over Serbia’s contact with the annexed Crimea, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
“Illegal contacts between representatives of Serbia and the occupied Crimea are causing considerable concern. It is hoped that Serbia will fully adhere to its declared principle of respect …
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Ukraine introduced sanctions against 18 Russian companies
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, at the request of the Security Service of Ukraine(SBU), imposed sanctions against 18 Russian companies. The corresponding orders No.1582 and 1583 were adopted by the Ministry on October 30th, 24 TV reports.
Sanctions have been imposed on companies "for carrying out activities that could harm the interests of national economic security."
18 Russian companies have fallen under the sanctions: Loli-Pak Exports, the Snack Group, Belgorod …
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Russia refuses to extradite to Ukraine former commander of the Berkut special police suspected of killing Maidan protesters
The Russian Federation refused the request of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to detain and extradite Serhiy Kusyuk, the former chief of the Kyiv regiment of the Berkut Special Police Force of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
"Russia refused to extradite him," the head of the special investigations department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, Serhiy Horbatyuk, told Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday, October 7. Horbatyuk said the Russian Federation …
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Russia appoints new commander of Syrian group
Following Sergey Surovikin’s appointment as commander-in-chief of the aerospace forces, the position of commander of the Eastern Military District (EMD) has been given to Deputy Chief of General Staff Alexander Zhuravlev. Like Surovikin, Zhuravlev will command both the EMD and the Russian group in Syria.
The relevant order was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu on October 31 2017. By the same order, in compliance with the president’s decree, Surovikin was appointed commander-in- …
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Russia and Italy agreed on supply of Sukhoi Superjet planes to Europe
Russia and Italy have agreed to supply Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft to Europe, as the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported in a statement posted on its website.
In Rome, the head of the Rosaviatsiya, Aleksandr Neradko, and head the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), Alessio Quaranta, signed the implementation timeline for a bilateral agreement on maintaining the airworthiness of the SSJ100 airliner.
“By signing the document, the Italians have recognized …
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Bariev: 57 political prisoners are being held in Crimea
There are currently 57 political prisoners in the Russian-annexed Crimea, as reported by the head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center and member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Eskender Bariev, during a press conference in Kyiv on November 6th.
He noted that after Russia transferred Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiyhoz, who were imprisoned in the Crimea, to the Republic of Turkey, new arrests were made on the peninsula.
The First Deputy Minister of Information Policy of …
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Putin and Erdogan to discuss the participation of Kurdish Democratic Union Party in Syrian settlement process during Erdogan's visit to Russia
During a visit to Moscow on November 13, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will discuss the participation of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NTV news channel reported. Putin and Erdoğan will also discuss the fight against terrorism in Syria and Iraq. After the visit to Moscow, the Turkish president will leave for Kuwait on November 14.
On November 1, Erdoğan's spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said that Turkey …
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Volker: Russia has two options in the Donbas: frozen conflict or troop withdrawal
US Department of State Special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker has said that Russia has two options for action in the Donbas, but denies the possibility of the situation transforming into a long-term conflict.
Volker said this during a briefing at the US Department of State, reports Voice of America.
"Look, I think it’s a binary choice for Russia. Would it like to create another frozen conflict, occupied territory, like Abkhazia or South Ossetia or Transdniestria, which…carries with it …
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Kremlin: media reports about the ban of Russian anthem at the Olympics in South Korea is ‘a provocation’
The State Duma Deputy, Mikhail Degtyarev, has expressed the opinion that the report by the New York Times on the possible ban of the Russian anthem at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea is a "provocation" aimed at "demoralizing the Russian national team." He stated it in a conversation with R-Sport.
In his opinion, "the provocation of the New York Times is aimed at demoralizing the Russian national team, all sports officials, and putting pressure on our country and the International Olympic …