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Financial system SWIFT will provide discount to Russian banks
Russian newspaper Vedomosti has reported that Russia will receive a discount on the transfer of financial messages beginning in 2018, citing SWIFT Director for Central and Eastern Europe Matvei Gering. According to Gering, the discount will apply to financial message transfers between Russian organizations.
The newspaper notes that SWIFT operations within the country accounted for 72.5% of all operations by Russian users in the international system, according to data from 2016.
Vedemosti's …
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Russian Defense Minister states that operation in Syria will soon be completed
The operation in Syria is coming to an end, and there are several issues that need urgent attention, said Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Monday during a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
“I would like to discuss each issue connected with Syria separately. The operation there is approaching its completion. There are several points that require urgent solutions, and discussions about the prospects for the further development of the situation in Syria are needed,” …
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Russia imposes sanctions against North Korea
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree adopting UN Security Council Resolution 2321in Russia. The decree was published on the official portal of legal information.
“In accordance with the adopted resolution, in order to suppress the development and supply of resources to the forbidden programs in North Korea, additional international sanctions are being imposed that limit cooperation with that country in the areas of military technology, economic trade, finance, transport and education,” the …
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Representative of Russian oligarch Deripaska threatens Manafort with 'legal consequences'
There will be “serious legal consequences” for former head of Donald Trump’s electoral campaign Paul Manafort for “manipulating the investments” of Rusal president Oleg Deripaska. A representative of the Russian oligarch made such a comment with respect to NBC’s story on Manafort’s financial ties to Deripaska, Interfax reports.
Deripaska has business contacts “with anyone and anywhere… exclusively in the interests of his business” the businessman’s representative added.
In his opinion, NBC’s …
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Russian private military contractor who fought in eastern Ukraine killed in Syria
Russian Roman Solnyshkov, known as Solntse (The Sun), who previously fought in the Donbas, was killed in Syria, where he went as a military contractor hired by the Wagner private military company.
It is reported that previously Solnyshkov served in eastern Ukraine in separatist Sparta battalion under the command of Arsen Pavlov (aka Motorola).
Twitter user, Necro Mancer, confirmed the death of Roman Solnyshkov.
"Solnyshkov Roman Viktorovich, known as Solntse (The Sun), was killed in Syria in …
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Crimean authorities claim that 50 foreigners that are taking part in Youth Festival in Sochi will visit Crimea
It was reported in Sevastopol that 50 foreigners who are participating in the festival of youth and students, which is held in Sochi, will be visiting Sevastopol.
As reported by TASS on October 15th, a city tour, followed by an excursion through the bays of Sevastopol on the ship Dobrokhod, is planned for the participants of the festival.
"As for the festival of youth and students, this has been planned for two years and today we are happy to see young people from different countries in …
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Russia to test new Mi-28UB helicopter in Syria
Russia plans to send its new Mi-28UB helicopter (with dual control) to Syria for testing, said Andrey Boginsky, CEO of Russian Helicopters.
“Today the Mi-28H has a pilot and an operator, and the primary goal and task of the upgrade is to make it combat training-ready, such that the helicopter can be controlled from either of the cabins. We would like these helicopters [Mi-28UB] to undergo their kind of testing here [in Syria],” he said during an interview for Zvezda’s Voyennaya Priyomka ( …
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Putin wants to bring scientists back to Russia
At a meeting with participants of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is interested in those citizens “who were here and who can work here” returning to Russia, reported RBC news agency.
“Not all at the same time,” added the president. He added that, as far as citizens are concerned, “we are interested in all our citizens returning, but when speaking about science, those who can work toward scientific advancements.”
Putin’s comments were in …
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50 people detained in Crimea during protest actions in support of Crimean Tatars
49 people were detained for holding unauthorized solitary pickets in the Crimea, as reported by Interfax, citing the press service of the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs. Those participating in the pickets were released from police stations after “preventive talks.”
As previously reported, the pickets were organized to oppose the local authorities’ actions directed against the Crimean Tatars. Specifically, participants in the rally protested against the arrests of Crimean Tatars who were …
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Russia preparing a bill to counter the US sanctions
The State Duma of the Russian Federation is working on a draft bill on countering the US sanctions policy as stated by the Russian State Duma Chairman, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, RIA Novosti reports.
"We are working on this issue, but we can’t present it yet and talk about specific content," he said, answering the question of whether the work on the relevant draft bill is going on in the State Duma.
The United States recently strengthened …