Contents tagged with Russia
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EU did not recognize local elections in the Crimea
The European Union confirmed its refusal to recognize the results of the September 10 elections organized by Russia in annexed Sevastopol. A representative of the External Diplomatic Service of the EU issued a statement to that effect in Brussels on Monday, September 11.
“The European Union does not recognize illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and, therefore, does not recognize the elections in the Crimean Peninsula. Anyone who is elected in the Crimean …
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Russia agrees to deploy peacekeepers outside the demarcation line in Donbas
Russia has agreed that the UN peacekeeping mission should have access not only to the line of demarcation in the Donbas, but also to other territory where OSCE conducts its inspection visits.
This was stated in a message from the Kremlin's press service, following phone discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"Taking into account the views expressed by Angela Merkel, the Russian leader noted his readiness to supplement the functions of the UN …
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Court in the annexed Crimea sentences Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz to 8 years
The Kremlin-controlled Supreme Court of annexed Crimea sentenced Akhtem Chiygoz, one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar people, to 8 years of general regime imprisonment, Krym.Realii reports.
The court made the ruling on September 11, informing Chiygoz’ lawyer Oleksandr Lesovy of the special ruling after multiple delays.
Roughly 100 people came to support Chiygoz in court.
President Petro Poroshenko condemned the sentence, posting on Facebook:
“The Akhtem Chiygoz case is yet another …
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Despite sanctions, flow of goods between Russia and Ukraine increased by 20 percent
In the first half of 2017, the trade volume between Ukraine and Russia increased, despite the sanctions, wrote Maxim Parkhomenko in his article for ZN.UA.
The author, referring to the Ukrainian state statistics service, indicated that the geographical structure of Ukrainian exports since last year has not undergone significant changes. Ukraine’s main trading partners are Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Poland, Russia, and India. At the same time, Russia accounts for the lion’s share of the trading …
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Merkel compares annexation of the Crimea with the division of Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she does not agree with a statement by the Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) Christian Lindner, who has proposed turning a blind eye to the annexation of the Crimea, Deutsche Welle reported.
In an interview with the weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, which was released on Sunday, September 10, Merkel cited the situation of the division of Germany as an example to reiterate that historical injustice should not be …
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German counterintelligence: Snowden is a part of Kremlin’s war against the West
The President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Germany (counterintelligence), Hans-Georg Maassen, admits that ex-officer of the U.S. special services Edward Snowden is an agent of the Russian special services. Maassen made it clear that he has reasons to consider Snowden's activity a "part of the hybrid war led by Russia against the West".
In turn, Snowden, in an interview with the Spiegel newspaper, claimed that he was not a Russian spy.
"He [Maassen] did not …
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Kyiv: 100 Ukrainians who went to work in Russia are now being detained there
Valeriya Lutkovska, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights said in an interview with Channel 5 that presently it is dangerous for citizens of Ukraine to leave for work in Russia.
“If you went out into the street, the metro, Independence Square station, you will find there a job advertisement offering work as a courier in the Russian Federation. I can tell you that today I have about a hundred people who asked for help because they went to get a job and ended up in jail," the …
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Ukraine’s representative to UN: The Russian delegation to the United Nations has dramatically changed its style
The new Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, does not have any negative emotions towards Ukraine, believes Ukrainian Permanent Representative to the UN Volodymyr Yelchenko.
"It is still too early to talk about changing tactics, [as] the new permanent representative of Russia has been working only a month. However, it is noticeable that the style has changed dramatically, and I would say for the better. This, of course, does not mean a change in Russia's …
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Putin’s aide Surkov turns down US request to relocate Donbas talks from Minsk to Belgrade
On August 21, during a meeting in Minsk with Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide, Vladislav Surkov, US Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker suggested that Moscow consider relocating negotiations on the Donbas from Minsk to Belgrade, Novosti Donbassa (News of Donbass) news website reported, citing its own source.
Surkov refused, said the website’s source.
It is noted that the potential relocation of the negotiations to another city would be connected to the increase in cases of …
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Putin orders Russian government to provide pensions to former Ukrainian military in the Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government, in conjunction with the Ministry of Defense of the country and Kremlin-controlled executive bodies of the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol, to take action regarding pensions for Russian citizens who previously served in the Ukrainian armed forces.
As reported on the Kremlin's website, this order by Putin was among the items approved following his trip to the annexed Sevastopol on August 18-20.
In particular, Putin instructed …