Contents tagged with Russia
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Media: Foreign athletes refuse to take part in sport events in Crimea
Foreigners are refusing to participate in the Cliff Diving World Cup in the Russian-annexed Crimea. Thus, Colombian diver Orlando Duque and Mexican diver Jonathan Paredes will not come to the peninsula because of warnings issued by Ukraine, as reported by RIA Crimea citing the competition’s organizers.
"In 2014, we encountered a similar situation when we held downhill competitions, so this year we tried not to advertise our event for as long as possible, although it is decreases participation …
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North Korea opens a tourist agency in Russia
An official North Korean travel agency, NKorean, has begun operating in Russia, as reported by the president of the Russian Travel Agencies Union, Sergey Golov.
According to Golov, the agency offers tourists the ability to visit North Korea and get acquainted with the cultural and spiritual wealth of the country. Tourist programs include visits to attractions and the opportunity to learn about the ideas of Juche socialism and a complete immersion in the culture of the country. The agency's …
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Mattis: US allies will continue to pressure Russia
US allies will continue to pressure Russia until it fulfills its international obligations, stated Pentagon chief James Mattis following a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Mattis recalled that Russia pledged to refrain from using force against Ukraine and threats of using nuclear weapons, and also pledged to respect the territorial integrity of other states.
"Unfortunately, Russia is not adhering to the letter, much less the spirit, of these international commitments. The U. …
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Volker: the conflict in the Donbas can be solved in a few months
In a broadcast by the television channel Dozhd, US Special Representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker said that he believes that the conflict in the Donbas can be solved in a few months.
"If Russia is prepared to solve problems and we, from our side, are also ready to do so, I am sure that everything will be resolved in a few months. I do not think that it will be difficult to implement. The difficulty lies in making a decision. I think that literally within a few months we will see whether there …
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Ukrainian Independence Day Parade with NATO soldiers: Russia says Ukraine has lost its sovereignty
The parade in honor of the 26th anniversary of independence in Kyiv, which featured soldiers from NATO states, is evidence that Ukraine has lost its sovereignty and has become an externally governed territory, said Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairperson of the Russian State Duma.
“It seems that the NATO procession symbolizes their personal contribution to the special operation “Maidan” with an anti-constitutional coup d’état in Ukraine. All that is happening illustrates the already overcrowded …
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Media: Over the past 2 years Russia has conducted three times more military exercises than NATO
Over the past two years Russia had held three times more military exercises than NATO countries, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The newspaper conducted the research and compiled an interactive table of all the maneuvers the Kremlin has arranged in the last two years.
According to the newspaper, the West should be wary, since Russia has been arranging exercises with the participation of more than 1,500 military personnel several times more often than NATO - and this is only …
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Media: Russian FSB officers suspected of passing information on Russian hackers to the US
Employees of the Center for Information Security (CIS) of the FSB, who were arrested for treason, are suspected of transferring the names of Russian hackers to American intelligence, as reported by Dozhd TV channel, citing sources in the FSB that indicated this information led to the son of a State Duma Deputy, Roman Seleznev, being detained in Maldives as well as the detention of other cybercriminals around the world.The TV channel learned of the accusation against the Deputy Head of the FSB …
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Leader of German Free Democratic Party suggested ‘freezing the discussion on the annexation of Crimea’
In an interview with Deutsche Welle on August 23, the leader of the liberal Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), Christian Lindner proposed to "freeze" the issue of the annexation of the Crimea by Russia, but not to legitimize the occupation of the peninsula.
"The annexation of the Crimea is a violation of international law. We do not recognize it. The sanctions remain in effect,” he emphasized. The leader of the German Liberals also proposed a return to the "traditional German policy of …
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Ukraine sends observers to Zapad 2017 Russian-Belarusian military exercises
Two Ukrainian observers will go, by invitation, to Belarus to monitor the Zapad (West) 2017 military exercise, according to a statement of the Office of Public Relations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The statement was published on Wednesday on the page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces on Facebook.
"The Ukrainian side confirms the fact that Ukrainian representatives were invited to monitor the West 2017 military exercises, which are to be held on the territory of the Republic of …
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Russian Defense Minister says ‘civil war in Syria has effectively ended’
In a meeting with his Lebanese colleague Ya’qub as-Sarraf, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that the civil war in Syria has ended, Interfax reports.
“In Syria, having separated the ones from the others [opposition from terrorists], we have managed to create four de-escalation zones, and to effectively stop the civil war,” Shoygu noted.
He added that the Russian military “is satisfied to watch Lebanon’s successes in the north-east of the country” in the fight against the terrorist …