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Putin signs law on combined forces in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law ratifying an agreement between Russia and the Republic of Armenia regarding a combined forces group. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the official legal information portal.
The signed law ratifies an agreement between Russia and Armenia signed in Moscow on 30 November 2016 regarding the combined forces. This agreement determines the designation, the order of formation, deployment and use of the combined forces.
The …
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European Court hears 3000 claims of violations of the rights of Ukrainians as a result of Russia's aggression
Ukrainian Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko has announced that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is hearing 3,000 lawsuits from Ukrainians regarding the violation of their rights as a result of Russian aggression in the Donbas and the annexation of the Crimea.
According to Petrenko, the ECHR has already delivered its first decision on the lawsuit by a resident of Ukraine regarding these events.
The European Court recognized that Ukraine is not responsible for the violation of human …
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Moldovan parliament speaker condemns President Dodon for plans to reward Russian peacekeepers
Moldovan Speaker of the Parliament Andrian Candu has criticized the intentions of President Igor Dodon to present official awards to Russian peacekeepers, urging him not to confuse official awards with protocol gifts.The Speaker wrote about this on his Facebook page.
"On one of the Russian TV channels, President Dodon, in order to show his support for Moscow, boasts that he violates and will violate the Constitution. Angry at the tough position of the Parliament, which is expressed in a …
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Putin and Iraq's Vice President discussed the delivery of T-90 tanks
During a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki, the delivery of T-90 tanks to Iraq was discussed, as reported by RIA Novosti on Tuesday, July 25th, citing the Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugayev.
In addition, Shugayev said that during al-Maliki’s visit, the parties also discussed the current implementation of military and technical cooperative agreement, and outlined approaches to resolving …
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Russia сonsiders imposing sanctions against Poland in response to decision to demolish Soviet monuments
The Federation Council of Russia appealed to President Vladimir Putin with a request to instruct the relevant Russian departments to develop sanctions “in response to Poland’s decision to demolish monuments to Soviet soldiers.”This was reported by Interfax, citing the appeal of the Russian senators.
“We ask you to instruct the relevant federal executive bodies to submit comprehensive proposals on the possible introduction of restrictive measures in the areas of bilateral cooperation with the …
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Security Service of Ukraine suppresses pseudo-protest attempt of ‘ethnic Bulgarians’ orchestrated in Russia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) suppressed attempts to organize the fake protest action of supposed ethnic Bulgarians in the Zaporizhia and Odessa provinces, the SBU’s website reported.
As it transpired, the organizer of the anti-Ukrainian events was Sergey Khizhnyak, one of the former leaders of the “Young Regions” public organization.
“He is one of the former leaders of the ‘Young Regions’ public organization and is hiding in Russian territory. The 30 citizens hired to participate in …
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The Kremlin: US weapons will hinder the peace process in the Donbas
The possible supply of US weapons to Ukraine would only postpone the settlement of the conflict in the Donbas, stated Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for Russian President Putin while commenting on the statement of the US State Department's Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Kurt Volker.
"We have repeatedly said that any actions provoking tension on the line of demarcation and provoking the situation, which is already difficult, will only distance us from settling this intra- …
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Volker: Russia has more tanks in the Donbas than Western Europe combined
US States Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said that possible shipments of weaponry to Ukraine cannot provoke Russia, because Russia has already concentrated a large military contingent in the Ukrainian territory.
In an interview for Radio Svoboda’s “Current Time” project on July 25 in Paris, Volker emphasized that the current US government is discussing the matter of shipping lethal weapons to Ukraine.
“Russia is already in Ukraine with all its heavy weapons. Right …
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Media: Russia will reduce spending on promotion of foreign policy agenda abroad
Budget expenditures for institutions promoting Russia's foreign policy agenda abroad will be reduced in the next three years, reported RBC, referencing materials from the "Electronic Budget" system.
Compared to 2014-2016, subsidies to the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) will be reduced by 8%.
In 2014-2016, the funds received subsidies in the amount of 431.4 million rubles. In 2017-2019, they will be allocated 398.7 million. The …
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Russia: Deployment of Patriot anti-missile systems in Lithuania will destabilize the region
The words of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite about the appropriateness of deploying American Patriot missile systems in the Baltic can lead to an escalation of tension in the region, as relayed to RIA Novosti by Mikhail Ulyanov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On Thursday, Grybauskaite attended Tobruq Legacy 2017, a NATO Air Force exercise in Siauliai. In her speech, the Lithuanian President stated the need …