Contents tagged with Russia
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Russia increased its investments in the U.S. Government Bonds to $99.8 billion
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in March 2017, Russia increased its investments in U.S. Government Securities by $13.8 billion compared with investments made during the same period last year, to $99.8 billion.
According to the department, in February, Russia's investments in U.S. securities amounted to $86.3 billion, in January $ 86.2 billion, and in December of last year $86.1 billion. In October, this figure fell to $74.6 billion from $90.9 billion in …
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Russian parliament committee proposes creation of tourist zones in separatist republics in Eastern Ukraine
On Wednesday, May 17, an exhibition titled the “Industrial Heritage of the Donbas” will be opened in the State Duma, RBC news agency reported. It will be organized by MP Iosif Kobzon from the “Yedinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) party and the Lower House Committee for Culture, two sources from the Committee for Culture told RBC. From the unrecognized republics, Eduard Golenko, acting Minister of the Coal Industry of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) is expected to speak at the exhibition, one …
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Media: Russian authorities do not disclose the names of persons exempt from taxes due to sanctions
The Russian Ministry of Finance refused Communist Party deputy Valery Rashkin’s request to provide a list of the Russians who had fallen under sanctions and would be exempt from paying taxes in Russia according to the law, TV channel Dozhd reported.
According to the Ministry of Finance’s response to the deputy’s request, the list of Russian citizens falling under the new law cannot be provided, since this information is a tax secret. The TV channel has a copy of the documented response.
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Media: Russia plans to cut financing for the Arctic development program by 75 percent
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development proposed that the expenditure on the state Arctic development program be reduced from 209.7 billion rubles ($3.6 billion) to 50.9 billion, which will mean the exclusion of a number of infrastructural projects from it. This was reported by the RBC, citing a participant in a meeting on the socioeconomic development of the Arctic zone held by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on April 14.
The department is proposing to downsize the program between …
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Russia conducts naval exercises in the Black Sea
The military ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet carried out exercises and drills at naval training facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on May 14.
“The crew of the anti-submarine ship Muromets practiced searching for and monitoring a submarine. The diesel-electric submarine Stary Oskol acted as the hypothetical enemy, monitoring the anti-submarine vessel and performing a strike-avoiding maneuver. This newest submarine, acting as a rescue craft and supported by Epron rescue ship, …
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Foreign Minister of Ukraine: The U.S. is ready to exert pressure on Russia to settle the situation in the Donbas
After a meeting with US President Donald Tramp on May 10, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Pavlo Klimkin, said that "there are very interesting ideas" but first they must be coordinated with all partners.
Klimkin argues that regarding the process of settling the situation in the Donbas, the United States is ready to exert pressure on Russia. "One of the main political signals is a real desire to join the pressure on Russia. There are very interesting ideas, but I can only speak …
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Poroshenko describes his last conversation with Putin
Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko said that he spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the arrest of Roman Sushchenko. The Ukrinform journalist is accused of espionage by the Russian authorities.
“My last phone call with Putin had to do with Ukrainian citizens who are being held in Russian prisons. In particular, we spoke about the release of Roman Sushchenko… As a result of these negotiations, it was arranged for Roman’s family to meet with him in the prison,” …
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Ukraine investigating more than 60 cases of human rights violations in the Crimea
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea located in Kyiv has initiated more than 60 criminal cases of human rights violations in the annexed Crimea, in which the injured parties are more than 150 citizens.
Prosecutor Hyunduz Mamedov of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea (ARC) reported this in a broadcast on radio Krym.realii.
“We are not leaving these facts unattended. The Prosecutor General’s Office of the ARC is currently carrying out the procedural …
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63 percent of Georgians said Russia is the biggest threat to their country
In a poll published by the National Democratic Institute, 63% of Georgians consider Russia to be the biggest threat to their country, Georgia Online reports.
"When asked which country poses the greatest threat to Georgia, 63% of the population named Russia while 6% chose Turkey and 5% said the United States of America," the report said.
When asked which country would best ensure Georgia’s security, 35% answered the United States while 12% said Georgia itself and 10% believed Russia would be …
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Media: Egypt does not allow Russian aviation security into its airports
Flights between Russia and Egypt were postponed indefinitely after the Egyptian government refused to allow Russian aviation security personnel into its airports, Interfax news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the situation.
"The Egyptians no longer demonstrate their readiness to seek a compromise regarding the presence of Russian aviation security specialists at local airports," the source said. According to him, Egypt said that it has "the ability to provide security on its own, …