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Ukraine and Russia could be banned from Eurovision for three years
Ukraine and Russia can be excluded from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest for three years for violating the rules of the contest. This was stated by the Chairman of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group and the event’s steering committee, Frank-Dieter Freiling in the commentary for the German ZDF.
According to him, Ukraine violated the rules of the contest by not allowing a participant from Russia, Yuliya Samoylova into the country. "From the Ukrainian point of view, the legal …
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Moldova summons Russian diplomat over Russian military’s plans to participate in Victory Day parade in Transnistria
Elena Kopnina, charge d’affairs of the Russian Embassy in Chișinău, was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry in connection with the intention of military divisions of the operative group of Russian forces stationed in Transnistria to take part in the events on May 9.
This was announced by the press-service of the Moldovan foreign policy department.
“The representative of the ministry of foreign affairs and European integration expressed their concern in connection with the intention of …
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The Russian Ministry of Defense commented on the presence of Russian aircraft off the coast of Alaska
A Tu-95MS long-range strategic bomber accompanied by Su-35S multi-purpose fighters carried out a scheduled flight off the coast of Alaska on Thursday, May 4, to RIA Novosti reported citing the Press Service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"In the course of training flights, pilots of Su-35S aircraft performed elements of complex aerobatics, flight along a given route, and piloting of a combat aircraft at extremely low altitudes and maximum permissible altitudes," the commentary on the …
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Ukraine condemned Russian Foreign Ministry representative’s visit to the Crimea
In her post on Twitter, the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mariana Betsa, condemned the visit of the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, to the annexed Crimea.
"Such visits to the occupied Crimea are unlawful and illegal. They grossly violate international and Ukrainian law and we demand accountability," the press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry emphasized.
The Ukrainian foreign policy agency was reacting to …
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U.S. may begin to monitor Russia’s eastern ports over North Korean sanctions
The administration of the White House plans to undertake special monitoring of several Russian ports in Primorsky Krai in light of the implementation of sanctions against North Korea. Such a provision is included in a bill adopted Thursday by the U.S. Congressional House of Representatives.
If the law is passed, the U.S. president will be obliged to provide congressmen with a full report annually, for a period of five years, on the ports and airports involved in the violation of sanctions …
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Media: ISIS using Russian electronics in their weapons
Military specialists in Syria, investigating the weapons of terrorists who have been killed, found that snipers of the terrorist Islamic State and Jabhat an Nusra use night vision devices with Russian electronics, reports the newspaper Kommersant, citing unnamed sources.
“We found so-called electron-optical converters (EOP) produced by Russian companies,” the source said.
A criminal case has not yet been filed on the findings in Syria, as the investigation and verification process is …
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Russia, Turkey and Iran sign memorandum on the establishment of security zones in Syria
At the plenary session of the 4th Astana meeting, devoted to the peaceful settlement of the Syrian conflict, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed a memorandum on the establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria, Interfax news agency reported.
During the signing of the document, two members of the delegation from the Syrian opposition left the meeting. “We do not accept Iran as a guarantor country,” said one of the departing delegates.
The head of the Syrian opposition delegation, Mohammad Alloush, …
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The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office is investigating the statement of the Chief of the General Staff on the disruption of the de-occupation operation of the Crimea
The Prosecutor's Office has begun investigating a statement by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Viktor Muzhenko, regarding the disruption of a landing operation planned in March 2014 to ensure the de-occupation of the Crimea, which was annexed by Russia, as indicated an April 13 court ruling.
According to the ruling, the Main Military Prosecutor's Office studied Muzhenko's interview with Ukrayinska Pravda web site which was published on April 12.
"[The interview] contains …
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Russia has written off Kyrgyzstan's debt of 240 million USD
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order that approved a one-time write-off of Kyrgyzstan’s debt to Russia in the amount of $240 million, according to information published on the official website containing legal information.
“As of March 30, 2017, the amount owed by the Kyrgyz side to the Russian side … is $240 million ... 100% of the amount owed by the Kyrgyz side to the Russian side … is liable to a one-time write-off, effective as soon as this order goes into effect,” the …
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Another Russian soldier was killed in Syria
Bogdan Derevitsky, a Russian serviceman who served under contract in Syria, was killed. According to the official website of the administration of the city, on May 3 a farewell ceremony for the deceased was held.
The ceremony was attended by Mayor Sergey Serebrennikov, as well as the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District for Personnel Work, Major-General Sergey Dolotin.
"Bogdan Derevitsky is a graduate of school number 19 and vocational school number 27. In Syria he was serving …