Contents tagged with Russia
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Russia threatens the USA with possible retaliation for the ejection of Russian diplomatic property
Moscow announced the possibility of retaliatory measures in connection with the USA’s ejection of Russian diplomatic property in the country.
The Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States, Denis Gonchar said in an interview with RIA Novosti that American authorities have become familiar with the nature of retaliatory steps.
He noted that Russia is seeking an early return of its property, however "so far, the State Department is trying to negotiate a positive solution to the issue …
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Russia imported more than 1 million tons of coal from the separatist-held territories of eastern Ukraine in 2016
In 2016, roughly 1.04 million tons of coal was exported from the Donbas territories which are not controlled by Ukraine into Russia, LIGA.net reports, citing Russian railway data. In 2015, the volume of smuggled exports was somewhat larger – 1.3 million tons.
The mined coal is enriched at Donetsk and Luhansk factories and transported through the border with Russia that is not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. Later on the fuel is exported to European and African countries. Some of the …
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Medvedev: Russia is negotiating with Greece and Bulgaria an entry point for the second branch of the Turkish Stream pipeline
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that Russia is in talks with Greece and Bulgaria regarding an entry point to Turkey for the “Turkish Stream”, reports RIA Novosti.
"We, within the framework of negotiations that are being conducted with a number of European countries, are determining where it is better to establish an entry point to Europe. There are different proposals. Negotiations are being conducted with a number of European countries, these are both Greece and Bulgaria. Well, and …
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Two Russian officers killed in Syria
Two military advisers from Russia have been killed in Syria: Captain Evgeny Konstantinov and Major Aleksander Skladan, commander of the reconnaissance battalion, as reported by RBC news outlet, citing Sergei Minko, the Chairman of the regional branch of “Boevoe Bratstvo” (“Military Brotherhood”) in the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia.
In Minko’s words, the retreating Syrian army left the Russian military alone with the enemy.
“The Syrian army stopped providing covering fire, and retreated. …
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Mogherini: Russia hardly can be called a superpower
The Russian Federation can hardly be called a superpower today due to its economic situation, as stated by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Jordan, CNBC reports.
"If we look at the state of the Russian economy today, it can hardly be called a superpower," Mogherini said. She also added that today the GDP per capita in Russia is lower than in most of the …
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For now, Russia does not plan to supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems
Dmitriy Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told Interfax that for the time being, Russia does not plan to supply the Iskander-M operational and tactical missile system to Belarus. "At the moment, there have been no official requests for the acquisition of these systems from Belarus," he said during MILEX – 2017, the 8th International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery.
In October 2016, Belarusian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Makei, gave an …
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Russia says it has answered all US’s inquiries regarding interference in elections
Oleg Khramov, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, said in an interview that Russia has answered all the questions coming from the US in connection with the accusations of Moscow interfering with American presidential elections and hacking the Democratic Party’s servers, Kommersant newspaper reports.
“The Russian state departments responded in a timely manner to all inquiries coming from foreign partners. Thus a response was given immediately, in November (2016). Additional …
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Poroshenko plans to sign law banning St. George's ribbon in Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko will sign a law banning St. George's ribbon as soon as it arrives from the Verkhovna Rada. He stated this on Sunday in his speech on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression in the Historical-Memorial Reserve 'Bykivnia Graves'.
Poroshenko noted that eight years ago the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on the identity of the Nazi and Stalin regimes and proposed a joint day for the memory of the victims of Stalinism …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia's presence in the Crimea destroys economic ties in the Black Sea region
Russian aggression and the annexation of the Crimea are destroying economic ties in the Black Sea region, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said at a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member states on May 21.
According to the press service of the Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey, a special meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the BSEC member-states was held in Istanbul in preparation for the Jubilee Summit …
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Ukraine banned the entry of about 40 artists from Russia
Ukraine banned about 40 Russian actors and singers from entering the country for three years due to their illegal visits to the Crimea, said the head of the State Border Guard Service, Viktor Nazarenko in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
"To date, we have identified about 40 people: artists and other public figures from Russia who visited the Crimea," Nazarenko said and added that the State Border Guard Service is grateful for the help provided by citizens of Ukraine and law enforcement …