Contents tagged with Russia
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In Italy, an exhibition of Crimean wine was seized
At the international exhibition of wine in Verona, a collection of Crimean wines was seized, as reported by the head of the republic, Sergey Aksyonov.
“At the exhibition a number of Crimean enterprises brought their products, but the Italian police yesterday, for unclear reasons, seized all of their products... Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating,” said the Crimean head.
Aksenov promised to provide assistance and protection to Crimean manufacturers by all legal means.
The …
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Czech Republic calls for maintaining sanctions on Russia until Minsk agreements are implemented
The Czech Republic supports the preservation of sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Minsk Agreements on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine are fully implemented, as stated by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lubomir Zaoralek.
"The Czech Republic supports the sanction policy until the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Our sanctions are linked to the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the use of force after that,” said Zaoralek at a joint news …
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Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister: Russia still has time to replace its Eurovision contestant
Russia still has time to select another participant for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest to replace singer Yuliya Samoylova, who is banned from entering Ukraine due to her appearance at a concert in the occupied Kerch, as stated by the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, 1tv.com.ua reports.
In answering a question about the Russian Federation’s participation in the contest, the Vice Prime Minister noted that Ukraine's position on this issue is unchanged.
"We are waiting for …
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Peskov speaks about the influence of Trump’s daughter on his decision to strike Syria
Press Secretary for the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, made comments about the influence of U.S. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump on her father's decision to strike Syria. According to the representative of the Kremlin, Russian authorities in no way meddle in the domestic affairs of the heads of other states.
“Trump’s family relationship is not a matter for the Kremlin. The Kremlin is very careful in order not to interfere in domestic affairs of other countries and even more so in …
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Media: Russian Foreign Ministry says that Tillerson has arrived in Moscow to bargain over North Korea
The new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting Moscow.
As reported by newspaper Kommersant, sources close to the Russian Foreign Ministry in the Russian capital expect that the head of the US Department of State will try to negotiate cooperation with Russia on the problem of North Korea, a matter which Donald Trump called his priority even before he was elected president.
Despite the fact that Syria remains the primary cause of tension between Moscow and Washington, Russian diplomats …
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Trump signs protocol for Montenegro to join NATO, Russia calls Montenegrin government’s policy unconstructive
US President Donald Trump has signed a protocol for Montenegro to join NATO.
As reported by the Voice of America, the protocol was ratified earlier by the US Senate. Now the document needs to be ratified by Spain and the Netherlands. A referendum on this matter needs to be carried out in the latter country.
Previously, Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Bošković and Minister of Foreign Affairs Srdjan Darmanović announced Montenegro’s plans to take part in the NATO summit in May as a full …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Tillerson’s statements on Syria are not an ultimatum but usual flexing of muscles
Statements made by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about Syria, before his visit to Russia, are not an ultimatum, but simply a flexing of muscles before the talks begin. This statement was made by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
“I consider it, not an ultimatum, but a political statement, as a flexing of muscles before the start of negotiations. This is quite in line with Washington’s methods,” she said, commenting on the statement of the U.S. …
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Poland says that President Kaczynski’s plane started to disintegrate while still in the air
The subcommission for the investigation of the Smolensk air crash at the Ministry of Defense of Poland believes that Lech Kaczynski's plane began to disintegrate while it was still in the air.
“The plane began to disintegrate in the air and began to lose pieces, which fell to the ground, even before it hit the birch tree. The birch tree did not play a role in the outcome of the disaster in any way,” the head of the subcommittee, Vaclav Berczyński, said while on air with TVP Info television …
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Poroshenko wants to confiscate coal imported to Ukraine from the separatist Republics
President Petro Poroshenko will submit a request the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to confiscate coal mined in the territories of LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) and DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), which would be sold in Ukraine under the guise of Russian origin.
This was stated by Irina Lutsenko, the President’s spokeswoman in the Verkhovna Rada, reports UNIAN.
"The president has said that the next issue he will be weighing at the National Security and Defense Council is …
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Media: The U.S. is certain that Russia knew of Syrian army's chemical weapon attack
U.S. authorities are confident that Russia was aware of the Syrian army’s plans to carry out a chemical attack in the village of Khan Shaykhun in the province of Idlib, as reported by the Associated Press (AP), citing an undisclosed American official.
According to him, the Pentagon is confident that the appearance of a Russian drone in the area of the hospital where the chemical attack victims had been taken may serve as a proof of their knowledge. A few hours after the drone had left the …