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US Ambassador to Ukraine: Washington doesn't recognize the legitimacy of Russian elections in Crimea
The US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, stated on September 15 that the United States will never recognize the Russian State Duma elections in the territory of annexed Crimea.
“I will remind you of the US position once again: The Crimea is and will always be part of Ukraine despite all possible legal actions of Russia. We will never recognize the Crimea as a part of Russia. We also don’t recognize the elections to the Russian State Duma that are taking place in the territory of the …
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Russian commander says Black Sea Fleet is capable of destroying enemy landing forces
TASS reports that the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Valery Gerasimov, stated that the Black Sea Fleet of Russia “is capable of destroying enemy landing forces in ports of their landing.” Gerasimov did not specify which ports or what country he was referring to but he noted that enemy landing forces “should not reach the Black Sea coast of the Crimea wherever they are coming from.”
Gerasimov stressed that the Black Fleet of Russia uses the Bastion coastal defense …
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Russian Finance Ministry proposes decreasing funding for state media
The Russian News Agency, TASS, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Rossiya Segodnya, RT (Russia Today) and the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) may lose part of their subsidies. The Russian Ministry of Finance called these changes preliminary estimates. The government plans to reduce the cost of public media over several years.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed to reduce funding for public media in the budget for 2017 - 2019, as reported by …
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Estonian authorities concerned that some of the country's residents don't see Russia as a threat
The Estonian government may lose control over the northeast region of the country where the Russian-speaking population prevails, in the event of a conflict with Russia. Ilmar Raag, advisor to the government on psychological defense, together with other contemporaries, authored a report that explained the risks.
In winter, the Governmental Commission for Security was presented with a secret analysis of the situation in Ida-Viru county in the northeastern part of the country. The report spoke …
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Russia forms a new army in the southwest
The Russian Defense Ministry is creating a new combined-arms army and a 150th motorized rifle division in the south-west.
Interfax stated that the Head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, told reporters that the command of these units have been involved in the strategic Caucasus-2016 command-staff exercises.
“The commanders and staff of the future 150th division and the future command of the army that we are creating this year in the south-west …
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French and German Foreign Ministers: We do not recognize the annexation of Crimea
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marc Ayrault, said that their countries do not recognize the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea by Russia.
"Concerning the second question, about the legitimacy of the elections to the State Duma in Crimea, as my colleague Ayrault said, we do not recognize and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, answering a question by a correspondent of LB.u as …
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Despite Russia's objections, the IMF will provide Ukraine with $1 billion
On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a positive decision on the allocation of financial assistance to Ukraine. This was announced by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
“The IMF Board of Directors have just now adopted a positive decision to extend the program of cooperation with Ukraine and to allocate financial assistance,” Poroshenko posted on Twitter.
The press service of the Ukrainian President quoted Poroshenko as saying that this …
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Navalny seeks right to initiate legal proceedings against Putin
Alexei Navalny, Russian oppositionist and head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, has complained to the Constitutional Court about the failure of the Tver Court of Moscow to consider his claim against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Kommersant on Wednesday.
The oppositionist is planning to dispute in court the regulations of the article that allows courts to refuse administrative claims that "should be considered and resolved within a different court of law." According …
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The U.S. forced Russia to reduce its presence in the International Space Station
Only two cosmonauts will be on the International Space Station (ISS) as of the spring of 2017, according to a source cited by TASS on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
The reduction is due to the U.S. decision to abandon the Russian cargo ship Progress in favor of their own devices, which will only run three times a year. The reduced number of flights per year is not enough to supply three regularly orbiting astronauts, therefore their number is proposed to be reduced prior to the commissioning of …
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The Times: Investigation into Russia Today has been initiated in Great Britain
A recent story on the Russia Today channel about an energy company allegedly disposing of toxic waste on the coasts of Africa has caused an investigation to be initiated against the Russian TV channel on the suspicion that the channel provides false information.
On September 13th, The Times announced that the channel will be checked for adherence to the principles of objectivity and impartiality. The reason for the investigation was a story on the channel about the British energy company …