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Former Ukrainian President Kravchuk: Ukraine was forced to take Crimea in Soviet times because Russia could not sustain it
The first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, in an interview with the Ukrainian news outlet Apostrof, said that the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), Nikita Khrushchev forced the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to integrate the Crimea, since Russia "could not sustain it (the Crimea)."
“[Nikita Khrushchev] comes to Kyiv, comes to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of …
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Secretary of European Council hopes for Russia’s return to PACE before summer session
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, in an interview with AFP, once again criticized the possible withdrawal or expulsion of Russia from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), calling it a "dramatic event."
However, the CE Secretary General is convinced that "there are good chances for resolving the conflict with Moscow," which will allow Russia to avoid a possible exit from PACE, writes the Deutsche Welle Russian service.
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Russia to monitor entire planet with radar surveillance system
In 2019 Russia will finish establishing the Liana radar surveillance system, which will give it coverage of the entire planet, the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.
According to Russian media, two Pion-NKS satellites are scheduled to be launched into orbit before January 1, 2020. In conjunction with a pair of Lotos-s satellites, they will reportedly enable “the Russian General Staff to observe even small objects throughout the world”.
With its satellites orbiting at an altitude of 100 …
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Russian investigation: Oil contamination incident resulted from multi-million dollar theft
On Tuesday Russia’s Investigative Committee released the first results of its investigation into the incident where the contamination of Russian oil led to the temporary suspension of oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, which accounts for around 20% of the country’s oil exports.
According to the investigation, the oil with organic chlorine compounds capable of “eating” pipes and refinery equipment ended up in Transneft’s system as the result of an embezzlement scheme.
The six suspects, …
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Morgan Stanley to withdraw from Russia
In the first quarter of 2020, the American investment bank Morgan Stanley will notify the Bank of Russia that it is ceasing its banking activity in Russia, according to the report for 2018 by the bank’s Russian division.
The bank will surrender its brokerage and depository licenses and close the corresponding departments. Morgan Stanley will convert its remaining business into a company that offers consulting services for investments and property.
The bank’s report notes that, as a result of …