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Russia sends imprisoned Ukrainian sailors for a new medical examination
Russia set a new technical examination for the detained sailors from the ships Berdyansk and Nikopol which were seized in the Kerch Strait, reported lawyer Nikolai Polozov reported on Facebook.
The Russian investigators had already presented the decision to conduct the medical examination to all imprisoned sailors and their lawyer.
Polozov stressed that the lawyers objected to the examination. "This expertise is a kind of know-how of the Russian investigation. Experts are required to give a …
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Russia considers raising gas prices for Crimea and Sevastopol
According to a bill published on the Russian government’s website of legal information, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia suggested to raise the price of gas for residents of the Crimea and Sevastopol.
The authors of the document indicate that the bill aims to solve the problem of the gap between the gas prices in the Crimea and Sevastopol and the prices in the southern regions of neighboring Russia.
The document does not specify what gas prices are being referred to – for …
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Russian airline refuses to buy new Superjet aircraft after the fatal crash in Moscow
Yamal Airlines, which already owns 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, decided not to purchase another 10 aircraft identical to the plane that carried 41 people in Moscow on May 5, reports Radіo Liberty.
Russian news agencies quote Yamal Airlines General Director, Vasiliy Kryuk, explaining that they made this decision because of economic reasons.
At the same time, until the end of the investigation into the aircraft crash at Sheremetyevo Airport, Yamal is planning to continue operating the …
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Macron hopes Russia will remain a member of the Council of Europe
During a meeting with CE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he hopes that Russia will remain a member of the Council of Europe despite its disagreements with the other members of the organization, reported in Le Figaro.
“I hope Russia will remain a member of the Council of Europe,” said Macron as he welcomed Jagland to the Elysée Palace.
France will take over the presidency of the Council of Europe in mid-May.
Previously, it was reported in the …
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Ukraine starts receiving clean oil from Russia
The press service of the Ukrainian national oil company Ukrtransnafta confirmed that Druzhba oil pipeline system in the Ukrainian direction began to receive high-quality oil from Russia.
The oil pipeline operator specified that the fuel for further transportation to the EU is supplied from the linear production control station Mozyr of the pipeline operator Gomeltransneft Druzhba.
Following Belarus, the Ukrainian side examined the sample and confirmed that the quality of the oil is now in …