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Turchynov: Russia preparing for a full-scale war in Europe
The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, said that Russia is preparing for a large-scale war in Europe and Ukraine will be its first foothold, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, Moscow is not just investing billions in the development of military infrastructure but is preparing for full-scale military operations. “The first bridgehead they will try to take is our country,” he said.
Turchynov added that a strong Ukrainian army, as …
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Poland accuses Russia of inflating gas prices
For many years, Poland has been buying gas from Gazprom for higher prices than it would have paid its European suppliers and, as a result, has suffered multibillion-dollar losses, said Peter Naimsky, the Polish government's chief representative on the development of energy infrastructure, at the 7th National Energy Summit held in Gdańsk, Radio Poland reported.
According to the official, from 2001–2018 alone, Poland lost from 50 billion to 100 billion zlotys (at the current exchange rate from € …
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Ukraine grants asylum to a Russian opposition politician
Ivan Beletsky, Russian opposition politician and one of the organizers of the Russian marches, as well as the Artpodgotovka civic movement, received political asylum in Ukraine. He himself announced this in a video taken near the building of the State Migration Service of Ukraine and published it on Thursday, April 11.
“I officially declare that I have received refugee status in the territory of Ukraine,” he said.
He added that the procedure for obtaining the status lasted about 11 months.
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Lukashenko threatens to limit Russian oil transit to Europe
Russia-Belarus relations are being stretched to their limits. In response to the Russian phytosanitary regulatory authority’s recent decision to ban the import of Belarusian apples and pears, Minsk has now threatened to target Russia’s oil transit to Europe.
Russia “has already grown so brazen that it has started to force our hand,” said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday.
He added that, if needed, Belarus is prepared to close the oil pipelines for repair, even if this …
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Estonia denies Russian sailing ship entry into territorial waters because of Crimean cadets on board
Estonia has banned the Russian sailing ship Sedov from entering its territorial waters, because there are cadets from the Kerch State Marine Technological University, which is located in the annexed Crimea, on board the ship, reports EER.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the admission of the ship would be contrary to the policy of non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea. “Estonia does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and, in our opinion, issuing a …