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Ukraine detains Russian vessel for violating sanctions
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) identified a Russian vessel in the port of Kherson that belongs to a company included in the sanctions list of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), wrote the Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Borys Babin on his Facebook page.
It is reported that on August 10, the Mechanic Pogodin vessel entered the Port of Kherson. According to the online global ship tracking service MarineTraffic, the …
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Macron calls on Putin to find humanitarian solution to Sentsov case
On Friday, during the phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov.
Macron called on Putin to find a humanitarian solution to the case of the Ukrainian filmmaker, who was sentenced to imprisonment in Russia and has been on a hunger strike for three months, reported the Deutsche Welle.
Macron expressed concern about the fact that Sentsov’s health has worsened critically, announced the Elysee Palace. …
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Moscow blocks UN resolution on sanctions against Russian Agrosoyuz bank
Moscow blocked the resolution submitted by the Unites States at the UN Security Council Committee requesting to impose sanctions against one individual and several legal entities, including Russian Commercial bank Agrosoyuz, for violating sanctions against North Korea.
"The evidence provided by Americans in support of their proposal is absolutely unconvincing", - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday.
Russian Ministry accused the US Delegation of "pushy methods of work at the UN …
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Russian steel producer EVRAZ states there are no plans to sell assets in the US
Metallurgical and mining company EVRAZ is not planning on selling its assets in the USA, as they are of strategic interest, reported Interfax referring to the statement made by the president of the company Alexander Frolov.
“We see an opportunity to further develop rails and large-diameter pipes, delivery of slabs is continuing, even despite the newly imposed tariffs. Therefore, we do not have any immediate plans to sell,” Frolov said.
EVRAZ North America includes six production sites. They …
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EU to shut doors of citizenship to wealthy Russians
The mass sale of European citizenship to wealthy Russians and natives of former USSR states has caused dissatisfaction among the EU authorities.
The practice of issuing “golden visas” and “golden passports” in exchange for investments in property must be stopped, said European Commissioner for Justice Věra Jourová.
According to her, new rules restricting the inflow into the EU of migrants with suspicious sources of capital will be drafted and published in September.
“In recent years, an …