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Russia responds to media reports about failures of missile tests
Information regarding the failed tests of Russian nuclear cruise missiles, which was disseminated earlier by American media, may not reflect the real situation, as stated by the member of the expert council of the Military and Industrial Commission, Viktor Murakhovsky. According to him, the US could have taken the “missile drop tests,” during which the main engine stops working, for a malfunction.
“They have no idea about the testing program or the testing phases,” Murakhovsky said. “Those …
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Ukrainian President: Nord Stream 2 must be stopped
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stressed the necessity of stopping the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from being realized.
“Nord Stream 2 is not an economic project, it will harm European unity and must be stopped,” the president tweeted.
As Ukrinform reports, at a joint press conference with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Poroshenko said that Ukraine is prepared to give every guarantee concerning the reliability and effectiveness of gas transit through Ukraine.
“Ukraine …
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Germany will resume tank production to contain Russia
Germany has decided to resume the upgrading of Leopard 2 tanks to the new 2AV7 series, reports Die Welt.
The designation number of the latest modification of the Leopard 2 tank - Leopard 2A7V - is similar to the designation of the German A7V tank used during the First World War. Only twenty such tanks were produced in 1917-18. The new tanks will weigh 60 tons and have a maximum speed of 70 km/hr.
After 1991, the Bundeswehr sharply reduced the number of combat vehicles in service. However, the …
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Russian State Duma passes law on reciprocal sanctions
The lower house of the Russian parliament, in the third and final reading, passed a bill on counter sanctions.
In the final version of the bill, there is no mention of specific areas to which sanctions may apply. The law enables the government to ban the importation of any product or raw material, with the exception of necessary goods that are not produced in Russia.
Additionally, restrictions cannot be applied to goods imported for personal use, both by Russians and foreigners.
The bill …
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Ukraine does not exclude possibility of exchanging Sentsov for RIA Novosti editor-in-chief Vyshinsky
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry is considering all possible courses of action to ensure the release of Ukrainian filmmaker and social activist Oleg Sentsov from Russian prison, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mariana Betsa at a briefing on Sentsov’s hunger strike, RBC-Ukraine reports.
Notably, when asked whether it was possible that Sentsov could be exchanged for Kirill Vyshinsky, the head of RIA Novosti Ukraine who was arrested on charges of high treason, Betsa said, “Anything is possible”. “ …