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Russia refuses to support overall ban on nuclear weapons
Russia believes that it is too early to begin the nuclear disarmament process, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.
Movement towards the abandoning of nuclear weapons “must be weighed and in stages”, and at present it is hindered by the aggressive policy of the US, the diplomat stated at a conference titled: “50 years since the signing of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: achievements, challenges and prospects”.
According to Ryabkov, nuclear …
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Swedish appeals court suspends arbitration award to be paid by Gazprom to Ukraine's Naftogaz
The Swedish appeals court granted the request of the Russian company Gazprom to suspend the decision of the Stockholm arbitration court in the company’s dispute with the Ukrainian company Naftogaz. This was reported by Ukrainian-Interfax, citing a press release from Gazprom.
“The Court of Appeal agreed that there are sufficient grounds for suspending the execution of the Stockholm arbitration award. The issuance of this order deprives Naftogaz of Ukraine of grounds to attempt to seize Gazprom’ …
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Putin receives message from Kim Jong-un
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong-nam sent a message from head of state Kim Jong-un to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin replied by inviting the leader of North Korea to Russia,reported TASS.
"I have the honor to convey to you sincere greetings from Kim Jong-un," said the Korean politician.
At the meeting, Putin mentioned the summit between the leader of North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that this meeting staved off the …
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Ukraine calls on Russia to hand over control of the Donetsk Filtration Station
Ukraine called upon the Russian Federation to help to ensure the transition of the Donetsk Filtration Station to Ukraine's control according to the Minsk agreements,reported Darka Olifer, the press secretary of Leonid Kuchma, the Ukrainian representative in the Trilateral Contact group.
She recalled that there continued to be systematic shelling around the station. In this case, Olifer noted, "Russia still does not provide sufficient safety guarantees for the Donetsk Filtration Station's …
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Ukraine denies entry to trains carrying Russian liquefied natural gas
On June 13, the Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) office denied approximately 160 tanks carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) access to entry via the Russian-Ukrainian border crossings. Enkorr news outlet reported that this incident is connected with the entry into force of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) sanctions list, citing sources at Ukrzaliznytsia.
The tanks, which were banned from entering the country, belong to Russian companies named on the sanctions list.
On June 7, …