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Russia detained Ukrainian fishermen in the Azov Sea
Russian border guards detained a small fishing boat in the Sea of Azov with two fishermen who, according to the Russian authorities, did not have proper documents, Interfax reported, referencing a statement by Russia’s Federal Security Border Service for Krasnodar Krai.
The Ukrainians were allegedly fishing for endangered sturgeon. The fishermen and their vessel were taken to the Russian port city of Yeysk.
On the morning of May 10, the fishermen went out to sea from a recreation center …
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Germany promises Russia that sanctions will remain until Crimea is returned
The anti-Russian sanctions will be maintained until the reason they were introduced is eliminated. A statement to this effect was made by German Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmeier in an interview with the German radio station Deutschlandfunk.
He drew attention to the fact that the sanction pressure on Russia was initiated following the Kremlin’s decision to annex the Crimean peninsula.
“After the annexation of Crimea, we Europeans introduced sanctions together with the US. …
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Russia to introduce 4 year sentence for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions
Russia’s State Duma is moving firmly towards the adoption of a law that will make it a criminal offense to comply with US sanctions in Russia.
As RIA Novosti reported with reference to a source acquainted with the text of the bill, physical entities could face up to four years of prison time for this offense. Fines of up to 600,000 rubles and four years of correctional labor are also possible.
The offense in question involves action (or inaction) to implement sanctions introduced by foreign …
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Ukrainian Church accuses Russia of interfering in its 'church affairs'
The sacred synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC KP) has accused Russia of attempting to interfere in its process of acquiring autocephaly – recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
“We are aware of numerous facts of political and state interference by Russia and the pro-Kremlin political forces in Ukraine with the aim of obstructing the recognition process,” says a post published on the UOC KP website.
According to the Ukrainian church, …
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Media: Putin’s aide Surkov responsible for LPR and DPR might resign
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Vladislav Surkov, who is in charge of the Ukrainian direction and cooperation with the self-proclaimed Abkhazia and South Ossetia, may leave his post as a result of reshuffle in Putin’s administration, RBC news agency reports, citing several sources.
The sources provided different reasons for Surkov’s possible resignation. This may be due to the fact that "the strategy in the Ukrainian direction overall has reached a deadlock, the Minsk …