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Poroshenko's representative for Crimea: escalation of conflict in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine is inevitable
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine will escalate following the detention of Ukrainian fishing vessel "YMK-0041" by Russian border guards, the permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in the Crimea, Boris Babin said on Radio Krym.Realii. "Ukrainian authorities have long turned a blind eye to what is in fact a conflict in the sea due to the annexation of the Crimea. That situation cannot last forever. The logic of events suggests that an escalation is inevitable. A year ago, the …
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US Congress proposes imposing sanctions against Russian weapons suppliers
The US Congress has proposed imposing further sanctions on Russian weapons suppliers.
The US House of Representatives of Armed Services Committee made a statement on the possibility of such an initiative on the website for the 2019 US defense budget legislation.
The authors of the bill propose authorizing the US president to impose sanctions on individuals who are supported by Russia's defense industry. In particular, this would impact supplies related to the development or production of …
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Russia's Gazprom gives $1.2 billion contract to Putin's friend without considering other bids
Stroytransneftegaz (STNG) has been chosen as the general contractor for the construction of certain sections of the North Stream gas pipeline totaling a length of 538 km, RBC news agency reports. The contract’s value is estimated at 74.6 billion rubles ($1.18 billion USD), and the customer is PJSC Gazprom, represented by Nikolai Shendelev, Deputy Director of Gazprom invest.
RBC news agency reports that there is no information on the contractor included in the contract published on the public …
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Ukrainian President provides the number of Russian soldiers in Donbas
According to Kyiv, up to 50% of the militants fighting against the Ukrainian army in the Donbas are Russian citizens, as stated by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in an interview with the television channel CBS News.
"We have confirmed figures that in different times they had from 10,000 to 2,500 Russian regular troops in the occupied territory," Poroshenko said, as noted in a statement released by the President of Ukraine’s Press Office.
"Plus they have almost 50 thousand troops, so- …
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Russia initiates criminal case against Ukraine’s military prosecutor
The Russian Investigative Committee has filed a criminal case against Vadim Primachok, deputy head of Ukraine’s Main Military Procuratorate, on charges of convicting an innocent person. Other members of Ukraine’s military procuratorate also feature in the case, as announced by the Investigative Committee’s press center.
According to the Russian investigation, the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have initiated criminal proceedings which view the treaty on the Annexation of Crimea and …