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Russia's Gazprom stops gas deliveries to Ukraine
Gazprom received a prepayment for Russian gas supplies in March 2018 from Naftogaz and returned them to the Ukrainian company, due to the absence of an amendment to the contract, Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian gas holding, told journalists.
"Gazprom has indeed received funds from Naftogaz of Ukraine to pay for March deliveries of gas. However, as they say, an egg is dearest at Easter. Today an additional agreement to the existing contract with the state-run JSC Naftogaz of …
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Russian oppositionist: Putin’s statements increasingly resemble the speeches of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stories about the latest types of Russian strategic weaponry are similar to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s attempts to safeguard his power by launching ballistic missiles. Such was the opinion expressed by Russian oppositionist and former State Duma MP Gennady Gudkov in an interview with InfoResist.
According to the former MP, Russia cannot threaten the world with nuclear weaponry now.
“More and more, this resembles the attempts of the North Korean …
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Ukraine extends sanctions against Russian banks
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has extended restrictive measures against subsidiaries of Russian banks in Ukraine, the NSDC said.
Earlier on Thursday, Poroshenko called for this measure on his Twitter account. “Banks with state-owned Russian capital are already winding up their business in Ukraine, and their withdrawal from the market is only a matter of time,” he said.“I would like to inform you that during 2017, the net assets of Ukrainian banks with Russian …
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Putin announces testing of new missile with nuclear engine
Russia is testing a new cruise missile with nuclear propulsion, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in an address in front of the Federal Assembly.
He showed a video of the missile being tested. According to Putin, the new missile has an unlimited range and an unpredictable flight trajectory.
“No one else has such a weapon,” Putin observed. And when it appears “our boys will think up something new”, he added.
The new missile has not yet been assigned a name. Putin encouraged people to …
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Russian Defense Minister reports that Su-57 fighters returned from Syria
Two fifth-generation Su-57 Russian fighter planes have successfully undergone combat testing in Syria and have returned to Syria, said Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. “They were definitely there. It wasn’t long, two days. While they were there, they underwent a battery of tests, including combat tests. There were two planes,” the minister told reporters on Thursday.
“I can say that the tests were a success. The aircraft returned home a week ago,” said Shoygu. On February 22, it became known …