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Japan protests against Russia’s military exercises on the Kuril Islands
At a Budget Committee meeting of the lower chamber of the Japanese Parliament, Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed a strong objection against the beginning of the Russian military exercises on the Kuril Islands, Kyodo news agency reports.
According to the report, Russia’s exercises contradict the position of Japan on the four Northern islands (the South Kuril Islands).
Shortly before, week-long military exercises started on the islands of the Kuril Ridge, Interfax reported, citing the …
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Gazprom compares the volume of US LNG supplies to Europe with drips of coffee
At a meeting with investors in New York, Gazprom stated that supplies of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European market are just a few drops in the background when compared to the volumes of natural resources supplied through pipelines by the Russian company.
The company illustrated this idea in the form of an infographic. The infographic depicted a full cup of coffee on one side – representing Gazprom’s estimates of its own deliveries – and, on the other side, a magnifying glass …
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Ukrainian court gives four years to National Guard employee recruited by Russia
The Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv has found a National Guard technician-operator who transmitted classified information to Russia guilty of high treason, and has sentenced her to 4 years in prison, reported the press service of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU).
"This woman visited her sister in the Russian Federation in the summer of 2016. During the time of her visit, she was recruited by Russian Special Services. She even had had two pseudonyms, as she has affirmed; they were ‘45 …
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Body of Su-25 pilot killed in Syria transferred to Russia
The body of the Russian pilot Roman Filipov, who was shot down in Syria, was handed over to Russia “through Turkish mediation” by one of the “revolutionary groups”, reported the Syrian newspaper Enab Baladias with reference to a statement made by militants from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly the Al-Nusra Front). The pilot’s body was “stolen” by one of the rebel groups, stated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s. The story was relayed by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the jihadists’ …
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Russian Embassy in Damascus comes under mortar fire
The building of the Russian trade mission came under mortar fire in Damascus. The building was seriously damaged, reported the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday evening, February 6.
“At approximately 16:00 local time, the building of the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation in Damascus (currently inactive, but continues to have diplomatic immunity) was hit by a 120-mm mine. No one was injured or killed. The building was seriously damaged,” the report said.
Russian diplomats said they “ …