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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia expanded territory of nuclear weapons deployment after annexation of Crimea
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin stated in New York that "the continuing occupation of the territory of Ukraine by a nuclear state has led to an actual expansion of the geographic area for the deployment of nuclear weapons", as stated by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister on December 15 during a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York regarding the North Korean nuclear program, the Press Service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Klimkin noted …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: EU will introduce new sanctions on Russia in February 2018
In February 2018, new international sanctions will be imposed against Russia, including Russian businessmen, as stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, on Friday, December 15, on Pryamoi TV show.
"Yesterday, the European Union extended sanctions, and a new portion of sanctions will be introduced in February. They are very serious because they concern, among other things, the assets of Russian oligarchs. We are now discussing how to create such pressure," …
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Members of PACE sign declaration opposing restoration of Russia’s membership
20 delegations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have signed a declaration "To Defend Council of Europe Values and Credibility". It claims that an attempt to restore Russia's membership would undermine the authority of the Assembly, reported the head of the Ukrainian PACE delegation, Verkhovna Rada deputy Volodymyr Ariev.
"The text expresses regret that some forces in the Council of Europe are attempting to ruin the reputation of the Assembly in part and the Council …
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Kremlin: Russia will not allow US observers to attend Presidential elections in 2018
Russia sent a diplomatic note to the US, stating that Moscow will proceed following the principle of reciprocity regarding the admission of observers from US embassy employees during the presidential elections of 2018, TASS quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying. The diplomat stressed that the decision will be made taking into account "their refusal to accept Russian observers from among our foreign missions staff in the US during the elections held last November."
Ryabkov …
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Kremlin: new EU sanctions unlawful
The Kremlin regrets that the leaders of the European Union have decided to extend anti-Russian economic sanctions, as the country considers the sanctions to be illegal; at the same time, Russia hopes to normalize relations with Brussels, stated the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov.
"We still regret and believe that such decisions run counter to the interests of the EU member countries and Russia. Russia still considers these sanctions illegal and wrong; yet, we are still on a …