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Kremlin: US refused to exchange letters of non-interference in each others’ affairs
Russia suggested to the United States that they exchange letters of non-interference in each other's affairs but the United States refused, as stated at the briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. The event was broadcast on the Ministry's Facebook page.
"Against the backdrop of that colossal hysteria that we see around the mythical role of Russia in the US elections in July, Russia offered to exchange letters with corresponding obligations, for …
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President of Poland: Nord Stream 2 carries threats to Europe's energy security
Poland, like Ukraine, opposes the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, stated Polish President Andrzej Duda.
"Poland's position on the Nord Stream-2 issue is unchanged. We are absolutely against this investment. We believe that it violates European norms, that it is against the interests of the European Union, and here our positions (with Ukraine - IF) are unequivocal from the very beginning, identical, and unchanged," Duda stated at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Petro …
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Russian Prosecutor General calls arrest of people with Kerimov’s status level unacceptable
There is a need for international mechanisms which will prevent foreign states from arresting Russian citizens “with special status”, Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika believes, as reported by RIA Novosti.
He made a statement to this effect after visiting the Interpol headquarters in Lyon in connection with the charges brought against the Russian senator Suleyman Kerimov by the French Ministry of Justice.“A practice which is not quite correct is emerging, when people with special status …
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Russia threatens to block web sites for publishing materials of ‘undesirable organizations’
Roskomnadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) warned the Internet media that their websites could be blocked for posting materials from undesirable organizations.
"We draw attention to the fact that if the materials of an undesirable organization are distributed on a third-party resource, including on the media website, Roskomnadzor should limit access to these resources. This happens if these third-party resources are …
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Kremlin responds to Ukraine’s idea of banning train to Russia
Deputy chair of the Federation Council committee on international affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov commented on the Ukrainian authorities’ idea of stopping railway transportation to and from Russia, RBC news agenncy reports. In his opinion, Ukraine itself will suffer from this.
“They are cutting off their nose to spite their face. This railway is used mostly by the Ukrainians, who travel to Russia for work or to visit relatives. They are sawing off the branch they are sitting on,” the senator said. …