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Moldovan parliament votes for a bill banning broadcasts of Russian news programs
The Moldovan parliament has voted in favor of a law to prohibit broadcasts of Russian news and analytical programs, Deutsche Welle reports.
Legislative amendments passed by the Parliament on December 7 in just two readings will only permit informational and analytical programs produced in countries that have ratified the European Convention on Transfrontier Television to be relayed on the Moldovan territory. Russia signed the Convention back in 2006, but did not ratify it.
The bill, which has …
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Media: Kadyrov’s daughter opens erotic lingerie store in Chechnya
18 year-old Aishat, daughter of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and head of the Firdaws fashion house, has opened store for erotic lingerie and intimate accessories, the Russian-language BBC service reports.
In the Firdaws shopping center in Chechnya, Aishat owns a confectionery by the same name. The “Lady A” lingerie boutique has just been opened next to the confectionery, BBC clarified. The opening ceremony took place at the end of November.
The shop sells intimate cosmetics. The boutique’s …
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US warplane conducts reconnaissance flight off the coast of annexed Crimea
The US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol anti-submarine aircraft conducted a reconnaissance flight near the coast of the Crimean peninsula, as reported by Interfax, citing aviation monitoring websites.
According to them, an aircraft with the tail number 168998 flew out from the Sigonella airbase, which is in Sicily, and headed for the Crimea. Once arriving at its destination, it circled for a few hours to the west of Sevastopol, at an altitude of 7,600 meters and closely approached the sea border of …
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Russia calls US claims regarding missile treaty 'flawed'
In an interview for Kommersant , Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States’ claims that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) are flawed.
“We have explained to the Americans where we see the flaw in their position, especially as it concerns the claim about Russia, and we are still counting on more constructive and result-interested treatment of the questions we consistently raise,” he said.
Commenting on the US’s plans …
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Tillerson: Russia is involved in several conflicts in former USSR
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson condemned Russia’s actions that block efforts to peacefully resolve conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the occupied regions of Georgia. This statement was made during a speech at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna.
We welcome the recent talks on the situation in Moldova in the 5 + 2 format. However, we must condemn Russia’s efforts aimed at blocking access to the regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the occupied regions of Georgia,” Tillerson said.
He also …