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Russia destroyed 17,000 tons of foreign food products over the last two years
In Russia, since August 6, 2015, about 17,000 tons of food products imported from countries that fell under Russia’s food embargo have been destroyed, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) reported.
The territorial offices in Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver and Pskov regions located on the administrative border with Belarus are the most active in identifying the sanction products because the main attempts to smuggle prohibited products go through those …
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Former Russian ambassador says Russia will never abandon its diplomatic estate in the USA
Russia will seek access to its diplomatic residences in the United States and will not give up the right to them, stated the former Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak on Russia 24 TV, RIA Novosti reports. "We are going to fight [for this property]; we will never give up our rights to this dacha. And we'll see what happens next," Kislyak said.
Kislyak accused the USA of violating international law. "They deprived us of access to our property. The Soviet state had paid a lot …
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Lavrov: Russia will respond to US sanctions
Russia intends to respond to all unfriendly actions of the US, as stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Manila, Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
The representatives of the Russian Federation and the United States discussed the crisis in relations at the meeting. In this regard, Lavrov said that “the US bill on sanctions against Russia had become another link in a chain of steps that are unfriendly and dangerous to …
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Polish Foreign Ministry: There is no Ukrainian crisis, there is Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told RIA Novosti in an interview that there is no Ukrainian crisis, but there is Moscow’s aggression against Kyiv.
“Let’s start by identifying problems. There is no Ukrainian crisis, there is Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Russia sent its forces to capture the Crimea, Russia initiated the rebellion in the Donbas,” the head of the foreign policy department stressed.
“We all know who sent the forces: Russia deployed the forces to capture the …
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Media: Dachas being demolished in Crimea to build road access for Kerch Bridge
In Kerch, in the territory of the garden non-profit partnership "Zaliv", the demolition of dacha sections owned by members of the cooperative has begun, reported the local newspaper Kerch.FM, citing members of the cooperative.
Summer residents report that the heavy equipment that is razing their lots to the ground has already been working for a week. These lots are located on territory along which will run future automotive access ways to the Kerch Bridge, which is currently under construction. …