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The Kremlin: US sanctions against Russia is sad and depressing news
The Kremlin is not providing a detailed response to the US sanctions against Russia for now. However, the news about the sanctions are "sad" from the point of view of Russian-American relations, as stated by the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.
"Presently we are just talking about the bill, so we cannot give any substantive assessments. The response to this will be formulated after careful analysis, and the decision will certainly be made by the head of state, President …
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Russia wants to impose sanctions against McDonald's
In response to the US sanctions, the Russian State Duma proposed the introduction of sanitary sanctions against the McDonald's fast food chain. This proposal was put forward by State Duma Deputy, Alexei Pushkov.
A Member of the Committee on Health Protection, Nikolai Gerasimenko, believes that inspections of the fast food chain’s restaurants should be more frequent, and in order to allow for this, the powers of Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights …
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Putin signs law on combined forces in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law ratifying an agreement between Russia and the Republic of Armenia regarding a combined forces group. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the official legal information portal.
The signed law ratifies an agreement between Russia and Armenia signed in Moscow on 30 November 2016 regarding the combined forces. This agreement determines the designation, the order of formation, deployment and use of the combined forces.
The …
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The Russian Parliament approved the draft law on restriction of freedom on the Internet
The Federation Council of Russia approved a bill banning the use of proxy servers, including a virtual corporate network. The document, approved on July 25, also prohibits sending text messages from a phone anonymously.
On July 21, this bill was approved by the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, the State Duma. The next step is to send it to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be signed.
If signed, the document will come into force on January 1, 2018, less than three months before the …
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European Court hears 3000 claims of violations of the rights of Ukrainians as a result of Russia's aggression
Ukrainian Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko has announced that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is hearing 3,000 lawsuits from Ukrainians regarding the violation of their rights as a result of Russian aggression in the Donbas and the annexation of the Crimea.
According to Petrenko, the ECHR has already delivered its first decision on the lawsuit by a resident of Ukraine regarding these events.
The European Court recognized that Ukraine is not responsible for the violation of human …