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Lavrov: Russia could impose restrictions on Moldovan migrants in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Moldova, Moscow could impose restrictions on the work of Moldovan migrant workers, but the Russian authorities decided not to resort to this decision.
"President Putin decided not to do this at this stage. He communicated with Moldovan President Igor Dodon in St. Petersburg and they reached such an agreement," TASS quoted Lavrov as saying.
According to the head of the Russian diplomatic …
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Lavrov promises a 'mirror response' if Ukraine introduces visa regime with Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised a "mirror response" if Ukraine introduces a visa regime with Russia, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.
"When a torrent of mud pours on us; when our actors, and artists are declared persona non grata; when they take business away from Russian investors in the Ukrainian economy; when they start to talk seriously about the introduction of a visa regime; well, do you think we should just swallow all this and not respond? " Lavrov told …
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Ukraine voices protest over the visit by Russian officials to the annexed Crimea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has voiced protest regarding a visit to the annexed Crimea by Russian officials, which was headed by Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as reported on the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's website.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong protest in connection with another illegal trip to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a sovereign territory of Ukraine …
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Russian fighter jet intercepts American B-52 bomber over Baltic
A Su-27 fighter jet was dispatched over the Baltic Sea to intercept an American B-52, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The aircraft, which was flying over neutral waters along the Russian border, was detected at around 10:00 Moscow Time. A Su-27 fighter jet from the on duty forces of the Baltic Fleet’s anti-air defense was dispatched to intercept it.
The Russian Ministry of Defense states that after approaching the plane at a safe distance, the crew of the Su-27 identified it …
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Kremlin: Russia will call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over US strike on Assad’s forces
Russia is going to call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to be convened following the airstrike by the American coalition against pro-government forces in Syria, said the First Deputy of the Federation Council on Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klintsevich, as reported by RIA Novosti.
Klintsevich stressed that the airstrike by the American military is yet another act of aggression. “The attack by the US-led coalition is the coalition directly entering into open …