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Russian military conducts artillery exercises in annexed Crimea
On Sunday, April 2, artillery drills were conducted by the Russian Army and Russian Marine Corps in the annexed Crimea.
This was related by Captain 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev, chief of the information department of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
“In Crimea, at the sea training site of Opuk, exercises of the Black Sea Fleet’s army and marine infantry artillery units were conducted as part of the final inspection of the winter training period to verify the combat readiness of these …
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Kremlin talks about similarities between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin has said that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are similar in their principled approach to international relations. The Press Secretary of Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, spoke about this on a broadcast of TV channel ABC.
"One defends the national interests of the United States, and the second - the national interests of the Russian Federation. And they understand very well that sometimes it is better for the national interest to maintain good relations with a colleague, …
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Media: Over a hundred homosexual men detained in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya
More than a hundred men suspected of homosexuality were detained in Chechnya in recent weeks. Some of them have been killed, reports Novaya Gazeta.
Among the detainees are representatives of the Chechen muftiate, including prominent, influential and religious leaders close to the head of the republic, as well as two well-known Chechen TV personalities.
According to the publication, the information is confirmed by "an unprecedentedly large number of sources," including local LGBT activists, as …
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Russian Ministry of Defense planning to scrap tons of military weapons and munitions
The Russian Ministry of Defense disclosed information about the plans and quantities of scrap weaponry which is “part of the movable property of the Russian Armed Forces, but is not required for state protection”.
The relevant information appears in an explanatory note for the proposal of amendments to the Russian president’s decree regarding “changing the order of the implementation of released military property, the corporatization and privatization of military trade”.
The text notes that …
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Moscow concerned about Tillerson's statement regarding 'Russia's aggression'
The words of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with regard to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” have aroused bewilderment in Moscow. This was stated in a message on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"We regret to report that such an assessment was announced the day after the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council at the level of the Permanent Representatives," the statement said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that NATO puts “its ideological dogma" above real work …