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Sweden revives conscription policy due to Russian threat
The Swedish Government has decided to bring back its compulsory military draft, which was canceled in 2010. This was stated by the press-secretary of the country's Defense Ministry, Marinette Nyh Radebo, according to the BBC. One of the reasons for this decision is "Russian military activity."
Starting on January 1, 2018, about four thousand young men and women will be called up for service. They will be chosen from a pool of thirteen thousand people born in 1999 who will then be offered …
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In Transnistria, the Russian flag will be equal to the national flag
The Supreme Court of Transnistria approved the first reading of a government initiative in which the Russian Federation flag will be viewed as having the same status as the national flag of the country, reported the Parliamentary newspaper.
According to the bill, the Russian flag will be flown on all governmental buildings along with the national flag.
The authors of this initiative feel that this move will strengthen the statehood of the republic and mark a new stage of integration with …
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Kravchuk: Ukraine's war with Russia has been ongoing for centuries
Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of Ukraine, spoke about losses that have happened during Ukrainian confrontations with Russia, which, according to him, have continued for over three centuries. He expressed his views during an interview with Channel 112 Ukraine.
"If we talk about cultural and spiritual warfare, then it began during the time of the Pereyaslav Council; during which we, in fact, lost the Ukrainian Church and Ukrainian power. It is necessary to know history since it continues [ …
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Dzhemilev says that without repressions, Russia would not be able to hold out long in the Crimea
The repressions will continue in the annexed Crimea because that is the way the Kremlin maintains its hold on power in the peninsula. This was said by the People's Deputy of Ukraine, leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev in an interview with Focus magazine, published on March 1.
"The basic strategy of Moscow is not just to punish those who have committed a “crime” but to intimidate the whole community; they quickly find grounds for oppression afterwards. Under the free …
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Russia tops the list of foreign direct investment into Ukraine in 2016
According to the figures on the website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, Russia topped 2016 as the primary investor into Ukraine.
Russian businesses invested 1.67 bln USD, or 38% of the total share of investment, into the economy of Ukraine last year.
In total, foreigners invested 4.4 bln USD directly into the Ukrainian economy, a 17% rise over 2015.
These investors represented more than 77 countries, the primary ones being Russia (1.667 bln USD), Cyprus (427.7 mln USD), Great …