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French Foreign Ministry says its position on the Crimea remains unchanged
A representative from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romain Nadal, stated that the official position of France on the Crimea remains unchanged – the accession of the peninsula was illegal. Nadal noted that attempts by the Russian authorities to legitimize the accession of the Crimea by electing representatives from the peninsula to the Russian State Duma will not change France’s position.
“On the 16th of August, the president of the republic recalled the consistent position of France …
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Kiev urges Ukrainian citizens not to participate in Russian elections in the Crimea
Kiev officials urge Ukrainian citizens in the territory of the annexed Crimea to boycott the elections of deputies to the State Duma of Russia, according to a statement by the press-service of the Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories.
"We call on Ukrainian citizens who are in the territory ofthe occupied Crimea not to participate in the elections to the State Duma of Russia. Such a procedure in the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula is illegitimate and will not be …
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Ukrainian Intelligence expects a surge in Russian troop levels along border
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine expects that Russia will transfer large numbers of their troops to the border they share with Ukraine. The Deputy Director of Intelligence, Vadim Skibitsky, said this while on air with the 112 Ukraine TV channel.
The troops will be deployed as part of the test of combat readiness of the three military districts in Russia.
“Today, according to the order of the President of the Russian Federation, a sudden inspection of …
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Putin announces that Russia will host its own Paralympic games
Russia will hold its own competition for qualified Russian athletes in the Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, as stated by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, August 25, 2016, TASS reported.
According to him awards for participants in these games will be equivalent to those in the Paralympics.
"I want to say to our Paralympic athletes: we, of course, will support you at these specially organized events, where you can show your skills and congratulate the winners the same as it …
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Opposition candidate from Russia's PARNAS party says his main goal is Putin's impeachment
A candidate to the State Duma of Russia from the opposition People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS), Viacheslav Maltsev, announced during a pre-election TV debate on channel “Russia 1” that Putin’s impeachment is his main political goal. “That’s why each vote for PARNAS is a vote against Putin,” Maltsev said on August 22nd.
Representatives of the parties Just Russia, Party of Growth, The Civic Platform, Patriots of Russia, and Yabloko also took part in the televised debates. These are the first …