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Media: Gazprom assets were nationalized in Turkey
As reported by the the Kommersant newspaper in early December, Turkey essentially nationalized the Akfel Holding shares owned by Gazprom and Gazprombank. According to the newspaper’s sources, the gas dispute with Turkey is "already inevitable."
The largest private importer of Russian gas to Turkey, Akfel Holding, is being effectively nationalized by the authorities in accordance with the emergency decree N674, adopted after July’s attempted coup in the country, the newspaper wrote. Gazprom, …
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Media sources reveal that the Commander of Russia’s Air Assault Battalion was killed in Syria
The Commander of Russia’s Air Assault Battalion, a native of Kalmykia, Major Sanal Sanchirov, was killed in action in Syria. Sanchirov was buried in his native village Yashkul, the representative of Administration of Yashkul district told RIA Novosti. “Sanal Sanchirov was buried in his native village Yashkul. The civil funeral service was organized on December 13,” the administration representative explained.
He refused to comment on Sanchirov’s death during hostilities in Syria. As Newsru.com …
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Shoygu: Russia and Iran will pursue bilateral projects to fight against international terrorism
Speaking at a meeting with Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu said Moscow and Tehran hope to pursue bilateral projects to raise the efficiency of the fight against international terrorism, TASS reported.
"We believe the efficiency of measures taken by Russia and Iran on fight against international terrorism will, to a great extent, depend on the implementation of bilateral projects," Shoygu said.
The meeting between the two Defense Ministers came …
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UN General Assembly supported Ukrainian resolution on the Crimea
At his speech at the UN General Assembly, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Sergiy Kyslytsya, called on the UN member states to vote for the Ukrainian resolution on human rights in the Crimea, Krym.Realii reported.
"Those who suffer at the hands of the occupation regime in the Crimea are scared and helpless. They live without any chance to defend their rights, to protest or to be heard. Ukraine will do anything possible to ensure that the Russian Federation complies with its …
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Russia began negotiating the purchase of Ukrainian rockets for Angosat-1 satellite
Russian S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has begun negotiations with the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye Design Bureau regarding the launch of the Angosat-1 satellite for Angola. This was reported by therussianspaceweb.com news portal, citing its own high-ranking sources.
According to the source, Russia wants to launch the Angolan satellite using a Ukrainian carrier rocket, Zenit, and the Sea Launch program.
Sources say that initially the Angosat-1 was supposed to be launched by the …