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French Senate proposes lifting sanctions on Russia
The French Senate appealed to the government of France to gradually lift economic sanctions against Russia, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported. The decision was made at the evening session after a 4-hour discussion where 302 senators voted in favor while 16 voted against.
While the decision has no binding power over the government of France, it is nevertheless a political position that puts forward the recommendations of the Parliament. Evropeyskaya Pravda noted that the final wording of the …
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Four Russian inspectors observe NATO exercises in Poland
Four Russian inspectors are observing the Anakonda 2016 international military exercise, which will continue in Poland until June 17, 2016. This was reported by Radio Polsha with reference to information disseminated by the Polish Ministry of Defense.
According to the Defense Ministry, in the period from June 6 to 9, 2016, four inspectors from the Russian Federation will check the region where the exercises are held. The district selected for audit by the Russians is located in northwestern …
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Russian writer calls on Russia to annex northern Kazakhstan
Russian writer and political dissident, Eduard Limonov, recently commented on the events in Kazakhstan in his blog, during which 18 people were killed as a result of terrorist acts on the 5th of June in Aktobe. “Russia will be pretty dumb if it doesn’t try to return its ancestral cities that ended up in the north of Kazakhstan along the border with Russia but abroad, starting from Uralsk and further to the east along the border,” he stated.
Limonov recalled that there are still more than 4 …
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Russia's gas and oil exports fell sharply in the first four months of 2016
According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS), Russia’s gas export revenues decreased by 28.9% year on year and amounted to $10.781 billion in the first four months of the year.
According to tge FCS’s estimates, oil revenues fell by 36%, or 1.6 times at a cost of $19.749 billion.
At the same time, gas exports increased by 11.4% to 66.2 billion cubic meters and oil exports increased by 5% to 83.8 million tons during the same reporting period.
In general, according to FCS, Russia’s foreign …
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Mogherini: The EU doesn’t recognize the annexation of Crimea
Speaking at the meeting of the UN Security Council that took place on the 6th of June, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, broached the topic of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. The UN press service reported Mogherini as saying that the cessation of the Ukrainian conflict is one of the main priorities of the European Union.
“The European Union will continue to advocate for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and won’t …