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Russia will not restrict commercial delivery of uranium products to the U.S.
On October 30, the Department of Communications of Russian Rosatom state copporation commented on information that appeared in Western media about restrictions on the supply of uranium products to U.S. companies that are being prepared in response to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the United States, saying that Russia will not limit the commercial delivery of uranium products to the United States, TASS reported.
“Rosatom State Corporation, with all responsibility, states that from the …
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Former Foreign Minister of Poland: Putin could cease support for Assad if given Ukraine
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, suggested that the crisis in the Russian economy could force the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to offer a substantial agreement to the new President of the United States. Vladimir Putin could refuse to support the Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, if the United States let him have Ukraine.
Sikorski believes that such an exchange would be possible because the Middle East has always been a priority for …
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New emblem of Ukrainian intelligence shows owl piercing map of Russia with a sword
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has presented the new head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Major General Vasily Bourbeau, to the relevant staff members. The ceremony was held against a backdrop of the new emblem of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence.
A new emblem of the Ukrainian intelligence was also presented at the presentation.
The image on the emblem is set against a background of the colors of the Ukrainian flag and depicts an …
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Russian TV Channel is facing restrictions on broadcasting in Lithuania
Russian Channel Planeta TV is facing restrictions on broadcasting in Lithuania due to the incitement of inter-ethnic discord and calls for war, the DELFI news portal reported. The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission began investigating violations of the law on the Russian TV talk show, Duel. The program by Vladimir Solovyov was broadcast on the 16th of October by RTR-Planeta.
The Chairman of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission, Edmundas Vaitiekunas, reported that the …
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Putin signs law suspending U.S.-Russian weapons-grade plutonium disposal agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending the U.S.-Russian agreement on plutonium disposal, TASS reported.
The law was passed by Russia’s lower parliament, the State Duma, on October 19th, and by the upper parliament, the Federation Council, on October 26th.
Earlier, Putin set forth a list of conditions under which Moscow would consider resuming the plutonium disposal agreement, including an end to U.S. sanctions against Russia, compensation for the sanctions, and a reduction …