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French fighters escorted Russian bombers off the coast of Brittany
On the 22nd of September, two French Rafale fighter jets were scrambled to escort two Russian Tu-160 bombers that were intercepted 100 kilometers from Brittany’s coastline (Atlantic coast) as they were approaching the borders of France, the Ministry of Defense of France reported.
This is at least the third incident involving Russian bombers making forays into Europe. Previously, Russian Tu-160 bombers were spotted in the north of Norway, then in the west of Ireland and after that near France.
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The Kremlin regrets that Russia is being used in the US presidential election
The Kremlin regrets that Russia has become an “inseparable part of America’s election campaign”, Reuters reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peksov.
"Of course we would like our country to be mentioned only positively, but to our regret we know that the Russian card and mentioning our president have practically become an inseparable part of America's election campaign," Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Republican nominee Donald Trump blamed Russia for the broken ceasefire …
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British politician says Russia shouldn't be allowed to host World Cup
The former Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain, Nick Clegg, believes that Russia should forfeit the right to host the 2018 World Cup.
“It might be a silly thing. It is ludicrous that Russia is going to hold the World Cup in 2018. What world are we in? That they basically abuse people’s human rights on that scale, barbarism in Aleppo, and we will prepare to play football in Moscow in 2018? I think if FIFA had any moral mettle to it at all, it will now say that Russia has forfeited any right …
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Levada Center poll finds 31% of Russians considered elections 'unfair'
According to a survey by the Levada-Center, nearly a third (31%) of Russians believe that the State Duma elections were not fair, reported Interfax.
Half of residents of the country (46%) are convinced that the elections were not fair. Another 22% could not answer the question.
A fifth of the population of the Russian Federation (18%) believes that there were no violations when counting votes. A third of the respondents (30%) reported minor violations; 13% believe that violations were “quite …
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Turkish MFA: Ankara will continue to support the Crimean Tatars
According to a spokesman of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Tanju Bilgiçit, it is deeply regrettable that the Russian Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ban on the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Anadolu reported.
According to him, Turkey's position on the issue of their support of the Crimean Tatars remains unchanged.
“We will continue to support the Crimean Tatars in the face of pressure,” Bilgiç said.
“The Crimean Tatars make legitimate demands through democratic and …