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Russia and Saudi Arabia to work together to counter low oil prices
The Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia intend to work together to counter a prolonged fall in oil prices. A joint working group will deal with the development of and agreement on a plan in that area, DPA (Germany Press Agency) reports.
Its establishment is envisaged in the bilateral agreement signed on September 5 at the G20 summit.
Relevant statements were made by the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, and the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: The purpose of Russia's Caucasus 2016 military exercises is to legalize the annexation of Crimea
According to estimates by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the holding of the Caucasus 2016 military drills has a number of political purposes of internal and external nature, including an attempt to legalize the Russian status of the annexed Crimea, as stated by a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitskiy.
“The first purpose of these military drills is to distract citizens’ …
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NATO fighters escorted Russian military aircraft five times last week
Last week NATO fighter aircraft, as part of the Baltic air patrol mission, scrambled five times to identify and escort Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. This was stated in a report from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.
According to the country’s military department, last Tuesday the allied fighters identified and escorted an IL-20 plane en route from the Kaliningrad area to mainland Russia and on Wednesday flew with an An-24 plane flying from …
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Klimkin: Discussions at G20 summit show international support for Ukraine
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, believes that the discussion of the Ukrainian issue at the G20 Summit is a testimony to the support of the international community as well as a guarantee that Ukraine will not face Russian aggression alone.
"We have friends and partners who have proved that they are ready to support Ukraine, including solidarity, political pressure and sanctions against Russia. We spoke to them prior to the G20 Summit and have a clear, common, and firm position. …
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Putin: The Normandy format will continue
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin stated that the Normandy format for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbas will continue its existence. “Regarding the Normandy format, whether it is good or bad, there is no other means of settling conflicts. That is why, of course, Russia will support this format,” Putin stated at a press conference following the G-20 Summit, TASS wrote.
In response to the question of whether it means the resumption of meetings with the President of …