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British fighters intercept Russia military aircraft over the Baltic
British fighters intercepted three Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Thursday. The British jets, which began performing airspace patrols over the Baltic three weeks ago, flew out of the Estonian Ämari airbase.
This was stated on the website the UK’s Ministry of Defense.
Three aircraft – AN-26, AN-12 and IL-76 - were intercepted because they were flying with their transponders switched off, and did not respond to the attempts of the British pilots to contact them.
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Russia refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the court in Ukrnafta lawsuit
The Russian Federation refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the course of PJSC (Public Joint-Stock Company) Ukrnafta’s lawsuit on the protection of its investments in connection with seizure of petrol stations in Crimea, as stated in the press-release of the court.
Russia has taken the same position with the lawsuits of the following companies: Stabil LLC, Kirovohrad Nafta, Crimea-Petrol, Pirsan, Trade-Trust, Elefteria, Satek PCF (Production and …
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Ukrainian Parliament urges international community to recognize the genocide of the Crimean Tatars
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appealed to the UN, the European Parliament, PACE, the OSCE and world leaders to honor the memory of the victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide and to condemn the ongoing violations of the rights and freedoms of Crimean Tatars.
240 members of Parliament voted in favor of the resolution on May 11th. It was supported by the Opposition Bloc party, the Vidrodzhenya party and the majority of the deputies of the Radical party.
According to the document, Parliament is …
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Ukrainian representative in the UN accused Russia of supporting terrorism
The Russian Federation has been conducting subversive activities against Ukraine for more than two years, according to the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations (UN), Volodymyr Yelchenko. He said this on Wednesday during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
“For more than two years, Ukraine has been a victim of aggression by its neighbor, the Russian Federation. Russia has occupied, and illegally annexed, the Ukrainian territories of Crimea and Sevastopol. It continues …
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Russia launches the last line of power bridge to Crimea
On the 11th of May, the fourth and last line of the power bridge was launched from the Russian Federation to the peninsula.
On Wednesday, the 11th of May, the fourth and last line of the power bridge was launched to the annexed Crimea. As a result, according to Russian authorities, the peninsula has become fully independent from energy supplies from Ukraine. "The new line will bring up the total power supply from Russia to Crimea to 800 megawatts. With its own electricity generation, it will …