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Ten people reported missing in the Crimea, believed to be on political and ethnic grounds
According to a statement issued by the press service of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ten people are reported missing on political or ethnic grounds in the Crimea.
“The lack of responsibility and reparations for victims nourishes impunity,” the statement stresses. As noted in the report, the right to peaceful assembly is restricted in the Crimea, and law enforcement authorities continue to examine and persecute people for expressing their opinions, which are wrongfully …
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Turkish Foreign Minister says Ankara is ready to work with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria
According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey is “more than ready” to work with Russia on coordinating a ceasefire in Syria and delivering humanitarian aid if the Kremlin is also willing to do so, Reuters reported.
"We discussed the issues of a ceasefire and humanitarian aid with our Iranian counterpart Mr. Zarif yesterday [Iranian Foreign Foreign Minister Javad Zarif]. After the normalization of our relations we are discussing the same issues with our ally Russia," Cavusoglu …
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: US statement is tantamount to inviting terrorist attacks against Russia
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, a recent statement made by US State Department spokesman John Kirby is tantamount to inviting terrorists to use weapons against Russia, TASS reported.
On Wednesday, Kirby stated that one of the consequences of the war in Syria could be possible extremist "attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities."
"And Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags," he added.
Ryabkov, in turn, stated "We cannot …
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International Paralympic Committee determined the conditions to restore Russia's membership
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has requested that the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) halt legal proceedings regarding the defense of the rights of Russian athletes in order to restore the membership of the RPC. The chairman of the Executive Committee of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Pavel Rozhkov, stated this at the meeting of the Federation Council on social policy, Interfax reported.
“We have sent a second request to the International Paralympic Committee on criteria …
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Former LPR official doubts there was a coup attempt in the separatist republic
One of the Russian coordinators in the occupied Donbas, Alexander Zhuchkovsky, has accused the leader of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, of lying and commented on the situation regarding an attempted “coup d’etat.” He made this statement on his page on Vkontakte [Russian social network].
He noted that he has not dealt with the LPR for more than a year and does not interfere in what happens there, but has a view of the situation.
According to Zhuchkovsky, there …