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Ariev: Ukrainian delegation could leave PACE if Russia returns
According to the chairman of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), possible recognition of the powers of the Russian representatives of PACE after elections in the annexed Crimea will mean that this organization "does not respect itself and its own principles."
The probability of withdrawal of the Ukrainian delegation from PACE in case the organization decides to accept the credentials of the Russian delegation after the next elections to the …
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Russia introduces embargo on Ukrainian salt
On Tuesday, September 13, Russia added salt to the list of foods prohibited from import into its territory as part of a food embargo, Interfax reports. The relevant resolution of the Russian government was published on the legal information portal of the Russian Federation. The restrictions take effect on November 1, 2016, and apply to Ukraine as well.
Traditionally, the Ukrainian company Artyomsol was a major supplier of Russia’s salt. The import of its products into the Russian Federation …
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Political analyst: Transnistria could be used by Russia for the intensification of the conflict in Ukraine
The leadership of the Russian Federation can use the situation with the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to intensify the conflict in the Donbas, as expressed on the evening program on the radio of Krym.Realii by the Russian political analyst, Ivan Preobrazhensky.
The expert noted that the statement of the authorities of the unrecognized Transnistria regarding the initiation of the procedure of joining Russia was agreed upon with the Kremlin and can have consequences for Ukraine. …
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Germany sees no reason to lift sanctions on Russia
Most politicians in Germany see no reason for lifting the sanctions against Russia. This was said by the German Ambassador to Ukraine, Ernst Reichel, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, a “broad consensus” in this spirit was reached at the political level. This view is not only shared by the party of the left forces, which is the former Communist Party of East Germany.
Some entrepreneurs in economic associations also have differing opinions on the extension of sanctions …
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Poroshenko urges international community to not recognize Russian elections in Crimea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stressed the importance of maintaining the non-recognition policy of the illegal annexation of the Crimea, where the human rights situation is catastrophically deteriorating. This includes the use of punitive Soviet-style medicine. This was said at a meeting of the Ambassadors of the G7 countries and the European Union.
Poroshenko also urged the non-recognition of the legitimacy of the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation, which Moscow is …