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US General: Russia must allow international observers access to exercises in Crimea
Russia must admit observers, including Western journalists, to the military exercise which will be held in the south of the country and in annexed Crimea. According to Reuters, this was the hard line presented by Lieutenant General Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Hodges, the commander of the United States Army in Europe.
Hodges said that Russia could emulate military exercises that were held under the guidance of the USA and its allies in Europe, which allowed the country to send observers.
"The …
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Russia begins 'Cooperation-2016' international military exercises near NATO borders
Radio Poland reports that the “Cooperation-2016” command and staff exercises started in the Pskov and Leningrad regions of Russia.
It is reported that the exercise will involve about 6,000 soldiers from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Also, one thousand units of weapons and military and special equipment are engaged in the exercise.
Such military exercises are held regularly in Russia, but this year more armed forces will participate and more units of military …
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Former Russian Economic Minister: If the West lifted sanctions, it wouldn't stop our systemic economic crisis
A systemic economic crisis is taking place in Russia and that is why lifting anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the West will not be enough to improve the economic status of the Russian Federation, Russia’s former Economic Minister Andrey Nechaev stated in an interview with UNIAN.
“I have said many times in the Russian media that we have a systemic economic crisis. As much as some Western and Ukrainian newsmakers would like to blame the sanctions, this isn’t the case. It is funny that some …
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State Border Guard Service of Ukraine: Russia has begun a new stage of the hybrid war in Crimea
The head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Viktor Nazarenko, stated in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine that the next stage of hybrid war between Russia and Ukraine has begun in the Crimea. According to him, provocative actions from Russia have the specific objective of increasing the level of confrontation in the territory. Nazarenko admitted that reserves from the Ukrainian Army, including heavy weapons, were deployed to the annexed Crimea.
The head of the State Border Guard …
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Steinmeier and Lavrov to discuss situation in Ukraine
The Russian and German Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will meet to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Syria on August 15, RIA Novosti reported, with reference to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service. On that day, Steinmeier will visit Yekaterinburg for the opening of a Russian-German summer school in the Ural Federal University. After this event, his meeting with Lavrov will take place.
“The most relevant aspects of bilateral cooperation in the …