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Trump says he may not back NATO allies if invaded by Russia
In an interview with the New York Times, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that the United States wouldn’t come to the defense of NATO allies, such as the Baltic states, if they haven’t “fulfilled their obligation” to the US.
Trump has repeatedly stated that most Alliance member states are not making the necessary financial contributions to NATO. In the past, the real estate mogul has said that “the US must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves.”
In April, …
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Despite sanctions, Crimeans can download Pokemon Go
Crimean residents can download and play the popular mobile game, Pokémon Go, despite western sanctions and despite the fact that game has not been officially released in Russia yet, RIA Novosti reported.
It is not possible to install the game directly onto a mobile phone with an Android operating system as Google Play services are not available in the Crimea as a result of the sanctions.
The ban can, however, be circumvented by installing a VPN, which is a program allowing the establishment …
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Ukraine's Deputy Culture Minister: UNESCO mission is not going to visit Crimea without Kiev's invitation
Without providing access to Crimea for Ukrainian experts, the visit of the monitoring mission of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will not be possible. Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tamara Mazur said, while on Radio Krym.Realii, that Ukrainian authorities will not invite international experts to the annexed peninsula.
“This monitoring mission can only come at the exclusive invitation of Ukraine. UNESCO has said that Ukraine should invite them when an opportunity arises. …
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Peskov: Russia will conduct its own doping investigation
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is expecting to receive WADA documents related to doping by Russian athletes in order to conduct its own investigation."Yesterday, President Vladimir Putin appealed to the Commission to represent reasonable, substantial evidence and facts, which became the basis for the accusations announced by McLaren. This information is required and, if provided, will be used in the course of investigation that, I again want to repeat — have yet to have been …
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Putin and Erdogan to meet in early August
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet in the first week of August in Russia, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reported.
"Indeed, today, through diplomatic channels, a meeting between Putin and Erdoğan was prepared and worked out. We agreed that this meeting will take place in early August, will be in the Russian Federation, but the city and the date weren’t specified,” Peskov stated.
Putin and Erdoğan held a …