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Putin: Russia must strengthen its defenses in response to 'NATO aggression'
Speaking in front of the State Duma, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia must increase its combat readiness in response to “the aggressive actions of NATO along the Russian borders”, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
Putin criticized the West for its unwillingness to build a “modern, non-aligned system of collective security” with Russia.
"Russia is open to discussing this important issue and has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to engage in dialogue, but, as happened on the …
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EU agreed to extend sanctions against Russia
The committee of the Permanent Representative of the EU countries (COREPER) have approved the renewal of the sanctions against Russia for another six month.
The sanctions may be be reviewed in the future depending on the implementation of the Minsk agreements, reported the Ukrainian Interfax news agency, citing a EU diplomat in Brussels.
The decision of the COREPER now has to be approved by the EU council.
On June 16th, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said that the …
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Peskov: Putin has no time in his schedule to meet with Nuland
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have time in his schedule to meet with US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, according to the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, as reported by the Russian RIA Novosti news agency,
“In the President’s schedule there is not such a meeting," Peskov said.
The Press Service of the US Department of State previously reported that Nuland will visit Moscow and Kiev. In Moscow she is planning to meet with Russian government …
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Russian authorities sentenced a man for selfie near a cottage of 'Putin's friend'
Dmitry Golovin was arrested and sentenced to 10 days in prison for taking a selfie near the Strela recreation complex in Divnomorskoye. According to local residents, the complex, which houses a luxury sanatorium, is owned by Russian politician,Alina Kabaeva.
Golovin, a scientist, and his girlfriend, Inga, used a quadcopter to assist them in taking the picture. A member of the Federal Political Committee, Sergei Mitrokhin, has demanded that Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and the head of the …
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US Assistant Secretary of State: Our patience with Russia is not endless
Russia has violated an important agreement with the United States, signed back in the years of the Cold War. That is why Washington, in addition to diplomatic measures, reserves the right to respond with military action as well, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Frank A. Rose.
At the same time, he said that NATO's anti-missile defense system designed to combat threats emanating from beyond the Euro-Atlantic space cannot threaten Russian ballistic missile capacity.
"I …