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Poroshenko: Ukraine has fulfilled 95 percent of the Minsk agreements
Ukraine has fulfilled almost all of its obligations with regard to the Minsk Agreements. This was said on the 11th of July by the country’s president, Petro Poroshenko, after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
According to Poroshenko, Kiev has fulfilled 95% of all political commitments and 100% of all security obligations. He also said that in order for the political process to begin, Russia has to fulfill the security criteria as detailed in the agreements.
The UN had …
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Russia will not extend nuclear treaty if NATO missile defense system is present in Europe
The Federation Council of Russia stated that the extension of the New START treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) has been frozen. Russia will not agree to extend the treaty, if the text does not take into consideration its concerns about the deployment of NATO missile defense systems in Europe, the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Viktor Ozerov, told RIA Novosti.
According to him the deployment of missile defense systems in the 3rd and 4th position …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces claim to have captured three Russian soldiers
Ukrainian forces captured three Russian soldiers near Troitske, an urban-type settlement in the Luhansk region, according to Presidential Administration spokesperson on conflict zone issues, Colonel Andriy Lysenko. The Ukrainian Colonel explained that a sabotage and reconnaissance group of more than 20 people moved to the positions of Ukrainian forces in the region of Troitske after powerful artillery preparations immediately after midnight.
Reinforcements immediately arrived to support the …
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Russia begins strategic missile forces exercise
Russian missile forces will take part in large exercises to train in counter-sabotage and missile launching from mobile complexes.
Citing a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense press service, Russian media has reported that Strategic Missile Forces have started large military exercises in Russia involving about 400 military vehicles such as autonomous missile launchers Topol, Topol-M and Yars.
Exercises are being conducted throughout the Russian territory, from Tver to the Altai …
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Russia to deport American pastor
The decision was made by the Samara court
The Sovetsky District Court of Samara decided to expel American Pastor James Francis Mulcahy from Russia for violating immigration rules, as reported by his lawyer, Karina Harutyunyan to Interfax.
She stated that he is charged with violating Part 2 of Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, (violation by a foreign citizen or a stateless person of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation or of the residence (domicile) …