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Peskov: If Ukraine's European integration negatively affects Russia, we will take countermeasures
If Ukraine's integration into the European Union negatively affects Russian interests, then Moscow will assume balancing measures, reported the Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"It is a subject which concerns, most likely, the European Union and Ukraine. As much as it concerns Russian-Ukrainian relations and the economic relations of Russia, we will trace the possible negative consequences very attentively," RIA Novosti quotes Peskov.
According to Peskov, Moscow is …
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US concerned by Russia's transfer of weapons to Syria
Deputy National Security Adviser, Ben Rhodes, stated that the White House is concerned by recent information indicating that Russia is transferring more weapons into Syria.
“We are concerned that Russia is transferring military equipment into Syria,” Voice of America reported, citing the statement of Obama’s Deputy Adviser at the press conference in Riyadh.
According to Rhodes, on March 14th, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a public statement regarding the withdrawal of Russian troops …
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Russia promises to react to presence of US destroyer near Kaliningrad
Moscow believes that the emergence of a U.S. destroyer vessel near its borders is an attempt to put military pressure on the state. Reuters reports that the appearance of the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad marks what the Russians call an attempt of Washington to exert military pressure on Moscow. This was stated by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO, Alexander Grushko.
Grushko made the comment after completion of the first session of the NATO-Russia …
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Reporters Without Borders: Ukraine has improved its 'Press Freedom Index'
The international non-governmental organization, Reporters Without Borders, published the results of its Press Freedom Index, which assesses both freedom of speech and freedom of the press in 180 countries.
The freest media by continent, according to the report, is in Europe (19.8 points), followed by Africa with 36.9 points. This is the first time the African continent bypassed North America and South America (where the index is at 37.1 points). Asian countries scored 43.8 points. The …
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Moscow accuses the US of attempting to exert pressure on Russia in the Baltic Sea
The Russian representative to NATO, Oleksandr Grushko, after spending two years on the Russia-NATO Council, has accused the United States of trying to exert pressure on Moscow, sending a warning to Russia that they will respond if needed, Reuters reported.
In this statement, Grushko was referring to the U.S. Destroyer Donald Cook, which was sent to the Baltic Sea. "This is about attempts by the US to exercise military pressure on Russia. We will take all necessary measures to compensate for …