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Senators fear that Arab states will purchase fighters from Russia instead of the US
US Senators called on President Barack Obama to push through a contract for the sale of fighter jets valued at $9 billion to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. Otherwise, they say, the Arab states may instead purchase aircraft from Russia.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the authors of the letter are Republicans John McCain and Bob Corker, and Democrats Jack Reed and Claire McCaskill. According to them, the decision on the sale of sixty F-16s, F-15s and F-18s has been delayed for too long. …
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So-called DPR acknowledges their passports will not enable residents to travel to Russia
The authorities of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic acknowledged that inhabitants of the break-away region won't be able travel to Russia using passports issued by the self-declared republic, Rosbalt reported.
According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of so-called DPR, it is possible to leave the rebel-controlled Donetsk region and enter the Russian Federation using only a Ukrainian passport.
"Minor citizens under 16 years of age will need a birth certificate or a …
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Activists in Prague organize 'corridor of shame' for Night Wolves
Activists in Prague organized a “corridor of shame” for the Russian biker club Night Wolves as the club was travelling through the Czech city as part of their “Road to Victory” rally to commemorate the allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Radio Svoboda reported.
Russian journalist Oleg Pshenichny posted a video of the occasion on Facebook. On the streets of Prague, activists carrying the flags of Ukraine, the USA, the EU and NATO shouted at a passing group of bikers: "Shame!", " …
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IMF warns of potential political instability in Russia
Russia is among a group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe with the greatest risk of political instability, as stated in a report by the International Monetary Fund on regional economies, as cited by RIA Novosti.
The IMF is referencing a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that evaluates political risks of all countries in the world on a scale from 0 to 100.
“Currently, about half of the countries in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe have risk levels of over 50,” the …
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US Deputy Secretary of State: Russia violated the principles of the world order
As was stated by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in his statement at the Warsaw public library, Russia has violated the basic principles of international law by annexing Crimea and deploying heavy weapons and thousands of soldiers along international borders, Radio Svoboda reports.
According to Blinken, such actions violate the premise that “the borders and territorial integrity of a state cannot be changed by force... that all members of the international community are …