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Media: Russia blocked the UN's condemnation of nuclear testing by North Korea
Reuters reported that Russia has amended the statement of the U.N. Security Council condemning the nuclear tests of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), effectively blocking the adoption of the document. Last week, Pyongyang tested two ballistic missiles, which prompted British Deputy U.N. Ambassador Peter Wilson to say “The Security Council should respond quickly. We don’t understand why Russia has blocked the statement but the other members of the Security Council must accept …
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Intelligence: Russian soldiers began to dismantle and transport metallurgical plant from the Donbas
As reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, separatists have begun dismantling industrial facilities in the Donbas region."On May 3rd servicemen of the 4th Division Motorized Rifle Brigade (Alchevsk) and the 2nd Army Corps of Russian Armed Forces (Luhansk) started the dismantling and removal of equipment from the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant,” the statement read.Earlier, intelligence reported that Russian Presidential Aide …
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Russian production of a next generation missile boat to begin in Crimea after Victory Day
The construction of a new generation missile boat, named Storm, will begin on the 10th of May in Feodosia.
The small Project 22800 boat was designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau.
According to the Defense Ministry, the short term goal is to build more than 10 such boats for the Russian Navy.Two more small missile boats, named Hurricane and Typhoon, are already being built at the Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg.These new generation missile boats have a displacement of 800 tons and …
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Estonian PM proposes extending sanctions against Russia
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Taavi Roivas, expressed his support for extending the anti-Russian sanctions policy at the meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, that took place on Tuesday in New York, Interfax reported.
”It is extremely important that the international community remembers Russia’s attempts to publicly participate in resolving the conflict in Syria while it didn’t make a single step to withdraw from Ukraine,” Roivas said.
“We can’t talk about …
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Spain issues arrest warrant for Russian politicians with ties to Putin
Spain has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian politicians and former officials who are closely associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. These individuals are suspected of being involved in two organized crime groups.
A list of these suspects was made public by Judge José de la Mata. It includes high-ranking officials who have worked, or who are still working for, Russian law enforcement agencies. It also includes individuals working in the judiciary, business, banking …