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Media: Putin's youngest daughter living with a new boyfriend Igor Zelensky
According to a joint investigation of the Russian website the Important Stories and the German Der Spiegel, the youngest daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ekaterina Tikhonova, has been living with the famous Russian ballet dancer Igor Zelensky.
When and under what circumstances Zelensky and Tikhonova met is unknown. According to the Important Stories, since 2017, Putin's daughter has lived in two countries, regularly, sometimes several times a month, flying to Munich, where Igor …
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US Treasury Secretary says Russian debt exemption could end soon, likely resulting in Russian debt default
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it is “reasonably likely” that a sanctions exemption that allows Russia to make payments to US bondholders will soon expire, which would likely result in Moscow defaulting on its sovereign debt.
US sanctions have blocked transactions with Russian banks, but a Treasury Department directive allowed US investors to receive interest payments from Russia. The directive expires on May 25th.
“When we first imposed sanctions on Russia, we created an exemption …
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Moldovan President calls on Russia to withdraw its troops from Transnistria
Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on Russia to withdraw its military from the territory of the so-called "Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic".
"The Transnistrian conflict is another problem we face. We remain committed to a peaceful resolution that fully preserves Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders," Sandu said at the European Parliament.
She noted that Moldova does not want war or destabilization and added: "We believe that now …
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Russia expelling French, Spanish and Italian diplomats
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday, May 18, that Russia decided to expel the employees of the diplomatic missions of France, Spain and Italy in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from these countries. "As a response, 34 employees of French diplomatic institutions in Russia have been declared persona non grata. They must to leave the territory of Russia within two weeks from the moment of serving the ambassadors with the relevant notices," the Russian Foreign …
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Russian forces attack border city of Sumy for first time in weeks
The region around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has come under sustained attack by Russian forces after more than a month of relative calm, according to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyy.
“This morning started with missile strikes,” Zhyvytskyy said during a news conference. “This was a massive airstrike.”
He noted that Russian forces had been shelling Sumy oblast from Russian territory since early morning.
"About five hits near the village of …