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Russia conducts air force drills in Black Sea amid Sea Breeze multinational exercises
The Russian Force and Air Defense units conducted training flights over the Black Sea. The exercises involved 10 aircraft, reported the press service of the Russian Navy.
The Russian military has worked out missile and bomb attacks on the ships of the conventional enemy. Su-30SM multirole fighters, Su-24M front-line bombers, Su-27 and Su-34 fighter jets of the Southern Military District were involved in the exercises.
Before the beginning of the "exercise" the Russians conducted …
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Putin complains to Macron about ‘Kyiv’s distractive actions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin complained about Ukraine during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, reported the Kremlin's press service.
Putin and Macron spoke about the need to intensify the negotiation progress to implement the Minsk agreements and resolve the conflict in the Donbas.
"The Russian president pointed to the destructive actions of Kyiv, which is responsible for sabotaging the efforts, including Normandy format," the Kremlin said.
Putin believes …
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Kyiv: Russia, fearing Sea Breeze–2021 exercises, has sent its entire Black Sea Fleet to the area
Russia, fearful of Sea Breeze–2021 exercises, has sent its entire Black Sea Fleet to the area, reported the press service of the General Intelligence Directorate of Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
"We see that to monitor the exercises, Russia has sent all the ships to the area, which are now not performing their usual tasks. The aggressor country is trying to demonstrate that it is ready to defend its interests by military force. But Russia clearly lacks the strength and resources in the Black Sea, …
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Putin signs law allowing Russian authorities to block foreign social networks and video platforms
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree tightening regulation for large foreign Internet companies in Russia.
The document, introduced by a group of deputies from the Committee on Information Policy and Senator Alexei Pushkov, mandates that resource owners with a daily audience of more than 500,000 users set up local branches, open offices or establish Russian legal entities "who should fully represent the interests of the parent companies."
Beginning January 1, 2022, international …
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Kremlin: there are no plans for Putin and Zelensky meeting
The Kremlin is currently not preparing for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, TASS reports.
According to Peskov, the words of Zelensky that Ukrainians and Russians are not “same people”, "do not fit into the process of preparing the meeting" of the leaders.
"And, by the way, if we abstract from such unsuccessful statements from our point of view, there is no substantive preparation …