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Rosneft expects that the U.S. sanctions will be lifted after sale of all its assets in Venezuela
Rosneft has the right to expect that the US will fulfill its promises and lift the sanctions against Rosneft's subsidiaries after the sale of all assets in Venezuela, said Rosneft’s spokesman Mikhail Leontiev as quoted by the news outlet Prime.
Earlier, Rosneft announced that it is terminating all its operations in Venezuela and selling all its assets to the company wholly owned by the Russian government. In exchange, the Russian government transferred to Rosneft 9.6% of its own shares.
"We, …
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Maduro: Russia to send second shipment of medical equipment to Venezuela
In the coming days, a second flight with medical equipment to fight coronavirus will arrive in Venezuela from Russia, President Nicolas Maduro said in a speech published on the TV channel VTV.
"In the coming days, at the request of President Putin, a Russian military plane with all the equipment will arrive," Maduro said. According to him, three flights, including one from Russia, have already arrived in the country this week.
Earlier, Russia sent to Italy 14 Il-76 aircraft with medical …
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Kremlin: wealthy Russians have been deceived in the West
Wealthy Russians have long been deceived in Western countries for their own money, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Facebook page.
"You've been fooled for years for your own money. You've been fooled and paid with gold for ruin, for the illusion," she said.
According to her, "very rich" Russians informed her about the medical collapse in London amid the situation with coronavirus and asked for help with returning to Russia. In this regard, the representative …
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General previously accused of corruption heads Russia’s leading research institute
Major General Igor Bozhkov, who previously worked in the Russian Interior Ministry, was appointed the acting director of the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP). Bozhkov was previously involved in the corruption case. The order to appoint an ex-policeman has been published on the institute's website.
According to publication the Project, Bozhkov had never been involved in science before, but in 2019 he was appointed the first deputy director of ITEF. The authors of the …
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Kremlin takes ownership of all Rosneft’s assets in Venezuela
Russian oil giant Rosneft announced that it is terminating operations in Venezuela and will be selling its assets in that country.
"Today, Rosneft entered into an agreement with a company 100% owned by the Government of the Russian Federation to sell shares and cease its participation in all projects in Venezuela, including shares in Petromonagas, Petroperija, Boqueron, Petromiranda and Petrovictoria, in oil field services and trading operations," Rosneft said in a statement published on its …