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European Parliament Deputy: Nord Stream-2 will increase Europe's dependence on Russian gas
Gas has become not just energy, but a strategic weapon, that’s why the Nord Stream-2 project cannot be considered as a purely economic issue, as expressed by European Parliament Deputy, Elmar Brok, during the panel discussion "Ukraine: In the Grip of a Crisis?", Ukrinform reports.
"Gas is not just energy, it has become a strategic weapon. And when Putin holds energy and politics in his own hands, we say that this is purely an economic issue. Putin is laughing at this," Brok said.
He also …
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Doping whistleblower Rodchenkov meets with US senators
Members of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Senators Ben Cardin and Cory Gardner, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a meeting on Capitol Hill with the former head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov, who was the first to report the existence of a state-supported doping program in Russian sports.
The website of the commission says that during the meeting, threats to the United States from Russia, corruption in international sports structures, and possible measures to …
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Russia accuses Britain of developing chemical weapons
The Russian Embassy in London has released a statement alleging that the head of a the laboratory of the British Ministry of Defense in Porton Down “confirmed the development of poisonous substances”, including the one that was used to poison Sergei Skripal, Russia’s Interfax news agency reports .
According to a Russian Embassy spokesperson, the statements by Gary Aitkenhead, the Chief Executive of the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down who spoke about the laboratory’s …
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Russia may lose $3 billion over tariffs imposed by Trump
The losses of Russian companies from the introduction of duties on imported steel and aluminum by the US may amount to about $3 billion, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Viktor Evtukhov stated on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
"As for the losses to our businesses, our companies, according to preliminary estimates, it is at least $2 billion in steel and $1 billion in aluminum," Evtukhov said.
According to him, the high level of losses is explained, in particular, by the fact that …
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Estonia considers expelling Russian diplomats because of 'Skripal case'
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas, canceled his trip to Russia as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Estonia’s independence. According to the Estonian Foreign Ministry,the decision was made after negotiations in Brussels, RBC news agency reports.
“I decided not to visit Russia in May where I planned participate in activities devoted to the 100th anniversary of Estonia,” the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign affairs quoted the Minister as saying. …