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Russian Prosecutor General calls arrest of people with Kerimov’s status level unacceptable
There is a need for international mechanisms which will prevent foreign states from arresting Russian citizens “with special status”, Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika believes, as reported by RIA Novosti.
He made a statement to this effect after visiting the Interpol headquarters in Lyon in connection with the charges brought against the Russian senator Suleyman Kerimov by the French Ministry of Justice.“A practice which is not quite correct is emerging, when people with special status …
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Moldovan government approves the change of official language to Romanian
The Moldovan government approved a bill to amend the Constitution and change the official language from Moldovan to Romanian, Interfax reports.
According to the bill, it was proposed to replace the phrase in the 13th article of the Constitution that says “Moldovan language functioning on the basis of Latin writing” with “Romanian language.”
None of the members of the government were opposed to the initiative.
On December 5, 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the state …
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UN General Assembly to consider resolution on Crimea on December 19
The United Nations General Assembly plans to consider a resolution on human rights in the annexed Crimea December 19, as reported on Twitter by the press service of the Ukrainian mission of the United Nations.
“Voting in the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian draft resolution entitled ‘Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)’ will take place on December 19,” the report said.
Permanent Representative of the …
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Canadian government allows supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine
Canadian government has allowed Canadian defense companies to sell weapons to Ukraine. Canadian officials hope that the step will influence the Trump administration to follow suit.
Canadian media reports that Ukraine has been added to Canada's automatic firearms country control list.
According to the website of the Canadian government, the decision was made on Nov. 23. It was released publicly on Wednesday, December 13.
Last fall, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked Canadian Prime …
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PACE urges Russia to stop supporting militants in Donbass
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on the Russian Federation to stop supporting militants in Donbass, as reported on the official website of PACE.
“Adopting a draft resolution, based on the report prepared by Egidijus Vareikis (Lithuania) the Committee called on all member States ‘to use their joint political efforts to put an end to this conflict and the sufferings of the civil population,’” the report said.
It was stated that all sides of the war should “ …