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Poland confirms it acted within law when revoking residency permit of Russia Today’s journalist
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw admitted it legally revoked the EU legal residence of the MIA (International News Agency) Russia Today journalist, Leonid Sviridov, RIA Novosti reported.
The decision of the provincial administrative court is not final and can be challenged in the Higher Provincial Court of Poland. The court documents regarding the Russian journalist are classified.
During the court hearing, Sviridov's lawyer, Yaroslav Helstovsky, asked to see the case materials, …
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Russian senator: Trump was not ready to meet with Putin
Russian senator Aleksey Pushkov commented on Twitter about a meeting held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at a reception held in honor of the APEC Summit leaders, calling the meeting a “record for brevity”.
"The meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States in Da Nang was a record for brevity. Trump was not ready for the talks - he is bound hand and foot," Pushkov said.
The senator also stressed that the relationship between the US and …
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Trump leaves APEC Summit reception without talking to Putin
US President Donald Trump left early from an official reception in honor of the APEC Summit leaders, and did not speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti reported.
Before his departure, Trump was photographed with leaders of other countries. Putin and Trump communicated with the closest neighbors at the table; they did not talk to one another, said the agency.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Putin and Trump were not scheduled to meet during the …
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The US made the first delivery of oil to Poland
The first American oil tanker arrived in the Polish port of Gdansk. The vessel, Saint Helen delivered almost 80,000 tons of "black gold" from Texas, Polish Radio reports.
The Vice President of the Lotos Group, Yaroslav Kawula declared that so far, this is a one-time delivery, but "it is possible to sign urgent contracts to diversify the oil sector."
"We want to show that we can process raw oil at any time," he said.
The President of the Management Board of the Lotos Group, Marcin Jastrzebski, …
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IMF refuses loan to Belarus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Belarus to abolish the so-called "tax on parasitism".
Based on the outcomes of the Fund's mission in Minsk, the IMF also proposed that the Belarusian authorities abolish the target for the monthly salary, which should be reached by the end of 2017. Instead, the IMF recommends for Belarus "to allow enterprises to adjust their salaries based on labor productivity."
The head of the IMF mission, Peter Dolman, also reported on the suspension of …