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Russia expands its anti-Western sanctions
Russia has banned the importation of live pigs and cattle by-products from the European Union, the United States, Canada and several other countries, as stated in a decree by the Russian government.
The ban will be valid until December 31, 2018 for the countries of the European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
"The imposed restrictions on the import of goods will not affect the domestic needs of Russia," the resolution says. …
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Interpol recommends that member countries ignore Russia's requests
The Central Bureau of Interpol has sent a warning to all member countries of the international police union that Russia has no right to unilaterally use the organization's channels to pursue its own goals, and has also advised them to ignore requests by the Russian authorities, Voice of America reports.
Interpol also said that it has blocked Moscow's request for the arrest of British businessman and founder of the Hermitage Capital Management fund, Bill Browder. As the financier himself told …
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Washington: US will selectively impose sanctions on countries and companies doing business with Russia
The US State Department has announced that it will selectively apply sanctions against third countries and enterprises that cooperate with Russian companies from the sanctions list, reports RIA Novosti.
A State Department spokesman, in response to a question about whether US allies such as India could buy weapons from Russian companies on the sanctions list, noted that the sanctions would be applied only "in the case of a significant transaction."
"Obviously, we’re going to consider the …
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Dutch authorities decide not to declassify MH17 crash documents
The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security may not declassify the documents concerning the crash of flight MH17 over Ukraine, as reported on the Dutch Council of State’s website.
The statement notes that the Council of State has partially repealed the decision of the lower court, which ruled that the information on the catastrophe must be published. In this way, the council has reserved the state’s right to secrecy.
The beginning of the document notes that this statement is a response to a …
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NATO warns Turkey of consequences of acquiring Russian S-400
Turkey will be faced with “unavoidable consequences” if it buys Russian S-400 anti-air defense systems, said NATO Military Committee Chairman General Petr Pavel, as reported by Defense News.
“The principle of sovereignty obviously exists in acquisition of defense equipment, but the same way that nations are sovereign in making their decision, they are also sovereign in facing the consequences of that decision” Pavel noted.
According to the NATO representative, although each country is free to …