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EU calls on Russia to immediately release Crimean Tatar detained in a mental hospital
The forced detention of Ilmi Umerov, the Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Tatar’s Mejlis, in a mental hospital in the annexed Crimea violates international human rights standards, according to Brussels representatives. The same applies to the psychiatric examination of Umerov as set out in the statement of the European External Action Service, published on the 27th of August, Deutsche Welle reported.
“Taking into consideration serious concerns about his health condition, emergency medical care …
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Russian citizen detained in Armenia at request of US
Sergey Mironov, suspected of the illegal transfer of technology and money laundering, was detained in Yerevan and is now in custody. The question of his extradition to the United States may be decided on August 29. This was reported to Russian news agencies by Mironov’s lawyer, Karen Nersisyan, on Saturday, August 27.
“My client, Sergey Mironov, was detained on August 26 together with his wife by the Armenian security service on his arrival from Moscow to Yerevan. The request for his detention …
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US concerned by Russia's surprise military inspection
The U.S. is concerned about the sudden checking of the Russian Armed Forces’ combat readiness and hopes that Moscow will fulfill its obligations to its neighbors regarding arms control and transparency, the Pentagon said.
"We have received reports that the Russian military launched a snap military drill. We hope that Russia will comply with all relevant obligations and commitments in the framework of existing agreements on arms control and confidence building measures in order to ensure its …
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Biden: Nord Stream 2 is bad for Europe
The Vice-President of the USA, Joe Biden, said that Washington is convinced that the construction of the Russian gas pipeline project "Nord Stream 2" is a bad thing for Europe.
"This will allow Russia to destabilize Ukraine,” Biden said on the 25th of August, 2016 in Stockholm, adding that Europe needs to diversify its sources of gas supply. "No country should use energy as a weapon," Biden said appealing to Russia.
Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline under construction that is intended to …
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Petition appears in Germany calling for accession of Saxony to Russia
Stern, a German magazine, reported that a group of German activists has created a petition demanding the secession of Saxony from the Federal Republic of Germany and its accession to the Russian Federation. The petition, created two weeks ago by an organization called Pro Putin Partei (pro-Putin party), is available on the websites change.org and Openpetition.de and has already gained 603 votes.
"We are constantly witnessing the fact that the dictatorship of the EU will stop at nothing! That …