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Lithuania and Poland adopt declaration on Ukraine’s EU membership
Poland, which is celebrating 15 years of EU membership and 20 years of NATO membership this year, is willing to share its experience in this matter with Ukraine, said Polish Marshal of the Senate Stanislaw Karczewski during the 10th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Kyiv, Radio Poland reports.
“We will build a stronger European Union. And a stronger EU is a union with Ukraine. A high level of security is also related to Ukraine’s membership in NATO. In Poland this year we will …
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Putin says he is concerned about the threat of global conflict
During St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists that he is worried about the danger of a new global conflict.
The Russian President said that after the invention of nuclear weapons civilization lives in a state of relative peace and "it would be better not to bring it to the conflict."
"After the invention and creation of nuclear weapons, humanity is in a state of relative peace. Of course, except for regional conflicts. The state of …
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China requests more than 50,000 hectares for soy plantations in Russia’s Primorsky Krai
The Chinese company Joyvio Beidahuang Agricultural Holdings wants to grow soy in Russia’s Primorsky Krai, announced Alexei Chekunkov, director of Russia’s Far East Development Fund.
JBA is a joint enterprise between Legend Holdings Joyvio Group and the Chinese state-owned Jiusan Grain and Oil Industry Group, and is interested in using Russian land for soy plantations.
The Chinese investors have already registered a Russian subsidiary, LegendAgro Holdings, which has leased 3,500 hectares in …
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Large-Scale NATO exercises begin in Lithuania
The large-scale military exercises named Gelezinis Vilkas 2019 (Iron Wolf 2019) started in Lithuania. About four thousand soldiers from 10 countries and more than a thousand units of equipment will participate in the exercises, and it will continue for two weeks, reports the command of the Lithuanian army.
"The purpose of the exercise, which involves units of Lithuanian Armed Forces, as well as personnel and equipment of NATO allies, is the integration of all these forces and means into a …
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Deripaska’s Rusal confirms plans to reregister in Russia
UC Rusal has confirmed its plans to reregister in Russia, reports RBC news agency reference with reference to a company spokesperson.
As announced earlier at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Ilya Torosov, the company intends to reregister in Kaliningrad, Russia.
In August last year, the company announced that it was considering changing its jurisdiction from Jersey Island (one of the world’s largest offshore havens) to Russia. …