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Russia refuses to return medals of athletes accused of doping
The Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation declared that skiers and bobsledders who were disqualified from the Olympics and stripped of their 2014 Olympic Medals are not going to return the medals and will ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne to consider their lawsuits before the 2018 Olympics, reported Interfax, citing a source in the Russian Ministry of Sport.
“The Bobsled Federation of Russia and the Cross-Country Ski Federation of Russian are ready to appeal to the …
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Lithuania ratifies transfer of nearly €2 million of weapons to Ukraine
On Wednesday the Lithuanian government decided to transfer weapons and ammunition worth nearly €2 million to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense for free. Weapons that were used by the Lithuanian military until they were replaced with new weapons, corresponding to NATO standards, will be given to Ukraine, the official website of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry reports.
“The transfer of assets is consistent and comprehensive support of Ukraine by Lithuania, by strengthening her defensive …
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Russia says UN humanitarian aid is an infringement of Syria’s sovereignty
According to TASS news agency, during a speech to the UN Security Council, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that the current mechanism for cross-border operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria cannot be maintained, although it was authorized by the Security Council.
“In its present form, this mechanism cannot be preserved. It infringes on the sovereignty of Syria and contradicts the principles of emergency humanitarian assistance agreed …
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Chief Editor of Rzeczpospolita: history should not spoil relations between Ukraine and Poland
At the eighth National Gorshenin Institute Expert Forum, Bogusław Chrabota, the Chief Editor of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita said that he believes that the relations between Ukraine and Poland should be more pragmatic, and should not be overshadowed by their historical past.
"We have so many common interests, and we are destroying our relations and trust because of these lamentable facts. We should be more pragmatic, and not think only about history," the journalist said. He recognized …
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UN names Ukraine ninth in the world by the number of internally displaced persons
Neal Walker, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ukraine, has said that Ukraine ranks ninth in the world by number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
"1.6 million Internally Displaced Persons are registered in Ukraine. Ukraine is the ninth largest country in the world in terms of the number of Internally Displaced Persons," he said during a discussion titled The Key to a Peace Agenda is in the Hands of Ukraine’s Internally …
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Russia's Gazprom raised €1 billion from Japanese and US banks
Gazprom has concluded an agreement with Japanese and American banks on a five-year loan for €1 billion, as stated in the company’s press release received by RBC.
Among the creditors of the gas monopoly that signed the agreement were Japan’s banks Mizuho Bank, LTD (Mizuho) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), as well as US-based JP Morgan Bank.
Last March, the company raised €700 million from Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. In early November, they raised another €700 …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Microsoft sign memorandum of cooperation
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Microsoft Ukraine have signed a memorandum of cooperation, as reported by the press service of the defense department.According to the report, the memorandum was signed on Monday, November 27.
“The subject of the memorandum is interaction with regard to the introduction of modern information technology in the field of defense, taking into account NATO’s standards and approaches...Collaboration involves drawing on Microsoft’s experience in cooperating …
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Media: Russian embassy in Kyiv issues documents to sell real estate property in LPR and DPR
The Russian embassy in Kyiv issues documents for property in the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces not controlled by Ukraine. The Russians are carrying out the property operations contrary to Ukrainian legislation and international agreements, TSN reports.
Halina, an immigrant from Luhansk, helped to unveil these machinations. The woman wanted to sell her apartment in the separatist-held territory, and contacted an estate agent several times, but the latter referred her to the …
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Ukraine to begin ferry cargo traffic to Georgia bypassing Russia
Ukraine made an agreement with Georgia to transport goods via ferry and bypass Russia, as reported to Hromadske Radio by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Trade Representative of Ukraine, Nataliya Mykolska.
According to her, the Prime Ministers and heads of relevant ministries participated in the talks.
"It is very important for us to first restore the volume of trade that we had with Georgia up to the moment of military and commercial aggression by the Russian …
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SBU: Russian special services planning to falsify elections in Ukraine
Russia is deliberately working to falsify the results of future elections in Ukraine, scheduled for 2019, stated the deputy head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Viktor Kononenko, at the National Expert Forum "Ukraine: Striving for Balance" in Kyiv, Radio Liberty reports.
"Today, the main threat is the undermining of the domestic situation. What we see is that the main efforts of Russian special services are now directed into the country. Already, no one believes in an early and …