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Nuclear battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov to enter service with Russian Navy in 3-4 years
The heavy nuclear missile battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov will be part of the Russian Navy in the next three to four years, TASS reports, citing Alexei Rakhmanov, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
“We will transfer Nakhimov in 2020-2021, I think. We are working on this project, taking into consideration the changes there have been in the work volume,” Rakhmanov told Interfax news agency.
According to Rakhmanov, as a result of the upgrade, Admiral Nakhimov will have entirely new …
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Kremlin: Turkey's membership in NATO would not prevent delivery of S-400
Russia does not see any obstacles to the possible supply of S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey with regard to its membership in NATO, said Vladimir Kozhin, an Aide to the President of Russia, on Thursday during a broadcast of the “Rossiya-24” television channel.
"There are already negotiations with Turkey on the delivery of the S-400, and they are very interested. Yes, Turkey is a member of NATO, but I will say right away that we are not afraid (to deliver the S-400 to Ankara). Before …
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The activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization have been suspended in Russia
The activity of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization has been suspended in Russia due to "extremist activities", as reported by Russia's Interfax news agency.
According to information on the website of the Russian Ministry of Justice, the religious organization, the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, was added to the list of public and religious organizations whose activities are suspended due to their "extremist nature", by the order of the Ministry of Justice of the …
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Court to force Gazprom to pay the 36 million euros it owes Lithuania
The Russian company, Gazprom, did not pay a 36 million euro fine to Lithuania on time and now the court will enforce it, as reported by BNS news, citing a representative of the Competition Council (Lithuanian Antimonopoly Service), Maria Grumblene.
According to her, the court has already received the Competition Council’s resolution on the forcible collection of fines and penalties. Gazprom was to pay the fine before March 22, 2017.
As was reported, the Supreme Administrative Court of …
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A group of news portals related to the so-called 'troll factory' has become the largest media holding in Russia
A group of news portals related to the so-called "troll factory" has become the largest media holding in Russia, as stated by the RBC news outlet.
This holding now consists of 16 media outlets, two of which are devoted primarily to Ukraine (nahnews.org and KyivSMI). The largest portal of the group, the Federal News Agency (RIA FAN), in February 2017, had an estimated audience of 11 million people, the whole group has an estimated audience of 36 million people per month. This is more than the 28 …
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Duterte allows Russian ships to enter Philippine waters
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said that the ships of the Russian Navy are welcome to freely enter the waters controlled by Manila, RIA Novosti reported.
Duterte also announced that Russian ships are allowed to moor off the coast of the Philippines as long as they notify the authorities about their plans in advance. Similar terms now apply to Chinese Navy vessels as well.
In January, Duterte visited the Russian Navy’s large anti-submarine ship, the Admiral Tributs, which was …
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Russian Duma calls for sanctions against Ukraine over the entry ban of Russia's Eurovision candidate
In his interview with Lenta.ru, State Duma Deputy Ruslan Balbek called for restrictive measures against Ukraine after Kyiv’s decision to ban singer Yuliya Samoylova from entering the country. She was to represent Russia at Eurovision 2017.
“The incident involving Samoylova speaks to the need of reciprocal action against Kyiv. It is necessary to consider a number of sanctions against the Ukrainian state,” said the parliamentarian, stressing that the situation is “an insult to Russian pride.” …
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NATO commander suggests that Russia has been helping the Afghan Taliban
The Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and the Commander of the United States European Command, U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti said that Russia may be helping the Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan, which is fighting against the U.S.-backed government.
At a hearing in the Senate Committee on Defense Forces, he said he saw evidence that Russia was stepping up efforts to influence the Taliban and, according to him, "perhaps even supply” this group, Radio Liberty reported. The general did not …
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More than a thousand military personnel from Russia’s tank division participate in a snap inspection
Russia’s TASS news agency reported that a snap check of combat readiness began on March 23rd in the Kantemirovskaya tank division in the Moscow region, where more than 1,000 servicemen are taking part. This was reported by the press service of the Western Military District.
"On March 23, a number of units of the Kantemirovskaya Tank Division of the Western Military District were brought to the highest degree of combat readiness. More than 1,000 servicemen and about 300 combat and special …
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Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Russian Envoy over soldier's death after shots fired from Syria
The Turkish Foreign Ministry told Sergey Panov, Russia’s charge d’affaires to the Foreign Ministry, of its “serious concern” over the death of a Turkish soldier as a result of shooting from the territory of Syria.
This was stated by Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu, as reported by TASS.
“Yesterday, our soldier was killed as a result of the actions of a sniper. The shooting came from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, where Russia is responsible for enforcing the …