Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry advises citizens to not visit Crimea for unnecessary reasons
The speaker of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on ATO issues, Olexandr Motuzyanyk, regards statements made by Russia’s FSB as a continuation of the country’s information war against Ukraine. These statements are with regard to the detention of persons preparing acts of sabotage in the Crimea.
“We officially deny this, and declare that it is a provocation against the Ukrainian state and is the next step in the information war,” Motuzyanyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.
Based on this, he …
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Montenegro PM accuses pro-Russian opposition of organizing his assassination attempt
The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, has accused the pro-Russian opposition of direct involvement in pursuing a violent change of power in the country. He has also accused them of being involved in his assassination attempt on election day.
Balkan Insight reports that he stated this while on the Pink M TV channel.
“I see their activity as part of the preparation of my murder and as an attempt to take away the independence of Montenegro,” Đukanović continued.
He also called on …
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Medvedev reaffirms Russia's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
During his visit to Palestine, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that Moscow supports the rights of the Palestinian people, RIA Novosti reported.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Medvedev stated, “Our country has consistently advocated for the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
Medvedev also reaffirmed Russia’s support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"It is extremely …
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Pentagon: Russian aircraft took of from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and flew over Syria
The Pentagon expects massive Russian missile attacks and air strikes on targets in Syria to begin soon, Interfax reported. Military sources from the U.S. Defense Department headquarters said on Thursday that the Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” would likely spearhead this initiative since Su-33 and MiG-29K naval aircraft have already started flying over Syrian territory.
Although they have not yet participated in the fighting, the Pentagon noted, "there are signs that the deck- …
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Russia wants to organize freight traffic with the EU bypassing Poland
Russia’s Ministry of Transport is considering a possible increase in ferry line freight transportation routes, which bypass Poland, between Russia and the European Union (EU).
This is according to a statement of the Rosavtotrans state transport agency. This issue was discussed by the management of Dutch company, DFDS, and Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Nikolay Asaul. They also discussed the development of a draft memorandum.
Russian officials hope that transporters will be able to …
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Polish Foreign Minister accuses Russia of violating key UN and OSCE principles
Russia’s destructive actions undermine the architecture of security in Europe and the international order as a whole; they violate the core principles of the UN and the OSCE, as stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, on Wednesday in Warsaw during the XIV Forum of Polish foreign policy, Ukrinform reports.
“Russia undermines not only the European security architecture, but also the international order,” Waszczykowski said, adding that Poland is actively …
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Dutch submarine monitored the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
An official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, stated that a submarine of the Netherlands Navy maneuvered near the Russian squadron in the Mediterranean Sea, trying to get closer to the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
“The Russian search-and-assault group spotted the Walrus –class diesel-electric submarine of the Netherlands Navy, which tried to get closer to the carrier battle group of the Northern Fleet,” TASS quoted the General as saying. …
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Lavrov: We are ready to work with any U.S. President
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, commented on the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. Presidential elections.“We are ready to work with any President. I can’t say that all of our partners’ previous leaders were predictable in every situation. It is a part of life, a part of politics. I heard many of his words; we will judge him by his actions, answer deeds with deeds,” the Minister said, as reported by TASS.
However, Lavrov didn’t answer the question as to whether he …
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Largest Russian banks attacked by unknown hackers
Hackers of yet-unknown origin have carried out a series of attacks on major Russian banks, RIA Novosti reported, citing a source close to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Later the anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab confirmed the news, saying that the attack that began on November 8th and continues for the second day in a row became the first large-scale, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in 2016 aimed at Russian banks.According to Kaspersky Lab, the hackers attacked the …
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Finland holds large naval drills in the Baltic Sea
The MEPU-16 naval drills, which are the main drills conducted by the Finnish Naval Forces in 2016, started on Wednesday in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea, as reported by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. 2,700 people, including 900 professional soldiers, will take part in the naval drills.
The Commander of the Finnish Navy, Mika Niemi, stated that there are approximately 1,400 recruits and 400 reservists taking part in the exercises. In addition about 30 warships, including a Hä …