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Kyiv bans entry to 60 Russian diplomats expelled from the US
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has banned 60 Russian diplomats expelled from the US from entering Ukraine. The Russians’ activities are recognized as incompatible with their diplomatic status, reported SBU on its website.
The five-year ban affects 48 diplomats from the Russian embassy and 12 from the United Nations headquarters in New York, all of those who were deported from the US on March 26.
A similar ban was introduced on March 27 against 23 Russian citizens who were expelled from …
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Media: More than a dozen vials of Novichok poison were lost from Russian Research Institute
Nine to fourteen vials of the poisonous substance Novichok disappeared from the Russian Institute during the 1990s, an analogue of which, according to the United Kingdom, was used to poison former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. According to the Russian news outlet the Republic, the investigative evidence of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office and the FSB indicate the involvement of scientist Leonid Rink in the poison’s disappearance.
Rink worked as head of the laboratory at …
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Russia brandishes missiles in response to mass expulsion of its diplomats
In response to the West’s unprecedented diplomatic démarche, in which more than 110 Russian diplomats were expelled from EU countries and the US, Russia has begun to work on a large-scale mobilization of its nuclear forces.
At the start of the week, one work day after the eviction of Russian diplomatic staff, Russia’s Strategic Missile Troops (RVSN) began drills involving roughly 10,000 military personnel, 1000 items of military equipment, and more than 30 military units and divisions. …
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Billionaire Magomedov arrested in Russia
On Saturday, March 31, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow arrested Ziyavudin Magomedov, billionaire and owner of the Summa Group, Mediazona reports.
Magomedov was detained together with his brother Magomed Magomedov, President of the Night Hockey League, and Artur Maksidor, the General Director of Intex Group (part of the Summa Group). The three men were arrested in connection to a case concerning embezzlement of more than 2 billion rubles (about $35 million) from the company budget. …
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Lukashenko wants to discuss with Putin problems regarding product supplies from Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated he would like to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following his inauguration to discuss problems with deliveries of Belarusian products to Russia. However, Lukashenko still advises Russia to look for alternative markets.
“As for exports, look for other markets,” Lukashenko said, according to his press service. “If Russia does not understand us and does not want to understand, then I will meet the President [of Russia] after the …