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Ukrainian diaspora calls for increasing pressure on Russia due to 'elections' in the Crimea
The President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), Eugene Czolji stated that by holding presidential elections in the territory of annexed Crimea, the Russian Federation showed disregard for international law, which demonstrated the need to tighten sanctions against Russia, Ukrinform reports.
"The UWC condemns the illegal occupation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation in blatant violation of international law. We call to increase international pressure on Russia until the Crimea is …
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Russian TV channel shows footage of new 'combat laser' mounted in a sewer pipe
Russian state TV channel Russia 24 showed footage of a new type of Russian military lasers. Later, the Defense Blog portal pointed out that the system that was shown in the footage was equipped with a sewer pipe and chimney pipes.
It is unknown why such pipes were used in the construction of the laser. The Defense Blog suggests that this was done to protect the sensitive elements of the new system.
The Russia 24 channel showed the lasers that allegedly passed state tests and were put into …
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After winning the election Putin will form new government
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first order of business will be to attend to the implementation of the road map according to the provisions laid out in his message to the Federal Assembly, as well as form a "new team that will go further," as reported by Putin’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with the program Itogi Nedeli (Summary of the week) on NTV.
He noted that the Russian leader will form a new Cabinet of Ministers and presidential administration, "and then move ahead, …
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Kremlin accuses the West of interference in Russian presidential elections
Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs Andrey Klimov stated that the Council of the Committee has information concerning numerous attempts from abroad to interfere in Russia’s Presidential Elections. Presidential Elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 18, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea.
As RIA Novosti reports, according to Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on the Protection of State Sovereignty, the …
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Ukraine expels Russian diplomats because of Skripal case
Ukraine will join other countries and expel Russian diplomats, stated the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko.
"In response to a cynical chemical attack in Salisbury, Great Britain, Ukraine, in accordance with a spirit of solidarity with our British partners and transatlantic allies, and in coordination with the EU countries, decided to expel 13 Russian diplomats from Ukraine out of those few still remaining. As you know, our diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation are de facto …