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Russia hands over data on five Americans captured in Vietnam to the US
Russia has given the US declassified archival information about five American pilots who were captured in Vietnam in the 1970s, Interfax reported, citing the Deputy Chief of the Defense Ministry of Russia for Perpetuating the Memory of those Killed in the Defense of the Fatherland, Andrei Taranov.
Taranov did not mention the names of the prisoners, nor did he specify whether the Americans were captured by Vietnamese or Soviet troops.
According to Taranov, the message was received with "great …
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The Polish Sejm adopted a law banning communist propaganda
The Polish Sejm amended the law banning the propaganda of communism or any other totalitarian system in the names of buildings and other architectural objects. According to the document adopted on June 22, the monuments of the Soviet era, including memorials in honor of the Red Army, will be demolished.
408 deputies voted in favor, 7 voted against, and 15 abstained when voting on the final wording of the law. Amendments will come into force three months after the promulgation of the law.
The …
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Poland: Russia will use Nord Stream 2 as a political weapon
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a political project and threatens the diversification of sources of the energy supply in the region, as stated by Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski during a session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Reykjavik, the Polish Foreign Ministry reported.
“The Nord Stream 2 project creates a major risk to the diversification of gas supply sources in the region,” Waszczykowski said.
He added that in the area of regional energy security, solutions …
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Poland abandons Russian gas over poor quality
The Polish company GAZ-System has reported a cutoff of gas from the country's pipeline system originating from the reverse side of the Yamal gas pipeline. According to the company's statement, the reason for refusal of the gas injections is their low quality.
GAZ-System's official representative, Tomasz Pietrasienski, explained to RIA Novosti that the issue is "about Russian gas" coming through reverse delivery.
"The gas does not currently meet the quality parameters. The provider of the gas …
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White House: The U.S. will continue the policy of sanctions against Russia until it 'leaves eastern Ukraine'
The USA intends to continue the sanctions policy towards Russia until it "leaves eastern Ukraine," as indicated on Tuesday by the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, at a routine press briefing.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Finance Ministry included 38 people and organizations, including "two Russian civil servants" and two of their assistants, in the sanctions list. Among the Russians on the list are the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Sergey Nazarov, a member …