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Russian and Belarus governments to present integration plans to Putin and Lukashenko by December 1
The governments of Belarus and Russia will present a roadmap for integrating the two countries to their presidents by December 1, RIA Novosti reports, citing Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Rumas.
“We are working on it now in order to present draft roadmaps to the presidents by December 1,” Rumas said.
He also added that a session of the Council of Ministers of the Union State has been scheduled for November 19, after which he will discuss integration plans with Russian Prime Minister …
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Erdogan assures Zelensky of Turkey’s support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reports the press service of Ukrainian President. During the conversation, the presidents discussed preparation for the next meeting of Ukraine–Turkey High-Level Strategic Council co-chaired by the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey.
"The Heads of State noted a common commitment to further enhance cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. The parties agreed on the importance of …
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Cyprus strips nine Russians of ‘golden passport’ citizenship
The government of Cyprus has revoked 26 so-called “golden passports” that were issued to foreigners in exchange for investments. According to the Cypriot news agency Sigmalive, this has affected nine Russians, eight Cambodians, five Chinese, two Kenyans, one Iranian and one Malaysian. The news outlet clarifies that only nine of those affected are the investors, the rest are their family members.
Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, announced on November 4 that the country’s government …
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Russia bombs Syrian Idlib destroying children's hospital
Russian aircraft carried out a double raid on medical facilities in the de-escalation zone in Northwestern Syria, reports the Turkish Anadolu News Agency.
At night the aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces had attacked Shinan and Maar Shurin villages, as well as the district of Maarat al-Numan.
As a result of the strike, the Ikhlas Maternity and Children's Hospital in the village of Shannan were destroyed, two medical workers were wounded. Newborns and patients were evacuated.
Over the past …
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NATO mission arrives in Kyiv to assess reforms
Another mission from NATO has arrived in Ukraine to assess the country’s progress in the national program to prepare for alliance membership, Ukraine’s Mission to NATO announced in a statement.
According to the statement, experts from the mission will meet with representatives of nearly all the central organs of executive government which are involved in the annual national program that serves as the basis of Ukraine’s preparation for alliance membership. The mission will operate in Kyiv …
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Director General of Ukraine’s Defense Concern: some company’s advisers are appointed by Trump
Aivaras Abromavicius, director of the Ukrainian defense industry conglomerate UkrOboronProm, told Ukrinform in an interview that some of his advisers are foreigners, and one of them was delegated by US President Donald Trump.
Abromavicius said that he has three advisers on a pro bono basis. “I hope to see them on the staff as soon as possible,” he added. “We also have foreign advisers, even one delegated by Donald Trump himself. For example, [Donald] Winter, former US Navy Secretary. He is the …
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Russia to pay China for Gazprom’s new megaproject
The Russian government has officially given the green light to Gazprom’s new megaproject, a $12 billion gas and chemical complex in Ust-Luga, reports finanz.ru.
On Tuesday November 5, the state-owned company VEB.RF and the Baltic Chemical Complex (a fully-owned subsidiary of RusGazDobycha) signed a credit agreement to allocate 111 billion rubles ($1.75 billion) to the project.
The enterprise’s raw materials will be ethane-containing natural gas from Gazprom’s fields in the Nadym-Pur-Taz …
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Estonia refuses entry to Russian ship and plane with Russian Deputy Prime Minister onboard
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said that Estonia, without any explanation, did not allow the Russian vessel Academician Primakov to enter its territorial waters, reports Interfax news agency.
According to her, this decision of the Estonian side was "extremely surprising" for the Russian Foreign Ministry, as this year, Estonia already permitted this vessel to enter its waters twice. Zakharova noted that this time, permission was denied without explanation. …
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Russia wants Ukraine’s Naftogaz to ‘understand and forgive’ $22 billion
Andriy Kobolyev, CEO of Naftogaz of Ukraine, has commented on the statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his press secretary Dmitry Peskov that the reciprocal lawsuits should be dropped before Russia and Ukraine sign a new gas transit contract.
According to Kobolyev, Russia essentially wants Ukraine to waive a $22 billion claim, without Russia taking any equivalent steps.
“For Naftogaz, continuing the transit of Russian gas is a strategic task. But this problem must be viewed in …
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Putin orders to replace Wikipedia and rewrite Russian dictionary
Russian President Vladimir Putin convened a session of the Russian Language Council in the Kremlin on Tuesday, during which he ordered the preparation of a “corpus of dictionaries and grammars” that will enshrine the linguistic norms that are mandatory for state organs and the media. He also approved a bill to establish a replacement for Wikipedia that is meant to provide Russians with “more reliable” information.
War has been declared against the Russian language by “cave-dwelling Russophobes” …