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US prepares to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 construction companies
Washington is preparing to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
According to the relevant bill, which was published on the US Senate website, sanctions will be imposed on a number of foreign construction companies that are involved in laying the pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
The “Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019” was authored by republican senators Ted Cruz, John Barrasso, Tom Cotton and democrat senator Jeanne Shaheen.
The senators stipulate …
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Kazakhstan suspends liquefied gas supplies to Ukraine
Kazakhstan company Tengizchevroil (TCO) stopped the supply of liquefied gas in the direction of Ukraine, reports enkorr information resource, citing several sources in the Ukrainian companies, holders of Term Contracts with Tengizchevroil.
According to the sources, the Kazakh trader is afraid of potential problems with the passage of wagons through the Russian-Ukrainian border due to Russian sanctions against Ukraine that enter into force on June 1.
"There is no permission to cross the …
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Groysman will not join Poroshenko in parliamentary elections
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman told ICTV in an interview that he will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections through his own party, “Ukrainian Strategy”, and will not unite with anyone, not even former president Petro Poroshenko.
Groysman said that he has already received such offers from Poroshenko, and that “many politicians” have been discussing possible mergers. “I have decided to run independently, and for me this decision is final. I think we are simply …
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NATO: Russia must immediately release Ukrainian ships and sailors
Russia must immediately release the Ukrainian sailors and ships that were captured in the “Kerch Incident”, a NATO press representative told the media.
Citing a statement released by NATO on 28 November 2018 and one by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 4 April 2019, the source emphasized that the alliance has repeatedly made it clear that there was no reason for Russia to use military force against the Ukrainian soldiers and vessels.
On Saturday 25 May, the UN’s International Tribunal for …
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Media: Kolomoisky fled Israel fearing extradition to the US
The Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky left Israel in a hurry, fearing prosecution and subsequent deportation to the US, reports the Telegram channel The Newsroom.
“Two unrelated sources have told us that Kolomoisky returned because the FBI had him pinned in Israel. The amount of information on the oligarch’s schemes is supposedly so large that the local Mossad had already gladly made plans to hand him over to the Americans, despite the fact that Israel does not extradite its own citizens to …
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Saudi Arabia backs out of major Russian LNG project
After a year and a half of negotiations, the Saudi Arabian national oil and gas company Saudi Aramco has decided not to buy a share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG-2 project, four informed sources told the Vedomosti news agency.
Saudi Aramco, which was expected to invest around $5 billion in the project, was unhappy with the terms offered by Novatek. In addition, the Saudis were concerned by the risk of sanctions against the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, which would have been the largest in …
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Russia signs military deal with Sudan
Russia has signed a military and technology cooperation agreement with Sudan, a country that has been under western sanctions for more than 20 years.
The document, which was signed by Russia on 8 May and Sudan on 9 May, came into force on Friday. Its text was published on Russia’s official legal information portal.
As part of the agreement, Russia and Sudan will collaborate in the training of soldiers and engineers, in military education, field medicine, the study of military history, …
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India to buy Russian S-400 missile system
Indian authorities decided to buy S-400 missile system from Russia since these systems are used in China, reports Moneycontrol news website.
According to the publication, India doesn't intend to use the Russian S-400 missile system for defense purposes but plans to research their tactical and technical capabilities. The country also plans to test its Rafale fighter aircraft — in particular, their ability to penetrate China's airspace, which is protected by the S-400 missile systems.
Also, it …
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NATO to adopt new military strategy in light of 'growing Russian threat'
For the first time in recent decades, NATO’s military experts have reconsidered the alliance’s military strategy in connection with the “growing nuclear threat” from Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
“Our military experts adopted a new military strategy for the alliance this week,” Stoltenberg said.
He observed that since 2014, a “new security situation has emerged”, with new challenges in eastern and southern Europe.
“We need to …
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Russian Defense Ministry opens representative office in Central African Republic
A representative office of the Russian Military Department is established under the Ministry of National Defense and Restructuring of the Army of the Central African Republic (CAR), as reported on the Kremlin’s website.
The representative office, which consists of five people, will be financed by Russian side.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to send a group of 30 Russian soldiers to Central Africa. Before that, he said that Russia is interested in cooperation with African …