US State Department warns of Russian energy domination in Europe
State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert stated at a press briefing that the implementation of the Turkish Stream and Nord Stream 2 projects will strengthen Russia's dominance of energy in Europe, which will inevitably lead to a security threat for Europe.
"We know that Europe is working to diversify its energy sector overall. It’s also assessing projects [such as Turkish Stream] that would undermine some of these efforts. We agree with many of our European partners that Nord Stream 2 and …
Polish Minister of Defense: Smolensk air disaster was not a coincidence
Answering a question as to whether he believes that the April 10, 2010 crash of an aircraft near Smolensk (Russia) with Polish top government figures on board was a cold-blooded assassination, the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, said “the materials and investigation results bring us to a conclusion that this was not an accident,” and promised to release a final report in spring 2018.
Macierewicz also said he expected a flood of disinformation and false data prior to …
Crimean Tatar leader Umerov: Our release from Russian prison was a result of an agreement between Putin and Erdogan
The deputies of the Mejlis Chairman of the Crimean Tatar people, Ilmi Umerov and Ahtem Chiygoz, who were released from detention in the annexed Crimea, were not informed of the terms of possible agreements between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan, Ilmi Umerov indicated to Krym.Realii.
"We were not told about it. This is an agreement between Erdogan and Putin. We have not yet seen the decrees on our release. We do not know on what basis, under what conditions it has been done. It is …
Media: Saakashvili may be deported to the Netherlands
Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of Georgia and leader of the Movement of New Forces party, may be deported to the Netherlands, reported RBC-Ukraine, citing several informed sources.
“There are three options - Georgia, Poland and the Netherlands,” said an independent source that is close to the ex-president.
The Netherlands is being considered because Saakashvili’s wife is a citizen of the country. Poland is a possibility because the politician entered Ukraine from that country, and in …
Russia signs contract with Tehran on resale of Iranian oil
Iran and the Russian Ministry of Energy signed a contract on the supply of Iranian oil to world markets through Promsyryeimport foreign trade organization belonging to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, as reported by Interfax.
According to the Iranian Minister of Oil, Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, the first oil tanker under this contract was sent in mid-November.
Russian Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, told Bloomberg that until the end of 2017, sales under this deal will be limited …