Ukraine extended sanctions against Russia for another year
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed additional sanctions against individuals and entities from Russia, as reported by the NSDC’s press center.
“In particular, sanctions have been imposed against individuals illegally elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation based on the results of the so-called elections held by occupational authorities in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, members of the so-called electoral commissions, …
Tu-154 air crash: Investigators don’t exclude terrorist attack
The Head of the Flight Aviation Security Service of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Sergei Bainetov, stated that the crash of Russian Tu-154 wasn’t caused by an explosion, but investigators continue to consider possibility that the crash was a result of a terrorist attack.
“After receiving and interpreting the information from the flight recorder (black box), we have reached the conclusion that there was no explosion aboard the aircraft. I can say that for sure. It wasn’t just an …
Putin's advisor believes that there is a possibility that Russia will be cut off from the 'world Internet'
The President’s advisor on the Internet, German Klimenko, stated in an interview with RT that Russia must be prepared in case it is cut off from the “world Internet”.
"Our Western partners cut off the Crimea from Google and Microsoft services and domain owners who live in the Crimea lost all they had worked for. Our country should be prepared for a scenario where it is cut off from the world Internet," Klimenko said.
He added that there is a high probability that Russia's relations with the …
Russia's Rosneft will control 12 percent of the oil market in Germany
The Russian state-owned company Rosneft starting on January 1st, 2017, will increase the portion of its shares in three German refineries: Bayernoil (from 12.5 percent to 25 percent), PCK Schwedt (from 35.4 to 54.1 percent) and Miro Karlsruhe (from 12 to 24 percent). Rosneft received this possibility as a result of the completion of the agreement on restructuring a joint venture with the refinery and petrochemical company Ruhr Oel GmbH (ROG) in Germany, that was previously signed with the BP …
Russian Senator: Trump will probably reverse latest round of sanctions
According to the First Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Committee for Defense and Security, Frants Klintsevich, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will most likely reverse Washington’s latest round of sanctions which were imposed on Thursday in response to the Kremlin’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election, TASS reported.
"There is a big chance that Donald Trump will reverse the latest anti-Russian sanctions after he takes office," Klintsevich told reporters. …