Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian Senator: Europe has 'gotten used to' Russian-Crimea
A Member of the Russian Federation Council, Igor Morozov, congratulated inhabitants of the Crimean Peninsula during a segment on the radio program Sputnik v Krymu. He stated that Crimea will forever be under the control of the Russian Federation because “this was the will Crimeans expressed on the referendum in March 2014,” RIA Krym reported.
“The pressure from Kiev on the situation concerning Crimea will run out soon because Europe has gotten used to the fact that Crimea returned to Russia …
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German director may be denied entry into Russia over film about doping
German journalist Hajo Seppelt, director of a film about doping in Russian track and field athletics, may lose the right to enter Russia if he does not execute the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, according to which he has to compensate the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) for a lost lawsuit. This was reported to TASS by lawyer Artem Patsev, who represented ARAF at the trial.
Last year, on December 16th, Moscow's Basmanny District Court found that the German television …
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The EU will continue to provide assistance to farmers affected by Russian food embargo
Farmers, who have been affected by the Russian trade embargo on goods from the European Union, will receive financial assistance from the EU, Deutsche Welle reported. The assistance to agricultural producers previously approved has been extended until June 2017. It should be noted that Brussels spent 280 million Euros on assistance to farmers who have been affected by the Russian sanctions.
In general, approximately 1.13 million tons of European fruits and vegetables were given free of charge …
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Argentina bans Russia Today broadcasts
The Argentine government announced the termination of broadcasting for Russian news channel Russia Today (RT). The decision will come into force within 60 days.
According to Radio Liberty, RT’s 24-hour news in Spanish began broadcasting in Argentina in October 2014 with great pomp. Its launch began with a general television program with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the then President of Argentina Cristina Kirchner as guests.
Argentina's consent to include RT into the state television …
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Finnish PM: Finland's NATO membership should be determined by a referendum
Finland may apply for NATO membership, but it will require broad support from the local population, as stated by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, speaking at a party congress in the city of Seinäjoki.
"I consider it is important, that if one day we will come to this decision, a referendum will be held," Sipilä said.
"This does not mean that those who make decisions in the country are transferring their responsibilities [to the people], this means that they understand that such a big decision …
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Ukraine will not agree to Gazprom's prices
Naftogaz of Ukraine will not agree to buy gas from Gazprom in the third quarter of 2016 for the price offered by the Russian Energy Minister of $177 per one thousand cubic meters. On Friday, June 10, Director for Business Development at Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, wrote this on his Facebook page.
Vitrenko noted that the cost of European gas in July was below $173 per one thousand cubic meters. "All the necessary gas we will buy on the European market. Thankfully we have no problems there now," …
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Merkel: Sanctions against Russia will not end by themselves
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that sanctions imposed against Russia “will not end by themselves.”
According to Reuters, she stated that implementing the Minsk Agreements is the key to lifting the sanctions.
The EU imposed economic sanctions against Russia in July 2014 due to the crisis in Ukraine. In response, Russia banned the import of a number of products from the EU. The European Union tied these sanctions to the Minsk Agreements. According to the EU, the terms of the Minsk …
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The US will continue buying Russian rocket engines
The US senate has approved the purchase of 18 Russian RD-180 rocket engines through 2022.
On Friday, June 10 the US Senate reached an agreement to continue purchase of the Russian RD-180 rocket engines. According to the Russian Sputnik News Agency, Senator Richard Shelby said “We have worked it out”, referring to a debate over the language in the 2017 defense spending bill about the purchase of the Russian rockets engines.
"The deal is 2022 and 18 rockets, similar to the House [defense bill]," …
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More than 15 tons of fruit from Europe were destroyed in Crimea
More than 15 tons of fruit from Poland and Spain were destroyed in Russian-annexed Crimea according to the Crimean Office of Rosselkhoznadzor.
"The apples of Polish origin with a total weight of 15 tons and 156 kilograms of Spanish oranges were detected by state inspectors of Rosselkhoznadzor during a joint raid conducted with the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea and services on Land and Phytosanitary Supervision for the Republic of Crimea,” declared the …
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Germany's Economic Minister looks forward to Russia's return to the G8
Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, hopes to restore an atmosphere of trust and open dialogue with Moscow. According to Deutsche Welle, he said this during an interview with the Russlandkontrovers website.
According to Gabriel, Russia is still the main partner of Germany.
“The strength of German-Russian relations lies in overcoming critical situations and, even in a difficult period, continuing to cooperate,” he added.
Gabriel also …