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Council of Europe: Repressions against Ukrainians and Tatars in Crimea are continuing
In annexed by Russia Crimea, repressions against Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars continue. This is stated in the report on the results of the visit of the mission of the Council of Europe to the peninsula, which happened during the last week of January.
During the visit, the delegation "met with numerous representatives of civil society, non-governmental organizations, religious communities, national minorities, including the Crimean Tatars, as well as members of the media and local authorities." …
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US accuses Russia of human rights violations in the Crimea
The USA accused Russia of suppressing dissent and the oppression of the Crimean Tatars and pro-Ukrainian activists in annexed Crimea as was stated in the Annual Report on Human Rights Standards, published on the website of the US State Department on Wednesday, 13 April.
Russian authorities have deprived Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars "the ability to express support for their nationality and ethnic origin" and "have systematically suppressed and discriminated against them," as stated by the US …
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IKEA's Russian central office searched
On Thursday, April 14th, agents of the Moscow Department of Combating Economic Crimes raided the Central Office of the Russian Division of IKEA on the Leningrad highway, Interfax reported. The employees of IKEA consider what was happening as part of a campaign to seize the land. Earlier a criminal case was mounted against IKEA with the charge of large-scale swindling.
Company lawyer Semen Shevchenko stated that "We perceive what is happening as a part of the campaign to seize the land on which …
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The Kremlin supports MoD's position on incident with USS Donald Cook
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin supports the Russian Defense Ministry’s position on the incident earlier this week in which Russian Su-24 aircraft buzzed a US naval destroyer in the Baltic Sea, Eko Moskva reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry and the Kremlin maintain that the Su-24s flew over international waters and observed all safety precautions. "The principle of freedom of navigation for the US destroyer, which is staying in …
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OSCE calls on all parties to ensure the safety of SMM observers
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) stated that there are "threats and use of force against the observers" in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, according to the joint statement made by the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Serbia, Ivica Dačićта and Sebastia Kurz from Austria, which was published on the organization’s website on Tuesday, April 12th. Germany currently chairs the organization previously chaired by the Serbian representative; the …
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Putin agrees to the deployment of armed OSCE mission to the Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of a deployment of an armed OSCE mission along the contact line. "Recently I had a conversation with Petro Poroshenko: he proposed to strengthen the presence of the OSCE and that the OSCE observers on the contact line should be armed in order to achieve the ceasefire. I think it is the right position, we support it," Putin stated at an open press conference on Thursday, 14 April, as reported by the Ukrainian news.
According to the Russian …
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Lawyer: Savchenko has only four or five days
The lawyer for Nadiya Savchenko, Nikolai Polozov, wrote on his Facebook page that his client has four, maximum five days left.
“As I expected, Nadiya has been administered intravenous infusions throughout the day. She showed me her hands – all her veins have been pricked, there are no live veins. The doctors searched for veins on her legs as well. Her health status is bad… The lack of water in the body for the ninth day of the dry hunger strike has destroyed Nadiya’s internal organs. Her …
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Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia sign energy memorandum
Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Iran have signed a roadmap on the preparation of collaboration of power supply systems of the four countries in Yerevan, and also agreed on a memorandum of mutual understanding and cooperation in the sphere of energy.
RIA Novosti reports that the documents were signed by the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia, Levon Yolyan, the Minister of Energy of Iran, Hamid Chitchian and the …
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Spokeswoman: The war in Ukraine will be discussed at the forthcoming NATO-Russia Council
The main topics of discussion at the forthcoming NATO-Russia Council will be the fighting in the Donbas region and the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This is the first meeting in two years and will take place on April 20th at NATO headquarters in Brussels, NATO spokeswoman Carmen Romero confirmed on April 13th.
According to her, during the meeting the sides will also discuss the military activities of NATO and Russia, focus on "transparency and risks reduction", and will also talk …
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Poroshenko issues appeal to world community over the ban of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, addressed the international community in connection with the decision of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea, Natalia Poklonskaya, who was appointed by the Kremlin, on the suspension of the activity of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. The head of the State wrote on his Facebook page that the timely de-occupation of the Crimean peninsula is the only way to stop this anarchy, Krym.Realii reported.
“I appeal to the international …