Contents tagged with Russia
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Resolution on support of Savchenko to be voted on in Georgian parliament
The Committee on External Relations of the Georgian Parliament unanimously supported draft resolution in support of the former Ukrainian Ground Forces pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, who has been condemned in Russia. The draft was presented by the Free Democrats faction. This draft is to be discussed in the Georgia Parliament as reported by Georgia Online.The document states that the Parliament of Georgia calls on Russian authorities to immediately release Ms. Nadiya Savchenko and other illegally …
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Kiev calls on Russia to allow Ukrainian doctors to examine Savchenko
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on Russian authorities to allow Ukrainian doctors access to condemned former Ukrainian Ground Forces pilot and People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Nadiya Savchenko, in connection with her intention to resume a dry hunger strike.
“We called on Russia to immediately allow Ukrainian doctors to see her because Savchenko is fully committed to resuming a dry hunger strike beginning on the 6th of April,” the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Mariana Betsa, …
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Canadian PM: Partial restoration of contact with Russia will not affect our relationship with Ukraine
Canada continues to support Ukraine in the issue of Russia's illegal territorial expansion
Canada is going to partially resume contacts with Russia, but will continue to support Ukraine on the issue of illegal territorial expansion pursued by Russia. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the Voice of America reported.
"Canada has a lot of support for Ukraine. Our position is clear and unwavering: We oppose the …
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Report: $2 billion in offshore accounts linked to Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle has developed a network of secret offshore companies that possess at least $2 billion in funds that were withdrawn from Russia as stated in the Panama Papers investigation, published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) on Sunday, April 3rd. The organization includes, among others, three German media outlets; Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, NDR TV-channel and the magazine Stern.
According to the journalists’ …
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Over 20 tons of Polish apples destroyed in Tula region of Russia
According to Russian authorities, on the federal highway between Moscow and Crimea, 1,450 boxes of apples weighing over 20 tons were found during an inspection of a vehicle coming from Belarus to Voronezh. “During the visual inspection of the regulated products, marked ‘Country of Origin – Poland’ was found,” the statement read.
Products that are not permitted for entry into the Russian Federation were confiscated at the Tula training site.
Destruction of contraband is in accordance with …
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Media: Russian propagandist works for opponents of the Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands
The Russian propagandist, Sergey Markhel, is now working for the opponents of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands, as outlined in the article, "We Don’t Care about Ukraine: a Report on the Last Days of Campaigning in the Netherlands", published in Evropeyskaya Pravda. In the past, Markhel was often involved in organizing events for Russian Embassies in European Union countries.
He is now involved in the campaign against the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in the …
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Kobyakov: Belarus is dissatisfied with the quality of Russian oil
The quality of Russian oil supplied to Belarus has recently deteriorated, said Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov, in an interview with RIA Novosti. He noted that there is a constant discussion between Moscow and Minsk on issues related to the supply of raw materials. According to Kobyakov, both parties are generally on the same page, but disagreements do arise, Rosbalt reported.
"For example, we would want for the oil that arrives in Belarus through the pipeline to be of higher quality, …
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Russia is no longer on the list of the EU's top three trading partners
In 2015, the Russian share of the total trade volume of the EU shrank to 6%, putting it in fourth place. Deutsche Welle reported that Eurostat financial data show Switzerland climbing to third place while the US and China continue to hold the top two spots."Starting from 2013, Russia’s share of the total trade volume with the EU has dramatically decreased,” the Eurostat report stated, from 284.6 billion euros down to 210 billion in 2014. The report also detailed the US share in total trade at 18 …
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Belarus hopes Russia will agree to simultaneously raise the retirement age in 2017
As Belarusian Prime Minister Andriy Kobyakov stated in an interview with RIA Novosti, Russia and Belarus discussed the topic of raising the retirement age. “In Minsk, we hope that Moscow will make a decision on the simultaneous increase of the retirement age in Russia and Belarus in 2017,” he said. “However, there are no agreements on this joint action,” he added.
"We expect that our partners will make the appropriate decisions. There was a discussion about this. However, there are no …
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Naftogaz breaks with Gazprom
Naftogaz of Ukraine has no plans to resume purchasing gas from PJSC Gazprom after April 1, 2016, because the price of gas offered by the Russian company for the second quarter of 2016 is higher price than what is offered to Naftogaz by European suppliers, the press service of the Ukrainian company stated.
It was reported that Gazprom has refused to extend their “winter package” agreement with Naftogaz, that defined the transition conditions for the purchase of Russian gas for Ukraine. …