Contents tagged with Russia
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German Media Uncovers another Case of Disinformation Planted by Russia
Correspondents of the Russian news outlet, The Insider, have found people who assisted a Russian TV channel in creating a false story about refugees in Germany. The Police are denying the information provided in the channel’s report.
The false story by the Russian TV channel, Star, which aired on the 14th of January, reported the rape and murder of a woman in a refugee shelter in Hannover. The police have denied the information concerning the murder, according to German newspaper Hannoversche …
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Georgian President: There cannot be a stable Europe without stable Caucasus
At the annual “State of the Country” address, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili devoted a significant part of his speech to Euro-Atlantic integration and relations with Russia.
The President of Georgia noted that “The stability of Europe is dependent on stable Caucasus.”
Margvelashvili once again accused Moscow of “the occupation of 20% of Georgian territory.” He also warned that Russia “will never be able to achieve its goals by capturing territories of neighboring states.”
He …
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Russian military adviser dies in Syria
A Russian Military Adviser died in Syria on the 1st of February. The Military reported this to Interfax yesterday.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Military Adviser was in Syria to assist the Syrian army in supplying new weapons under existing contracts of interstate military-technical cooperation.
On the 1st of February, the officer received a mortal wound as a result of a mortar attack by terrorists of the so-called Islamic State. This occurred at one of their military garrisons, …
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Syrian Opposition Claims 8 High-Ranking Syrian and Russian Military Officers Killed near Turkmandagy
Syrian opposition sources reported that 15 servicemen were killed in the Syrian region of Turkmandagy on the border with Turkey. Eight of these servicemen were Generals. According to the information provided, the meeting place of high-ranking officers of Assad’s regime and the Russian Army came under armed attack. The meeting was held last night in order to review the state of affairs in the region and to plan future actions.
It was reported that 15 servicemen, including four Russian and four …
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Turkey Refuses Russia's Request to Conduct Observation Flight along Syrian Border
Russia accused Turkey of violating the International Open Sky Treaty. A representative of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Sergei Ryzhkov, stated that Turkish servicemen refused to allow inspectors to conduct an observation flight over regions bordering Syria and the area where the airfields for NATO countries are located.
According to Ryzhkov, the Russian observation mission was denied prior to its members’ arrival in Turkey. Meanwhile, Turkish servicemen deferred to the instructions of the …
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Russian MFA: British accusations against Russia's actions in Syria are 'disinformation'
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said in a radio interview with Govorit Moskva that the statements made by the UK about the destructive role of Russia in the Syrian conflict were “dangerous injections of disinformation”. The Secretary of the State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Philip Hammond Hammond, recently expressed the view that the actions of the Russian Air Force have worsened the internal conflict in Syria, …
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Merkel Urges Putin to Bring Peace to Donbas
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a telephone conference with President Vladimir Putin, as reported on the website of the Government of Germany. “The conversation mostly focused on the status of the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Merkel had also discussed this topic the previous day with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, in Berlin,” the statement continued.
Merkel made it clear to Putin that the Russian government must observe the ceasefire on Ukraine’s eastern …
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No Comment from the Kremlin on Kadyrov's Latest Controversial Instagram Post
The Kremlin doesn’t plan to comment on the last Instagram post made by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya. The President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that he was not going to comment on those matters, as reported by Interfax.
"I do not intend to make any comments," said Peskov when answering journalists’ questions as to whether he planned to comment on the posting made by Kadyrov.
Earlier Peskov promised journalists he would show Kadyrov’s postings on Instagram and give comments …
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230 km of anti-tank ditches were dug by Ukraine along border with Russia in 2015
In 2015, the Russian-Ukrainian border was equipped with 230 km of anti-tank ditches in the Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions. This was noted in the government’s program performance report in 2015, which was sent to the Verkhovna Rada.
“Taking into account the priorities of the development of the Russian-Ukrainian border, the regions of Chernihiv and Kharkiv were equipped with 230 km of anti-tank ditches,” the report states.
It is also reported that a 72 km long metal barrier fence was …
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DiCaprio to Star as Putin in new Film
American actor Leonardo DiCaprio has preliminarily agreed to perform the title role in a film about the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, which is expected to be released in the spring of 2017, as reported by Dozhd, citing sources from the film company Knightsbridge Entertainment.
According to the company, work on the film about Putin began last year and now the final draft of the script is being approved. Several Hollywood celebrities have been approached to appear in the film. Dozhd was …