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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: US statement is tantamount to inviting terrorist attacks against Russia
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, a recent statement made by US State Department spokesman John Kirby is tantamount to inviting terrorists to use weapons against Russia, TASS reported.
On Wednesday, Kirby stated that one of the consequences of the war in Syria could be possible extremist "attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities."
"And Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags," he added.
Ryabkov, in turn, stated "We cannot …
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International Paralympic Committee determined the conditions to restore Russia's membership
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has requested that the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) halt legal proceedings regarding the defense of the rights of Russian athletes in order to restore the membership of the RPC. The chairman of the Executive Committee of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Pavel Rozhkov, stated this at the meeting of the Federation Council on social policy, Interfax reported.
“We have sent a second request to the International Paralympic Committee on criteria …
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Former Ukrainian POW: The prisoner situation in the Donbas is beneficial for Russia
A Ukrainian militia volunteer, Volodymyr Zhemchugov, who was seriously wounded and spent almost a year in the captivity of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic, shared his opinion about the problem of prisoner exchanges between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the armed groups of the LPR and DPR. In an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda he said that the separatists often managed to “cheat” Ukrainian negotiators.
“I was resentful when they managed to play Ukraine for a fool,” the former …
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Ukrainian Embassy in London asks people to report on British citizens who visited Crimea
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of cases where Russia takes every opportunity to legalize the annexation of the Crimea at the international level, as reported on the Facebook page of the Ukrainian embassy in London. According to the embassy, it was discovered that a British citizen, Julan Burdock, participated in the international Koktebel Jazz Party festival that took place in the occupied Crimea from August 26 to August 28.
In addition, diplomats noted that the …
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Russian Bulava ballistic missile detonated prematurely during testing
One of the two Bulava ballistic missiles, which were launched from the Yury Dolgoruky submarine in the White Sea, has self-destructed. It was aimed at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.
This was reported on the 27th of September by the press-service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Experimental volley firing with two rockets, from a submerged position, was made on the 27th of September. Both missiles, as reported by the Defense Ministry, “were launched from the submarine …
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Russian MoD calls reports of bombers near Iceland 'Russophobia'
The Russian Defense Ministry has refuted information about the dangerous proximity of Russian bombers to an Icelandic passenger plane. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry, Igor Konashenkov.
“Statements made by the Icelandic pilots and diplomats, with regard to the alleged dangerous approach of Russian long-range aircraft to a civilian aircraft over the Norwegian Sea, are no more than their personal fantasy,” he said.
According to Konashenkov, on the 22nd of …
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Russia receives request to begin military operations in Libya
A commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected and internationally backed government of Libya, Khalifa Haftar, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu to supply weapons and conduct military operations in Libya, as reported on Wednesday, 28 September, by Izvestia, referring to a source close to diplomatic circles.
The request was brought to Moscow via a special envoy sent by Libya's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdel Basset al-Badri. According to the …
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Investigators determine MH17 was brought down by pro-Russian separatists
International investigators have determined that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile system that was fired from separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing family members of the victims.
The surface-to-air missile struck the aircraft on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17th, 2014, killing all 298 people aboard, the majority of whom were Dutch citizens.
The cousin of one victim said that 100 potential suspects had …
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Legal proceedings against Russian citizens who broke into military base resume in Latvia
On Monday, 26 September, in Latvia, the Riga District Court proceeded with a case where two Russian citizens are accused of breaking into a military base in Ādaži last year, LETA reports.
Russian citizens Alexander Kurkin and Andrey Popko are accused of “public disorder,” and a known pro-Russian activist, Vladimir Linderman, is accused of assisting in the commission of the crime.
The case will be considered in a closed session. Under the provisions of the article “Public Disorder,” the …
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EU leaders to discuss possibility of improving relations with Russia during summit in October
The EU leaders will review the state of their relations with Russia and whether it will be possible to improve them during the upcoming summit, which will be held between the 20th and the 21st of October, as reported by Reuters.
This issue was put on the agenda after a number of EU member countries started to express growing irritation with the economic sanctions against Moscow, which were imposed by Brussels due to Russia’s role in the crisis in Ukraine. However, according to Reuters, the …
