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Russian parliament introduces bill which would prohibit dissemination of information conducive to anti-Russian sanctions
The Russian State Duma introduced a draft bill that would ban media and Internet sources from disseminating information that could lead to sanctions being introduced against Russia, reported RIA Novosti.
It was clarified that the draft bill was introduced to meet the “increasingly relevant need to counter sanctions.”
“It seems appropriate to impose a direct legislative ban on information that could lead to sanctions, on information related to sanction violations and on information related to …
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Russia’s largest petrochemical project declared unprofitable
The Russian oil company Rosneft has abandoned its plans to invest in the Eastern Petrochemical Complex (EPC) in the Far East, the company’s first vice president Pavel Federov said in a conference call, finanz.ru reports.
The $12 billion project, which was meant to be built in Primorsky Krai and become Russia’s largest petrochemicals cluster, was found to be unprofitable.
The complex, which was expected to include oil refineries with a total annual capacity of 12 million tons and 3.4 million …
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Putin: 150 ballistic missile launches detected by Russian radar systems over 3 years
During a meeting on defense in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that for three years the launches of 150 ballistic missiles were tracked using the space system of early-warning radars, reports RBC news agency.
"During the past three years, it has recorded, in a timely manner, that is, according to standards, the launches of over 150 ballistic missiles and carrier missiles of both Russian and foreign origin," said Putin.
The meeting in Sochi is devoted to the orbital component of …
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Russia conducts aviation exercises in Crimea to counter reconnaissance aircraft
The Russian Air Forces conducted a training exercise to destroy a foreign reconnaissance aircraft in the Crimea, which "violates the state border in the airspace over the Crimean Peninsula," reported the press-service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
It also reported that the so-called "the Wall" tactic was practiced during the training.
"The joint command involved equipment of radio reconnaissance and air defense of more than 30 warships, six divisions of Coastal Missile Systems Bal and …
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US State Department prepares second package of sanctions against Russia for Skripal poisonings
The US Department of State sent a second package of sanctions related to the poisonings of a former officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Russia, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter which took place in the UK to the head of department, Mike Pompeo, and the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Deputy Secretary of State Andrea Thompson spoke on the issue at a Senate hearing, as reported by Radio Svoboda.
Thompson called the new sanctions part of an expanded strategy towards …