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Russia promises Saudi Arabia tens of billions in investments
Russia is prepared to increase its investment in the Saudi Arabian economy, said Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), during the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh.
Dmitriev says that “many companies from the petrochemical sector and other sectors” have expressed interest in investing in Saudi Arabia.
“We believe that, alongside our partners, we will bring in billions and tens of billions of dollars of investment into Saudi Arabia,” he stated.
He …
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EU may impose sanctions on Russia because of its actions in Sea of Azov
European Parliament says that Russia’s aggressive actions in the Sea of Azov are unacceptable and could lead to the escalation of a new conflict in Europe. The European legislative body is thus calling for additional sanctions to be imposed on Russia, Ukrinform reports.
The overwhelming majority of participants in debates in European Parliament on the topic consider Russia’s actions unacceptable.
“Russia’s violations of international law are not something new. But the attempt to annex the Sea …
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Kremlin considers blocking news aggregators in Russia
News websites in Russia that collect, display and link to related content may be blocked for not fulfilling the requirements regarding restriction of foreign ownership.
“Sanctions for failure to comply with the requirements will include restricted access of the Russian service providers to the news aggregator until the owner of the aggregator fulfils the requirements,” said an explanatory note published in the State Duma’s electronic database.
At the request of the authorized federal …
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Lawyer: Yanukovych will personally appear in Ukrainian court for the final statement
The former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych will appear in court in person in order to make the final statement in the case of high treason, stated his lawyer, Oleksandr Goroshynsky, UNIAN reports. “We will see if I will be present at the session. But yes, [Yanukovych] will appear in person. Maybe a bit later,” his lawyer said.
The Obolon District Court in Kyiv is considering the case on high treason initiated against Yanukovych. The court invited the ex-President to make a final …
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Russia and Pakistan conduct joint military exercises
Pakistan and Russia began annual joint military exercises to strengthen cooperation in the war against terrorism and the growing threat from the Islamic State group in neighboring Afghanistan.
According to officials, the Friendship III exercise began on Monday at the National Center for Counterterrorism in the mountain city of Pabbi. A Pakistani Special Forces headquarters is also located there.
The official representative of the Pakistan army, Major General Asif Ghafoor, said that this was …