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Ukraine accuses Russia of bringing ecological catastrophe to Crimea
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin believes that Russia, which annexed the Crimean peninsula, is responsible for the acidic emissions in Armyansk.
“First the Russian occupants brought human grief to Crimea and the Donbas, and now ecological catastrophes, which are destroying our land,” the minister wrote on Twitter.
Armyansk residents continue to complain about health deterioration, an acrid smell in the air, and throat irritation, especially in the evening, following the emissions …
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Kremlin responds to Trump's call to stop military operation in Syrian Idlib
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov believes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to prevent attacks in the Syrian province of Idlib is a manifestation of a "noncomprehensive approach" to assessing the situation in the region.
"The situation in Idlib continues to be a topic of special concern in Moscow, Damascus, Ankara and Tehran. A nest of terrorism was formed there [in Idlib], "Peskov told journalists.
He commented on the statement of the American leader, who …
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Ukrainian Security Service publishes names of Russian mercenaries killed in February fight with Americans in Syria
Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) published names of 50 mercenaries of the Russian private military company (PMC), the Wagner Grour killed in February fight with Americans in Syria.
The list was published on the SBU website on Tuesday.
The list includes not only Russian citizens but also several Ukrainians from the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, as well as one Moldovan and one Armenian citizen.
On February 7 in Syria, pro-government armed groups attacked the headquarters of the Syrian …
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Russian state-owned bank changes name and ownership structure of its US subsidiary to have foothold in the US market
Russian state-owned VTB financial group sold its US subsidiary, VTB Capital Inc, reports Interfax news agency, citing the bank’s press release. “The company was renamed to Xtellus Capital Partners and became an independent player in the stock market and fixed income operations,” the information agency stated.
The subsidiary was sold to the former management of VTB Capital Inc.
An American company will act as a broker-dealer for the Russian VTB group in the US market that would enable clients …
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Expert: Ukraine capable of repelling Russian attack in Azov Sea
Ukraine is not ready for a full-scale military encounter with Russia, but is capable of repelling an attack by sea, as was demonstrated in the recent military exercises, analyst Nikolai Beleskov from the Institute of World Politics told Radio Krym.Realii in an interview.
According to him, the situation in the Kerch Strait started to deteriorate in April 2018, but “significant information work has not been carried out”.
“We did not raise the alarm, did not say, did not speak, because, to a …