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Russian politician Yavlinsky: Russia is heading into a dangerous abyss
A Russian presidential candidate from the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky stated after the elections that “the country is heading into a dangerous abyss.” “We thank all Russian voters who voted in favor of change, alternatives and the truth. The million votes that we received are worth a lot,” Yavlinsky posted on Facebook.
Yavlinsky went on to say that one million people recognize the archaic political system for what it is: a system where each day is hopelessly the same as the day before, …
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Lavrov: Russia will not sign a treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Russia will not sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in its current form because it is "unrealistic”, as stated by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the television and radio company of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The text of the interview was published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.
"We will not sign it because we believe that the prohibition of nuclear weapons in such a direct manner is unrealistic. Five official nuclear …
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UN, OSCE, Council of Europe ignore Russia’s appeal about the ban on the election in Ukraine
According to Tatyana Moskalkova, the human rights commissioner for Russia, the UN, the OSCE and the Council of Europe did not respond to the appeal in connection with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to prevent Russian citizens who are not diplomats from voting in Russia’s diplomatic institutions in the country, reports TASS.
“I still have not received a reply from anyone. There has been no official reaction,” she said.
Earlier, the OSCE refused to comment on Ukraine’s March 18 …
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Britain denies Russian diplomats access to Skripal
Great Britain has denied Russian diplomats access to former intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who is in the hospital after being poisoned with the nerve-paralyzing agent Novichok, Interfax reports.
The Russian embassy in London stated that Skripal is being treated as a British citizen.
The Russian diplomatic mission said that they requested consular access to both Skripal and his daughter Yulia (a Russian citizen).
Russian diplomat to Great Britain Alexander Yakovenko said that Skripal …
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US strategic drone conducts reconnaissance flight over Donbas
On Sunday March 18, a US strategic RQ-4B Global Hawk drone spent several hours flying along the demarcation line in the Donbas and approached the Russian border several times, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
After taking off at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy, the American drone spent 11 hours flying along the demarcation line between Ukraine and the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), remaining in Ukraine-controlled airspace.
On at least seven occasions …