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Kremlin: Meeting on chemical weapons in Paris directed against Russia and Syria
The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to a meeting to investigate chemical attacks in Syria called the “International Partnership against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons”, which took place on January 23 in Paris.
As noted in the statement of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, the tone of the meeting was anti-Russian in nature, and Russia itself was not invited to it. Along with this, according to the diplomat, preparation for the meeting was carried out secretly.
“When we began …
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US reconnaissance aircraft flies near Russian bases in Syria
A U.S. Air Force Boeing RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft flew along the coast of Lebanon and Syria, where the Russian Khmeimim Airbase and the Russian Navy technical material base in the port of Tartus are located. This was posted by MilRadar, which tracks the movement of military aircraft, on its Twitter account.
The American aircraft, with the onboard number 64-14845 and call sign SIMMS76, flew over international waters along the Syrian and Lebanese coasts.
In addition, it was …
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Putin: Russian defense enterprises should develop their production of civilian products
By 2020, when the main part of the State Defense procurement is complete, the financial stability of state enterprises should be maintained by producing civilian products, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during his visit to the Ufa Engine Industrial Association (UEIA), as reported on the Kremlin’s website.
The main task of Russian industry, as noted by the Russian President, is mastering the production of modern and competitive civilian products. At the same time Putin stressed that …
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EU calls on Ukraine and Russia discuss future of the gas transit
Maros Sefcovic, the European Commissioner for the Energy Union encouraged Russia and Ukraine to discuss the future of the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine after the Stockholm Arbitration passes its decision.
“We have discussed the dynamics of exporting Russian gas over the past year and we’ve concluded that the export volumes were quite impressive, and that the transit of gas through Ukraine played a very important role supplying gas to Europe. From our viewpoint, this …
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Russian writer denied entry to Moldova
TASS reported that according to the Moldovan Border Police, the famed Russian novelist Dmitry Miropolsky was denied entry into Moldova. Raisa Novitchi, a spokesperson from the Border Police stated, “The incident has occurred. We’re ascertaining the reasons for what happened, which we will share later."
According to the writer himself, the border police claimed to refuse his entry because he had not confirmed the purpose of his visit to the country. Miropolsky was slated to deliver a lecture on …