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Georgia expels Russian diplomat
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of Russia’s representative in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi.
“The ministry expresses solidarity with the United Kingdom, shares the position of Great Britain and the international community on this matter, and recognizes the staff member of the Russian Federation’s interests section in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi as a persona non grata, and asks him to leave Georgia within seven days,” the statement on the Georgian Foreign Ministry’s …
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Serbian President asks Putin for advice over intensification of Kosovo conflict
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin for advice regarding the intensification of the Kosovo conflict, reported RTS-a (Radio Television of Serbia).
During a telephone call with Putin, Vučić informed the Russian President about the latest developments in Kosovo, including information about the detention of Serbian diplomat Marko Djurić.
"President Vučić requested the opinion and advice of the President of the Russian Federation on how to counter the …
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Russian Border Guard cadet asks for refugee status in Ukraine
A cadet from the Russian Border Guard Institute asked Ukraine to grant him political asylum, as reported on Facebook by the assistant head of the State Border Service, Press Secretary Oleh Slobodyan.
According to Slobodyan, several days ago, a citizen of the Russian Federation, born in 1997, arrived at the Hoprivka border crossing to enter Ukraine. He said that he was a serviceman of the FSB of the Russian Federation and asked to be recognized as a political refugee.
"During the initial …
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German schoolchildren invited by Russia visit Crimea
17 German pupils came to annexed Simferopol on March 27 in the evening, RIA Novosti reports. The students arrived to participate in the project "Days of Russian and German children’s public diplomacy in Yalta" where they are scheduled to stay for two days.
During the visit, a cooperation agreement will be signed between the ethnic cultural autonomy of Germans in Yalta, the Yalta School Number 01, the Lingua-mir school of foreign languages and one other organization from Germany.
Pavlo Klimkin, …
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Japan protests against Russian air drills in Kuril Islands
Japan has filed a protest with Russia concerning Russian air drills over the island of Iturup, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno said in response to questions from MPs of the Lower House.
On Monday, two Russian Su-35 fighters executed a drill to relocate from Khabarovsk Krai to the Burevestnik reserve military airbase on Iturup Island, covering a distance of over 2,000 kilometers. The exercise was done in order to improve their flight training and their experience in defending Russia’s air …