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PACE begins talks about return of Russia to the Assembly
Even if its delegation returns to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Russia is not going to implement the decisions that were previously adopted by the organization, as stated by Representatives of the leadership of the Russian parliament before a meeting of the special committee of the Assembly, Yevropeyskaya Pravda reports.
“Some resolutions will never be implemented. You must clearly understand this,” said the head of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign …
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Washington: U.S. will not accept Russia’s proposal for a new mechanism for investigating the chemical attack in Syria
Washington will not accept Moscow’s proposal to create a new mechanism for investigating chemical attacks. The U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said this on Tuesday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council which was convened to discuss the situation in Syria.
“The U.S. will not accept any proposal from Russia if it will counteract the progress of the international community to find the truth,” said Haley. According to her, the U.S. “will resume the joint investigation of …
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Secretary General of the Council of Europe: annexation of Crimea is not enough to expel Russia from the organization
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE), Thorbjørn Jagland believes that Russia and other "problematic" member countries of the Council of Europe should remain in the organization for as long as they do not violate the four articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
All other violations of the principles of the Council of Europe would not have such an impact on their membership, including Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, he said at the PACE meeting in Strasbourg.
The …
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Ukrainian President: Russia uses same hybrid war methods as it did a hundred years ago
On Monday, January 22, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko took part in the opening ceremony of the exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the proclamation of the independence of the Ukrainian People's Republic held in the Kyiv National Museum of the History of Ukraine.
During the event, he delivered a short speech, which once again drew parallels between today's events and the events of the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-1921.
"I would like to remind everyone that Russia used the same …
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Russia bans Internet messengers from reporting on collaboration with intelligence agencies
The Russian government has banned the organizers of information distribution (i.e. messenger applications) from disclosing information on collaboration with law enforcement authorities, as stated in a decree from January 18, published on Russia’s official legal information portal.
The decree introduces amendments to the rules on interaction between the organizers of online information distribution and the authorized state organs that carry out rapid tracing activity or provide security. …