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Kremlin: Putin is pleased with his first meeting with Trump
President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, was pleased with the results of his first meeting with US President Donald Trump during the two-day G20 summit in Hamburg, as stated by the spokesman of the head of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with a Russian TV channels, RBC reports.
"I can say unequivocally that Putin was pleased, and, frankly, I do not know President Trump at all, but it seemed to me that he, too, was satisfied with this meeting," Peskov said. …
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Protests were held in Tbilisi against Russia’s changes to South Ossetian border
On Saturday July 8th, by the State Chancellery of Georgia’s offices, there was a protest against the installation by the Russian border service of a de facto border of the self-proclaimed South Ossetia, as reported by Georgia Online.
"Activists of the youth wing of the European Georgia party demanded an end to the ongoing creation of borders in Georgian territories and are outraged by the authorities' inaction," the statement said.
Protesters carried barbed wire ahead of them as a symbol of …
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US Senators and Congressmen criticize idea of forming a group on cyber security with Russia
Influential senators and members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress have criticized the idea of creating a joint working group with Russia on cyber security, believing that Moscow should not be trusted in this sphere. They announced this on Sunday while speaking on a number of American TV channels.
"I don’t think we can expect the Russians to be any kind of a credible partner in some cyber-security unit," said Adam Schiff (D-CA) on CNN. Schiff is the Ranking Member (senior …
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Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters
Police arrested 131 participants of “Agitator Saturdays” who were protesting in support of the policy of Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny. Such protests took place in several cities across Russia, OVD-Info website reports.
Most of the arrests – at least 84 – took place in Moscow. OVD-Info reports that “in 18 cities, supporters of Navalny were subjected to arrest, searches or attacks during the day.”
Among those arrested were 11 minors. According to OVD-Info, the father of one minor …
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Russian detained by Ukrainian military during battle in Donbas confirms that he is on contract with Russian Army
Viktor Ageyev, who has been captured in Donbass, confirmed that he was sent to the east of Ukraine after signing a contract for service in the Armed Forces of Russia, TSN reports.
“I am a serviceman, part 65246 (located in the city of Novocherkassk, the communications regiment and the training center of the Russian Aerospace Forces - Ed.),” Ageyev said.
He also confirmed that in March 2017 he came to the Rostov region and signed a contract for service in the Armed Forces of the Russian …