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Russia calls the new U.S. security strategy 'a threat to the world'
The new U.S. national security strategy is aggressive and threatens the entire world, as stated on the Facebook page by Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Committee on International Affairs.
Describing the general tone of the document, Kosachev called it a testament to the fact that “the United States has not accepted changes in the world in recent years, and they intend reverse the trend, returning the recent version of Pax Americana.” The head of the Senate Committee pointed out that the …
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Moldova recalls its ambassador from Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova decided to recall its ambassador to Russia, Andrei Neguța, to Chisinau “for an indefinite period”, as reported on the website of the Moldovan ministry.
The ministry attributed this step to the fact that the Russian authorities did not react to cases of “harassment and intimidation” against individuals and political figures of Moldova by “officials of the Russian Federation.”
Consultations with Neguta will focus on ways of overcoming the current …
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Russian Finance Minister: Moscow must prepare for new Western sanctions
While speaking at a collegium of finance, treasury and tax authorities in Kazan, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that Russia is being threatened with new financial sanctions.
Anton Siluanov, the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, arrived at a joint meeting of Tatarstan's financial departments on December 16. He said that the country faces new financial sanctions, reported Komsomolskaya Pravda.
According to Siluanov, the budget deficit needs to be reduced …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: EU will increase pressure on Russia next year
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview with Voice of America to expect an increase in international pressure on Russia in the form of expanded sanctions and increased security assistance to Ukraine next year.
"The EU is beginning to understand that other steps are needed, because Russia is waging war not only against Ukraine, but against the institutions of the European Union. Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany are increasingly saying that such a …
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Media: social media posts supporting Putin were made from accounts of deceased persons
The identity of some accounts on VKontakte, the popular online Russian social media site, that posted messages in support of Vladimir Putin with the hashtag #PutinKrut [PutinTough] had been stolen, a press service of the company told Novaya Gazeta newspaper, on Sunday, December 17th.
The social media site’s representatives stressed that VKontakte immediately blocked the hacked accounts. “We continue to improve our tools to prevent account hacking and the straightforward blocking of the …