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Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed dissatisfaction with Putin’s frequent visits to Hungary
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski, stated in an interview with the newspaper Valasz that he was not happy with the frequent visits of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hungary.
"We are not happy, because we see Russia in a different way. But this is natural, because our geopolitical situation is also different, too. Fortunately, Hungary has no borders with Russia and therefore it is not directly threatened. The Polish-Russian border in Kaliningrad is more than 20 …
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Putin promises to respond to US on 'oppression of Russian media'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club that Moscow would act in kind in the case of the oppression of Russian media in the US, reports Interfax.
"In this case, we would only act symmetrically, and fairly quickly," the Russian leader said.
"As soon as we see concrete steps restricting the activities of our media, a mirror answer will immediately follow," he stressed.
Putin also pointed out that the situation surrounding the Russian media in the US is …
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Kremlin believes Russia’s new Iskander missiles will help to contain nuclear threats
The capabilities of the Iskander-M ballistic missile system make it possible to repel even a nuclear threat, which is relevant in light the worsening situation around North Korea, RIA Novosti reported, citing the head of the Defense Committee of the Federation Council and former Commander of the VKS (Russian Space Forces) Viktor Bondarev.
Earlier this week, the chief of the Kapustin Yar rocket launch and development site, Major General Oleg Kislov, announced the completion of tests for a new …
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Putin compares 'referendums' in Crimea and Catalonia
At the final plenary session of the Valdai Club in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the “referendums” in annexed Crimea and Catalonia.
“In the situation with Catalonia we saw the unanimous condemnation of independence supporters by the European Union and a whole range of other states. In this connection, I have to point out: You should have thought earlier. What, was no one aware of such disagreements lasting for centuries within Europe itself? They were aware. However, at …
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Crimean authorities: Turkey's refusal to accept ships from Crimea is a 'political statement' against Russia
The head of the Kremlin-controlled Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, believes that the decision by Turkish leadership to ban the reception of ships from the closed ports of the Russian-annexed Crimea will not affect the economy of the peninsula in any way. He told journalists about this in Simferopol, RIA Krym reports.
"By and large, this [the ban on receiving ships in Crimea] doesn't affect us in any way. Even before that, we did not particularly have a freight flow with them [Turkey] …