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US special representative for Ukraine Volker and Putin’s aide Surkov to meet in the end of August
The meeting of US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker and Russian Presidential Advisor Vladislav Surkov will take place in Moscow in the last two weeks of August, a diplomatic source told the Russian publication Izvestia.
According to a source close to the Russian presidential administration, the parties will discuss matters relating to the resolution of the situation in Ukraine and the prevention of conflict escalation.
“Moscow will present the facts which show …
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Ukraine withdraws from the agreement with Russia on joint export of military products
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the termination of the intergovernmental agreement with Russia to cooperate in the export of military products to third countries.
This document was adopted on March 24, 2004. Its purpose was to establish cooperation between the parties in the export of military products to third-world nations.
The agreement was applicable to the military products that have been jointly developed, produced or modernized after January 1, 1 …
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Latvia detects Russian warships and fighter jets near its borders
Several aircraft and ships of the Russian Armed Forces were seen near the borders of Latvia yesterday, August 9, the National Armed Forces of Latvia reported on Twitter.
NATO patrol aircraft discovered two Russian Su-27 fighter jets over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near the territorial waters of Latvia. An An-26 military transport aircraft was also detected.
On August 9, a Russian Buyan-M-class corvette was seen in the exclusive economic zone of Latvia at a distance of 4.5 nautical …
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Gazprom claims that increase in Nord Stream’s transit did not reduce gas transit through Ukraine
Gazprom is experiencing good dynamics in its gas exports to Europe through Nord Stream and OPAL pipelines; at the same time, transit through Ukraine has even increased, TASS reported quoting Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, Alexey Miller.
"Between August 1 and August 8, production through the OPAL gas pipeline by Gazprom increased by 30%. Today, the pipeline has reached full capacity. The volume of daily gas supply to Greifswald reached 140 million cubic meters on August 8. That is, the use …
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Electricity shortage in Crimea causes power outages in Russia
Temporary power outages are being introduced in the Krasnodar Krai region (Russia) due to hot weather. It is also related to the difficult situation regarding energy supply of the Crimea, the administration of the Krasnodar Krai said.
Thus, electricity outages will be conducted in the evening – from 20:00 to 23:00 for consumers in Novorossiysk, Anapa, and Gelendzhik, as well as in the Crimean Abinsk, Slavyan, Krasnoarmeisk, Temryuk districts of the Krasnodar Territory. Power outages, as has …