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NATO criticizes Putin’s official visit to Abkhazia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to unrecognized Abkhazia, Reuters reports quoting the representative of the alliance.
“The visit of President Putin to the Georgian region of Abkhazia on the ninth anniversary of the armed conflict undermines the efforts of the international community to reach a peaceful and agreeable solution to the conflict,” the report said.
The NATO spokesman said that Putin’s visit should have been …
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Ukrainian Naftogaz to increase its claim against Gazprom by $5 billion
Naftogaz of Ukraine intends to increase the amount of claim in a lawsuit against Russian Gazprom over natural gas transit costs by $5 billion, as indicated by their Commercial Director Yuri Vitrenko on Ukrainian Channel 5.
“We are seeking a judgement in our favor regarding the transit contract. We are claiming more than $13 billion, and we will sue for an additional $5 billion as well,” Vitrenko promised, noting that Gazprom's claims amount to $7 billion. “We expect that we will receive fair …
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Russia to allow indefinite stay for residents of separatist-held territories of Ukraine
Russia has removed the restrictions on the length of time which citizens of the separatist-held territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces are permitted to spend in Russia, the press service of the Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin announced.
Zatulin said that as a result of persistent requests, a special instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been distributed to the Russian migration authorities.
“An additional instruction has been circulated not to extend migration records …
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The US will station a company of paratroopers in Estonia during the Russian-Belarusian Zapad exercises
The United States will send a company of paratroopers to Estonia during the time when Russian-Belarussian exercises Zapad 2017 are held. According to the main headquarters of the Estonian Defense Forces, 150 servicemen will arrive at the end of August, BNS agency informs.
In September this year, Russian-Belarusian exercises Zapad 2017 will be held in the territory of Belarus where Russia will mobilize more than 4,000 wagons for the transportation of weapons and soldiers.
Ukraine expressed …
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Russian oil conglomerates help Venezuelan President Maduro to stay in power
Moscow continues pouring money into the treasury of Venezuela, whose economy plunged into a chaos caused by currency shortages, lack of essential goods and protests, during which more than 120 people were killed.
In the second quarter, Venezuela received another $1 billion from Russia’s Rosneft, as reported by Finanz news web site with reference to Raiffeisenbank's semi-annual IFRS report.
The money was transferred to the accounts of PDVSA, a Venezuelan oil company that consolidates the last …