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SBU: more than 500 Russians who fought in the Donbas have left for Syria
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has information on more than half a thousand citizens of Russia who, after participating in military operations in the Donbas, went on to fight in Syria, said department head Vasyl Hrytsak during a briefing.
"I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this is not about the official Russian military contingent in Syria. These are mercenaries of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, under the guise of a private military company called ' …
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SBU: Putin gave order to undermine situation in Ukraine
The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Hrytsak, has reported details of new attempts by the Russian side to organize provocations in Kyiv.
"Attempts to undermine Ukraine continue. According to operational information, at a closed meeting of the Russian leadership in May, Putin criticized his aide Surkov for the failure of an operation to destabilize the socio-political situation in Ukraine, and set a new task to achieve the so-called 'resetting' of the ruling regime in …
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Republicans and Democrats in US Congress agree on broader sanctions against Russia
Representatives of the US Congress announced on Saturday that a group of Republican and Democratic legislators of both chambers had reached an agreement on new sanctions against the Russian regime.
According to CNN and the Associated Press, this is a new, much broader package of measures designed to deter Moscow from secret interference in the US electoral system, as well as a US reaction to the continued activity of the Russian government in military conflicts in Ukraine and Syria
The second- …
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German media: in 2016 Putin promised not to use Siemens turbines in the Crimea
In September 2016, during a meeting in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised then Vice-Chancellor and current German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, that Siemens turbines would not be sent to the Crimea, writes German publication Wirtschaftswoche , citing sources close to Gabriel.
According to this information, in addition to the two politicians, German Ambassador to Russia Rüdiger von Fritsch and representatives of the Russian president also attended the meeting. According to …
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US House of Representatives may introduce new sanctions against Russia next week
A bill, introducing new anti-Russian sanctions, may be adopted by the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress next week, TASS news agency reports, citing a source in Congress.
"I expect that we will adopt a bill with sanctions against Russia next week. Wait for the news," the source said.
This draft bill proposes increasing pressure on Iran and includes an amendment on the significant strengthening and expansion of the sanctions against Russia.
In mid-July, it was passed by the Senate, …