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European Commission and Russia are ready to hold talks on Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Russia intends to hold the talks with the Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) for Energy Union Affairs, Maros Sefcovic, by early September.
According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak, the European side already has a mandate from all EU states to negotiate on the construction of the “Nord Stream 2” gas pipeline in Astana.
"Mr. Sefcovic informed me that just yesterday the European Commission received a mandate. We have not seen this document yet; we will …
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An employee of the election headquarters of Navalny's opposition party was detained in Russia
Policemen detained Artem Kolchinsky, an employee of the election headquarters of Alexei Navalny in Moscow. According to OVD-Info, the activist was allegedly putting up leaflets, which Kolchinsky himself claims to be untrue.
On Monday, June 12, in dozens of cities in Russia, anti-corruption events are scheduled to take place. The organizers of the protests in the regions are associates of Navalny. They claimed that authorities have been pressuring them. For example, in Tula on Sunday, the …
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Kyiv may require biometric passports when entering Ukraine from Russia
Kyiv could introduce biometric passports for Russians entering Ukraine, said Mariana Betsa, press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, in a broadcast of the TV channel 112 Ukraine.
According to her, the Ukrainian foreign policy department will support the introduction of visa requirements with Russia “In future, in the broader perspective, it will also be possible to introduce entry exclusively by means of biometric passports, with visas, with registration at the migration services, …
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Russia creates an electronic warfare system that simulates a massive missile attack
The Radio-Electronic Technologies concern, a part of Rostec Corporation, has created an electronic warfare system capable of simulating a group missile attack. This was announced by the counselor of the First Deputy Director General of the concern, Vladimir Mikheev.
"There are so-called false aerodynamic targets. They are equipped with a special electronic warfare system, which can create the illusion of a group of aircraft or cruise missiles in flight and simulate a false attack. The systems …
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Russian Ministry of Defense: Black Sea fleet will receive new frigate Admiral Makarov equipped with cruise missiles
The frigate Admiral Makarov, built in the Baltic Yantar Shipyard and equipped with high-precision missile weapons will join Russia’s Black Sea Fleet as early as November this year, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"It is planned that the frigate Admiral Makarov of Project 11356 will make a transition to the Black Sea Fleet to a permanent location in November this year, after completion of all stages of testing and preparation of equipment for the inter-fleet transition from the …