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Chinese investors are interested in the construction of a tunnel in the annexed Crimea
Investors from China are interested in the project of building a tunnel through the Kerch Strait to the Crimea, as stated by the Minister of Economic Development of the Crimea, Andrei Melnikov, during an interview with the radio station "Sputnik in the Crimea", RIA Novosti news agency reports,
The agency notes that the Eurasian Business Council came forward with the proposal to build a tunnel together with the bridge across the Kerch Strait. The construction is supposed to be carried out at …
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Ukrainian performer said that more than 100 Russian actors still act in films in Ukraine
In an interview with Radio Liberty, the People’s Artist of Ukraine, Ostap Stupka, discussed a law introducing obligatory quotas for Ukrainian language on television, which was recently adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. Stupka indicated that on average, 120 Russian actors act in films in Ukraine these days.
“If it concerns such a highly influential instrument as television, then this law should have been passed long time ago since it entails among other things the reduction, I would say, of the …
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The Head of the Chechen Parliament denied allegations about his involvement in gay abuse
The speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya called the Human Rights Watch report ‘cheap slander’ and stated he welcomed an investigation. Earlier, the human rights organization accused him of being involved in the prosecution of gays in the republic.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya, Magomed Daudov, commented on the report by the human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on his page on Instagram, accusing him of being involved in the prosecution of gays in Chechnya.
"Yes, I …
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Media: Russia postpones the launch of its new piloted spaceship
The management of Roscosmos intends to revise the plans to launch the new Russian piloted spaceship Federation, to postpone it until 2022 and change the location to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, as reported by TASS news agency, with reference to a source in Russia’s space rocket industry.
According to the news agency’s source, in addition to the scheduled date, the proposal for the launch itself will change: the ship will be taken into orbit by a new Phoenix medium-class carrier rocket, and not an …
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Ukrainian MP: U.S. and EU advised Ukraine not to fight against Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Representatives of the United States and Europe recommended Ukraine not to enter armed conflict with Russia and not to declare martial law during the seizure of the Crimea by Russia in 2014.
This was stated by the then-acting head of the presidential administration, Sergei Pashinsky, on channel "112 Ukraine" while answering a question about whether the EU and U.S. had really advised not to defend the Crimea.
"The Americans and Europeans recommended our country not to engage in an armed …