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Amnesty International: Russia carries out systematic airstrikes on hospitals in Syria
Crisis Response Director for Amnesty International, Tirana Hassan, stated that Syrian and Russian Air Forces carry out systematic airstrikes on hospitals and other civilian infrastructure targets in order to ensure the movement of offensive Government troops in Syria.
Healthcare facilities in the regions that surround Aleppo and are controlled by opposition groups are the main targets of airstrikes by Russian and Syrian Armed Forces, the EPD Agency quoted Hassan as saying on the 2nd of March. …
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Russia's Poseidon gas transport project won’t be a priority for the EU
The EU is not ready to grant priority status to Russia’s new Poseidon gas transport project.
According to Evropeyskaya Pravda, this statement was made by the European Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, during the Ukrainian Energy Forum.
“It is difficult to comment on this Russian initiative as it was only announced a few days ago. We do not have any official documents yet,” Sefchovich said.
"However, we can say that the Poseidon project duplicates the transit routes which will transport Asian …
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EU proposes engaging in trilateral gas talks with Russia and Ukraine
The European Union proposed that Ukraine begin negotiations with the Russian Federation regarding gas prices, offering to serve as a mediator, according to EU Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, during the Ukrainian energy forum as reported by a Evropeyskaya Pravda correspondent.
"The market gas price should be determined either through negotiations or with the help of the Stockholm Court," he stated.
"Of course, litigation proceedings are more long-term, but we should not wait for it this year. …
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Obama extends sanctions against Russia
US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that sanctions against Russia would be extended for another year.
The text of Obama’s announcement was published on the White House’s website.
The US President extended four of his Executive Orders initially signed in 2014 that, in particular, ban economic activity between US citizens and companies with a number of Ukrainian and Russian businesses and individuals.
“I found that the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian …
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Romania to help Moldova develop Romanian-language media to counter Russian propaganda
Romania intends to help Moldova develop Romanian language media outlets to counter the efforts of the Russian media in the country, as discussed during a session of the newly created Advisory Board for Media in Romania-Moldova, the Stiripesurse weekly reports.
"It is time to support Moldova on the path towards accepting European values by developing joint media outlets. The Advisory Board should move in this direction. It’s our common response to the real needs: we should break down the …