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Ukraine identifies thousands of ‘traitors to the homeland’
Ukraine has established the full identities of more than 9,000 law enforcement staff members who are working in Crimea and are suspected of high treason, the Investigative Department of the Procuratorate of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea reported.
First Deputy Prosecutor Nikolay Ivanets announced on July 26 that the process of identifying traitors had been completed. He clarified that the total employee count of the 18 law enforcement agencies operating in Crimea before the Russian …
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Russian Prime Minister Medvedev visits annexed Crimea to attend the military parade
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Sevastopol on July 29 where a military parade in honor of the Russian Federation’s Navy Day took place. According to Russian information agencies, Medvedev arrived the night before and took part in a concert dedicated to the 1,030th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus.
On Sunday, the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Vice-Admiral Alexander Moiseev conducted an inspection of warships which were taking part in the parade. …
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Finland threatens to deport Russian family to Ukraine because of passports issued in Crimea
Married couple Natalia Kushnarenko and Mikhail Berezhnoy received passports of Russian citizenship in the Crimea but they live in Finland. The Finnish authorities threatened the family with deportation to Ukraine, Yle reports.
The Finnish government emphasized that citizens are not allowed to receive a visa with Russian passport issued on the peninsula.
As RIA Novosti reports, the family arrived in Finland in September 2017 on tourist visas that were received at the Consulate General of …
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China to conduct the first test of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems
China plans to conduct its first firing tests of the newly acquired, Russian-made S-400 air defense systems in late July to early August, TASS news agency reports, citing a military-diplomatic source to TASS.
"In late July to early August, the unit of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army that underwent training in Russia will carry out the firing against a simulated ballistic target at a Chinese firing ground," the agency’s source said. Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical …
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Russia warns the USA against space arms race
Moscow expressed concern that the US House of Representatives approved a defense budget for 2019 that includes allocating funds to build a space-based echelon for intercepting ballistic missiles. Such steps show that Washington intends to use force in outer space, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“Preparations for the creation of space-based, anti-ballistic missile defense weapons are another step towards the US achieving the ‘domination in space.’ These efforts are a direct confirmation …