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Chelsea F.C. freezes the construction of the new stadium after Abramovich's departure
The Chelsea Soccer Club, owned by Russian oligarch Abramovich, halted indefinitely the construction of its new Stamford Bridge Stadium in London. The official reason was an "unfavorable investment climate" but the club announced the extension of project's terms after Abramovich failed to get a UK visa.
The stadium worth 500 million pounds was to be commissioned in 2022. It was to be built on the site of the old stadium, which was scheduled for demolition. The new stadium would have an …
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Russia sides with Hungary, calls on NATO to put pressure on Ukraine
The Russian Federation requested the North Atlantic Alliance to put pressure on Ukraine following the country’s changes to provisions of the law “on education”, Evropeyska Pravda reports with reference to a source in the NATO headquarters who commented on a meeting of the NATO-Russia council which took place in Brussels in May.
Russia claims that one of the members of NATO, namely Hungary, is not satisfied with the Ukrainian law. Budapest has blocked ministerial meetings of the Ukraine-NATO …
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Apple blocks Telegram updates at Russia's demand
Apple has stopped support of Telegram messenger after Russia blocked the service, and has limited updates of the application for all users, reported Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov.
“Apple has been preventing Telegram from updating its iOS apps globally ever since the Russian authorities ordered Apple to remove Telegram from the App Store. Russia banned Telegram on its territory in April because we refused to provide decryption keys for all our users’ communications to Russia’s security …
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US reminds Hungary of importance of supporting Ukraine
During a meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted the importance of supporting Ukraine's engagement with NATO against the backdrop of Russian aggression.
"The Secretary…emphasized the urgent need to help Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, including the importance of facilitating and supporting Ukraine’s engagement with NATO, and the need to counter Russian malign influence in Central Europe," stated the State Department website …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry fires its consul in Germany for making anti-Semitic statements
The Disciplinary Commission of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the Consul General of Ukraine in Hamburg, Vasyl Marushchynets from service because of anti-Semitic statements that he made on Facebook, the Ministry’s press service stated.
According to the statement, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the Consul General. Following the consideration of the case, the commission concluded that the messages posted on the diplomat’s personal Facebook page are a …