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Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs: relations with Russia remain in deep crisis
At the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Warsaw ,the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jacek Czaputowicz believes that relations with Russia are still in deep crisis, Polish radio reports.
According to Czaputowicz, "there were no elements that would justify a change in the Alliance's position". Under the so-called Warsaw Compromise, NATO pursues a policy of consistent deterrence against Russia while maintaining its readiness to hold talks.
Czaputowicz added that the …
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NATO Parliamentary Assembly accuses Russia of human rights violations in Ukraine and Georgia
Iryna Friz, the chairman of Ukraine’s permanent delegation, stated on her Facebook page that a report of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly that held its spring session in Warsaw on Saturday, identified Russia as responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine and Georgia.
The report “Fostering Democracy and Human Rights in the Black Sea Region” was presented by special rapporteur Ulla Schmidt. It highlights massive violations of human rights in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
“The …
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Ukraine and Bulgaria agree on the construction of a transport corridor
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed on the joint construction of a road between the Odessa region, Reni and Varna, Poroshenko’s reported on hist Twitter.
“We agreed with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria to step up the construction of the road between the Odessa region, Reni and Varna through the territory of Romania,” Poroshenko stated. “We will do everything so that it becomes possible to get to Varna from Odessa easily in a few hours in the …
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Russian tycoon Deripaska asks Kremlin for help after falling under US sanctions
Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska has appealed to the Russian government, requesting it to buy out aluminum from Rusal, which the company cannot sell being cut off from the world's largest trading floors. Interfax reports that Deripaska hopes that the Russian government could buy back the company’s product for the State Reserve. Intrerfax’s sources said that "the government is thinking [about it]."
According to the source, this is not the only support measure that Deripaska, who became rich during …
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Poland ready to tighten sanctions against Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland expressed their readiness to tighten the sanctions against Moscow if it does not demonstrate effective steps to return the annexed territories to Ukraine.
During the consultations, the heads of treaty and law departments of the Ukrainian and Polish Foreign Ministries discussed the legal consequences of the annexation of the Crimea, the Embassy of Ukraine to Poland stated on Facebook. The Foreign Ministry of Poland confirmed its unchanged position in …