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Media: Mexican businessman considers buying one of the largest Ukrainian telecommunication providers
Ukrainian telecommunication provider and TV cable operator Volia is negotiating its sale for $112 million. A potential buyer is a Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, as reported by LIGA.net citing the sources in the telecom market.
Carlos Slim is an owner of America Movil. In 2014 he purchased shares of the Austria Telekom group of companies. Its assets include a number of European operators, including Velcom in Belarus. The latter, according to the news website, started conducting due diligence …
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Kremlin invites Lithuanian President to Putin's inauguration
Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova has reported to RBC that Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite was given an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony by the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow.
"The invitation was given to the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow. Maybe they lost it, or did not transfer it to the capital? " she said.
On Saturday, May 5, the Lithuanian portal Izinios reported that Grybauskaite had not received an invitation to Putin's …
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Kremlin: Netanyahu to meet with Putin in Moscow on May 9
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive in Moscow on May 9 to meet with Vladimir Putin, as stated in a message published by the Kremlin press service.
The trip by the head of the Israeli government will be a working visit, noted in the Kremlin. In addition, Netanyahu was invited to the Victory Parade on Red Square.
The last communication between the leaders of Russia and Israel was held on April 30. At that time, Netanyahu and Putin held a telephone conversation to discuss the …
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US to equip the entire Navy with lasers weapons
Laser weapons Helios will replace the MK-15 Phalanx antiaircraft artillery systems in the US Navy.
According to the Daily Star, super-powerful weapons will be installed on all US Navy warships and will be able to protect them from a variety of threats, including drones.
"We are talking about lasers, which now have the power and beam structure necessary to protect against unmanned aerial vehicles, small ships, as well as some short-range weapons," the sources of the newspaper noted.
In …
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ISIS threatens Russian national soccer team at the FIFA 2018 World Cup
ISIS has repeatedly threatened security at the 2018 World Cup, which will take place in Russian cities from June 14 to July 15. In the most recent threat, the Islamist terrorist group released a photo-shopped poster online displaying jihadists brandishing AK47s, lined up opposite the Russian national football team with the phrases “big match,” “IS vs Russia” and “life or death” written on the poster. In the background of the poster, a silhouette of Russian President Vladimir Putin can be seen …