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Despite visit by French MPs, French Foreign Ministry reaffirms stance that Crimea is Ukrainian territory
A comment about the non-recognition of the Crimea’s annexation was published on the website of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 1st as a response to last week’s visit by French deputies to the peninsula.
"Redrawing the borders is contrary to international law. Therefore, the international community, the EU and France do not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea. This clear position can in no way be called into question neither by travels, nor by the statements which …
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Ministries of 19 countries issue appeal to World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russia from the Olympics
The Ministers of Culture and Sport of 19 European countries have issued a statement in support of the fight against doping. They have also demanded that Russia be suspended from all international competitions, including the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio.
According to Western media, this collective statement was addressed to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The statement was initiated by the Minister of Culture and Sport of Denmark, Bertel Haarder. He received support from officials of …
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Hungarian Foreign Minister: Russia poses no threat to NATO members
According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, the notion that Russia would attack a NATO member is “unrealistic”, Reuters reported.
"I don't think it is a realistic assumption today that Russia would attack any NATO member state," Szijjártó said during an interview with Index.hu.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister explained that every country has senses of “different intensity” about the threat of Russia.
"This is not how we feel about Russia. I don't think Russia would pose an …
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Moscow denies accusations that Russia was behind DNC hack
The Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cooperation in Information Security, Andrei Krutskikh, criticized Hillary Clinton’s accusations against Russian Security Services. According to him, there is no evidence of their involvement in the server hack.
Moscow states that it takes seriously the US presidential nominee’s accusations, regarding the Russian Security Services’ involvement in the hack of US Democratic Party servers. However, Washington has brought no …
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IOC: Russian athletes will have go through a three step procedure to participate in Olympics
Russian athletes will have to go through three filters in order to secure their participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach said on July 31st, as reported by R-sport agency.
“During the telephone conference, the IOC Executive Board established a three-step procedure for Russian athletes in the Games in Rio. First, there is the filter of the international federations, who consider their tests and make individual …