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Ukrainian President: Nord Stream is Kremlin’s Trojan horse to European energy security
President Petro Poroshenko believes that the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 is Kremlin’s Trojan horse to the European energy and geopolitical security.
“The refusal to implement the project within the Third Energy Package of the EU and Gazprom’s and intentional failure to carry out decisions of the Stockholm Arbitration Court on Ukraine’s cases are clear and unambiguous signals of the true meaning of the pipeline and its potentially catastrophic consequences for the European Union,” …
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Media: Greece recalls its ambassador from Russia
Greece decided to recall its ambassador Andreas Friganas from the Russian Federation, reports Dikaiologitika news outlet. It is noted that Andreas Friganas received the request to return from Russia on Friday, August 10th. Another ambassador will be appointed in place of Friganas.
At the same time, the publication Madata referring to sources in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denies the return of the Ambassador. According to the publication’s correspondent, there has been no decisions …
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Russian Foreign Minister complains to US Secretary of State Pompeo about new sanctions
On Friday, August 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he expressed his opposition to the new U.S. sanctions against Russia, reported the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"The Russian side has categorically rejected Washington's announced new sanctions which were announced recently and which are connected to allegedly available information about Russia's involvement in the so-called ‘Skripals case’," the …
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Macron calls on Putin to find humanitarian solution to Sentsov case
On Friday, during the phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov.
Macron called on Putin to find a humanitarian solution to the case of the Ukrainian filmmaker, who was sentenced to imprisonment in Russia and has been on a hunger strike for three months, reported the Deutsche Welle.
Macron expressed concern about the fact that Sentsov’s health has worsened critically, announced the Elysee Palace. …
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Moscow blocks UN resolution on sanctions against Russian Agrosoyuz bank
Moscow blocked the resolution submitted by the Unites States at the UN Security Council Committee requesting to impose sanctions against one individual and several legal entities, including Russian Commercial bank Agrosoyuz, for violating sanctions against North Korea.
"The evidence provided by Americans in support of their proposal is absolutely unconvincing", - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday.
Russian Ministry accused the US Delegation of "pushy methods of work at the UN …