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Ukraine accuses two Russian MPs of financing terrorism
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (GPU) has drafted reports suspecting two members of Russia’s State Duma of financing terrorism, as announced on the GPU website.
“It has been established that two members of Russia’s State Duma, while located in Moscow, between March and June 2014, for the purpose of providing material support to the LPR and DPR terrorist organizations as part of the criminal group organized by [LDPR party leader Vladimir] Zhirinovsky, which has also been joined by …
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Putin names three Russian regiments after Ukrainian cities
Russian President Vladimir Putin named three Russian regiments Lviv, Zhytomyr, and Nizhyn. The 6th Tank Regiment of the Russian Army is now bearing the honorary title of the Lviv Regiment, the 68th Tank Regiment is the Zhytomyr Regiment, and the 163rd Panzer Regiment is the Nizhyn Regiment.
Putin’s decree is published on Russian government’s portal of legal information. The decree was signed on June 30, 2018, and has already gone into effect.
As noted by RBK, the names of Ukrainian cities are …
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Ukrainian MP: Russian special services planned attacks on Jewish organizations in Lviv
In addition to the attack on the Roma camp near Lviv, the Russian special services planned to use Ukrainian youths to attack Jewish organizations in Lviv, stated People’s Deputy Anton Herashchenko, reported 112 Ukraine.
“The tragedy that occurred in Lviv is not a spontaneous situation; it's a well-planned action involving Russian special services. Today, we know that two leaders of this youth organization were recruited via the Internet.They were convinced to organize attacks not only against …
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India to purchase S-400 missile systems from Russia
India has approved the final draft of the agreement to buy S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia for $6 billion, the Times of India newspaper writes.
The Indian government's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) settled "minor differences" that had emerged during recent negotiations with Russia. Now, the contract for the supply of missile systems will be sent to the Ministry of Finance for approval and the Cabinet Committee on Security for final permission, the newspaper reports, …
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Protests held in Russia over the increase in the pension age
On Sunday, thousands of Russians protested the increase of the pension age. However, no demonstrations were held in the World Cup host cities due to a regulation banning protests in those cities for the duration of the Championship. The Sunday protests were led by supporters of the Kremlin’s most established opponent, Alexei Navalny.
Navalny stated that his supporters organized protests in 39 cities throughout the country, from the Russian Pacific Coast to Murmansk. Most of the rallies were …