Russia will not quit the Council of Europe, because this platform is essential for upholding its national interests, Russia’s CoE envoy Ivan Soltanovsky told Izvestia newspaper. Press review: Putin stuns Japan with peace deal bid and will Russia exit Council of Europehttps://t.co/iOTdeogMU3 pic.twitter.com/zfpUqsfEiH — TASS (@tassagency_en) September 13, 2018 “Right now, Russia’s withdrawal from the…
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Amsterdam CS violence victims remain in hospital
Dutch police shot and injured a suspect following a stabbing which left two people wounded at Amsterdam Central railway station. https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1035487516021927937 The victims, as well as the suspected attacker, were sent to a local hospital, Dutch police communicated in Twitter micro blog. Eyewitness said to Dutch media, there were around 15 police cars and a…
Russian tourists warned against visiting Stonehenge megaliths
Russians visiting the Stonehenge Megalithic monument in England risk drawing the attention of British secret services searching for evidence in relation to the poisoning of former Russian military intelligence Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, since the famous site is located not far from the city of the Salisbury where the alleged poisoning took…
Russia appalled by EU “selective memory”
Russian Representation to the EU reacted upon the declaration of the European External Action Service on the 10th anniversary of the “conflict between Russia and Georgia“. “…Above-mentioned EU Declaration leaves a strange impression – as if very recent history has been universally forgotten, providing a blank space to write it anew. Starting with its title,…
Russia expels two Greek diplomats
Russian Foreign Ministry had summoned Greece’s ambassador to Moscow and informed him it was responding in kind to what it called an unfriendly decision by Athens to expel two Russian diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had summoned Greek Ambassador Andreas Friganas and handed him a diplomatic note informing him of “tit-for-tat measures taken by…
EU targets Crimea bridge constructors
The Council added six entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. They are listed because of their involvement in the construction of the Kerch Bridge, connecting Russia to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula. Through their actions they supported the consolidation of…
Norway joins EU measures against Russia over Crimea
In a declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, Federica Mogherini welcomed the decision of Montenegro, Albania, Norway, Ukraine and Georgia. The Council extends the existing restrictive measures until 23 June 2019. The Candidate…
Putin arrived to Helsinki
President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin arrived to Helsinki for his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Although there is no official agenda, two leaders are expected to cover not only bilateral relations, but a broader range of international issues: conflict in Syria, Donbass, nuclear deal with Iran (JCPOA), and North Korean non-proliferation in…
Athens expelled Russian diplomats under “Brussels pressure”
Greece decided to eject Russian diplomats under the pressure from the European Union and the US in order to favor its partners ahead of the NATO summit, said Igor Pshenichnikov, expert for the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, TASS agency reports. “It is clear that Greece’s authorities made the decision to expel Russian diplomatic staff…
Macedonia invited to NATO accession talks after name change
In line with the Alliance Open Door Policy under Article 10 of the Washington Treaty NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the invitation to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to start accession negotiations. However Stoltenberg made it clear that the talks can start only when the name issue is settled, “you can’t have it both”,…
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