The Head of Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, claims that the situation with the “water shortage” in Simferopol will be resolved in March 2021 thanks to new wells. As reported by “Interfax”, he made this announcement at a meeting of the operational headquarters for the city’s water supply. The Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWAS) was…
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Russia expands retaliatory list
Russia has made a decision to expand on a parity basis the retaliatory list of EU officials banned from entering the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement spokesperson Maria Zakharova read out at a news briefing on September 23. Moscow to expand retaliatory list of EU officials banned from entering Russia —…
Navalny leaves Charité hospital
Berlin’s Charite hospital announced that the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been discharged, and that have added an optimistic prognostics of a possibility of complete recovery. Several military laboratory results confirmed Navalny had been poisoned with a powerful nerve agent “Novichok”. (Picture above: Navalny courtesy Instagram). Алексея Навального выписали из клиники «Шарите» pic.twitter.com/B15YKTtBgJ —…
Navalny assassination Europarl resolution
In a Resolution adopted on September 17 with 532 votes in favour, 84 against and 72 abstentions, Parliament strongly condemns the attempt to assassinate prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent.(Image: illustration, European Parliament, Brussels) MEPs call for EU sanctions against Belarusian President and Navalny’s poisoners. https://t.co/zoXoNe27ST — Jaume…
#SOTEU: Leyen on FOREIGN POLICY
On 16 September, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in her first State of the Union speech, shared her vision for a stronger Europe and a better world after the coronavirus pandemic. Every year in September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address before the European Parliament,…
Borrell:”Navalny sanctions”
“We continue calling on Russia to investigate this crime through a fully transparent procedure, under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. We can expect that the poisoning of Mr [Alexei] Navalny will have an impact on European Union-Russia relations. We are going to discuss that in the next Foreign Affairs…
G7 condemns «hideous poisoning» of Navalny
‘We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the confirmed poisoning of Alexei Navalny” reads the statement, referring to the chemical attack on Russian opposition leader,…
Navalny attacked with Novichok
German government made an announcement on September 2 that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, the same type of chemical used in Britain against ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The discovery raised tensions between Berlin and Moscow. BREAKINGMerkel on @navalny poisoning:“Proof beyond doubt”He “was to be…
EU reacts on attack on Russian opposition blogger
The attack on Russian opposition blogger Yegor Zhukov, 22, did not pass unnoticed by the European diplomacy: «We wish Mister Zhukov a speedy recovery, and expect the reponsible for this brutal and coward attack will be brought to justice» the European External Action Service spokesperson said during the daily conference with Brussels press corps. He…
Germany warns of consequences of Navalny case
German Foreign minister Heiko Maas said there would be diplomatic consequences for Russia if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s case proves to be state-initiated murder attempt. JUST IN: German FM @HeikoMaas says there will be diplomatic consequences for Russia if Kremlin critic Alexei @Navalny's case proves to be state-initiated murder attempt. Navalny is in stable condition…
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