President Vladimir Putin attended the keel-laying ceremony for the Russian Navy’s first helicopter carriers warships at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch, Crimea, on Monday July 20. #Керчь: Владимир Путин посетил судостроительный завод «Залив» и принял участие в церемонии закладки боевых кораблей ВМФ https://t.co/oi5HCxbvM3 pic.twitter.com/9slKFo9jMP — Президент России (@KremlinRussia) July 20, 2020 Together with the general…
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Russian defense reporter accused of espionage
The arrest of former journalist has caused major outcry among independent media outlets in Russia. Ivan Safronov, accused of spying for the Czech Republic and the United States, was arrested on July 7 by Russia’s security service, the FSB, which has accused him of state treason, the charges foreseing prison sententse from 12 up to…
Russian journalist Prokopyeva fine «unjustified»
“On Monday 6 July, a Russian court found prominent journalist, Ms Svetlana Prokopyeva, guilty on charges of justifying terrorism after having stated in a radio programme that a terrorist attack at an FSB building was linked to the social and political situation in Russia, and that the incident was a result of the State’s ongoing…
Orthodox cleric criticises Hagia Sophia Islamisation
Transformation of the Istanbul Hagia Sophia historic monument from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable”, a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on July 4. Russian Orthodox Church says 'unacceptable' to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque: Ifax https://t.co/ioR8xFkwga pic.twitter.com/Pk7ptmw7Pt — Reuters (@Reuters) July 4, 2020 President Tayyip Erdogan has proposed…
EU reacts upon Russia Constitution amendments
“Nationwide voting in the Russian Federation on constitutional amendments concluded on 1 July. Some amendments concern changes in the political system and the work of the executive, legislative and judicial branches” reads the text of the statement, attribued to the European External Action Service (EEAS)spokesperson. “The European Union regrets that, in the run up to…
Europarl has no comment on Russian referendum
Statement by Members of the European Parliament David McAllister and Tomas Tobé on the constitutional referendum in Russia. The European Parliament does not observe the constitutional referendum in Russia. https://t.co/tnuu2uKVnI — Jaume Duch (@jduch) July 1, 2020 “A constitutional referendum took place in Russia from 25 June to 1 July. The Central Election Commission said…
EU renews Russia sanctions
EU Council today decided to renew the sanctions targeting specific economic sectors of the Russian Federation for a further six months, until 31 January 2021. #Russia: @EUCouncil renews economic sanctions on Russia for a further six months for its action destabilising Ukraine. More in our press release 👇 https://t.co/mY2Avsc2CF — EU Council Press (@EUCouncilPress) June…
EU Crimea sanctions «tradition»
European Council today decided to renew the sanctions introduced in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation until 23 June 2021. The restrictive measures currently in place include prohibitions targeting the imports of products originating in Crimea or Sevastopol into the EU, and infrastructural or financial investments and tourism…
Borrell-Pompeo transatlantic dialogue
“Today we have had an important Foreign Affairs Council with a video conference with the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo. “The main point of the agenda was this: transatlantic relations. “We engaged in a strategic dialogue with Mike Pompeo on our relations and on the key foreign policy issues both for…
COVID19: Russian colonel fallen from window
Russian police colonel has fallen from a window on the fifth floor of a Moscow hospital treating coronavirus patients, Russian media reported. She died later in intensive care from fatal wounds. The incident comes after three physicians in Russia fell out of windows amid mysterious circumstances during the coronavirus outbreak. The reports said the incident…
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