“The State Duma of the Russian Federation this week passed, in the third and final reading, a legislative act widening the scope of the already existing “foreign agent” media law, under which also individuals may be recognised as “foreign agents” says the statement of the European External Action Service spokesperson. “The European Union has repeatedly…
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Lavrov on sovereignty over S.Kuril
Japan should recognize Russia’s sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands to allow both countries conclude a peace treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said to reporters on November 23. Tokyo should recognize Russia's sovereignty over Kurils to conclude peace treaty – Lavrovhttps://t.co/Usc8h23drH pic.twitter.com/Ej0B8o3Lmh — TASS (@tassagency_en) November 23, 2019 Russian diplomat issued this comment as…
Macron diagnoses NATO clinically dead
French Emmanuel Macron’s pessimistic diagnosis of NATO “brain dead” has caused the shock waves among Europeans, but apparently that’s a risk the French president is prepared to take, launching alam over non-compliance of some of the Alliance members with democratic standards, namely Turkey belligerent actions. (Image: archive). https://twitter.com/afp/status/1192431507068964868?s=21 In an interview with The Economist magazine,…
Putin in Hungary: “hysteria” and “conspiracy”
“Stirring up political hysteria around President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest, liberal Hungarian and international media outlets would have you believe their conspiracy theories instead of seeing PM Orbán’s meetings with the Russian President for what they really are: Hungary looking out for its own national interest. “Otherwise known as “diplomacy.” “In recent years, annual…
Russia doubts Al-Baghdadi death
Defense ministry of Russian Federation has no tangible proof that Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the U.S. operartion and doubts that such an operation has ever taken place, the ministry’s spokesma Igor Konashenkov said. Russia has no official confirmation of Al-Baghdadi elimination – Kremlin spokesmanhttps://t.co/uHWZMyah6t — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 29, 2019…
Ukraine caught in U.S. domestic debate
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (pictured) said Russia sees “similar symptoms in U.S. attempts to persuade allies… that Russia will make attempts to meddle in their domestic affairs”. Political forces in the United States are trying to use Ukraine to achieve their own goals, Sergei Ryabkov said at the meeting with the participants in the…
Alorsa presents 232 carats diamond
Alrosademonstrated a unique rough diamond weighing over 232 carats, the largest gem-quality specimen found in more than three years, at Udacnhaya kimberlite pipe in Yakutia on October 19, Russia’s diamond company said in a statement. Russia’s Alrosa mines largest gem-quality crystal since 2016 weighing over 230 carats. Report – Mumbai Today. pic.twitter.com/WDOJMw7cSd — Mumbai Today…
Russia launches Oniks missile
Oniks missile was launched the Chukotka Peninsula, Russian TASS news agency reported. It’s 350 km trajectory included 200 km over land, which is an achievement for this type of missiles, military experts said. #Russia’s Pacific Fleet fires #Oniks supersonic cruise missile from coast for first time MORE: https://t.co/a7k9SwF7jg pic.twitter.com/PRuvueBLyA — RT (@RT_com) September 27, 2019…
Duma accuses DW of extremist content
Russian lower house of parliament Duma Commission on Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs has announced that the Deutsche Welle news company violated Russian law, lawmaker Vasily Piskarev said. Deutsche Welle displays attributes of justifying extremism — State Duma commissionhttps://t.co/78UOUVCrua pic.twitter.com/e8TbNiq1yG — TASS (@tassagency_en) September 27, 2019 “Today, the commission has finished its inquiry regarding…
New global arms race
Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann, geopolitician OPINION The United States, less than a month after its effective retreat on 02 August from the INF intermediate-range missile treaty signed in 1987 (from 500 to 5.500 km), fired an intermediate-range missile off California on August 19 to test this new weapon previously prohibited by the treaty. This new conventional missile…
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