A key figure of self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic died in an explosion at a cafe he owned in Donetsk city сenter, the local media reports. Alexander Zakharchenko‘s assassination was reported by Donetsk news agency DNR. There was no secret that Zakharchenko has an argument with Kremlin, vividly criticizing Russian inconsistent policy towards self-proclaimed entities. Authorities in the “Donetsk…
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Russia regards bears as ‘strategic good’
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation put forward a proposal of recognizing the bears as a strategically important resource of the country and prepared a draft of a relevant government resolution. The document was published on the federal portal of draft normative legal acts. “As such strategically important goods and resources, the draft resolution…
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…
Arron Banks orders Verhofstadt to retract false claims
Lawyers for Brexit campaigner Arron Banks ordered the European Parliament’s chief Brexit coordinator to retract a claim that Banks colluded with Russia to deliver the UK vote to leave the European Union. @Arron_banks @Nigel_Farage @guyverhofstadt @GuyReuters https://t.co/he04N2gmA7 — Andy Wigmore (@andywigmore) June 13, 2018 Guy Verhofstadt, who leads the European Parliament Brexit coordination team, said…
Austrian politicians propose to end EU sanctions against Russia
Austria’s vice chancellor and leading Freedom Party called for ending the European Union’s sanctions against Russia, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Vienna. https://twitter.com/HCStracheFP/status/1003357807457030145 Heinz-Christian Strache, whose party is a partner to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz conservatives, said in the past he also did not favor EU sanctions against Moscow over its backing…
Inauguration of Crimean bridge
President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated the autoway of the newly-built Crimean Bridge. He took the seat at the wheel in the cabin of a Kamaz truck to lead a convoy of 35 vehicles along the 19 km bridge towards the city of Kerch. He invited the CEO of the bridge building company, SGM-Most, Alexander Ostrovsky,…
Russian police brutality “not justified”
“The detention of over a thousand demonstrators and violence used against them by the Russian authorities across the country today threaten the fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly in the Russian Federation” – says the text of the statement of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Лучшие фотографии московских фотокоров «Новой газеты» с акции ….
Putin is not our ‘tzar’ protests in Russia
Aleksei Navalny was arrested at a demonstration against Vladimir Putin inauguration in nationwide protest action organized by the Russian opposition leader under slogan ‘He is not our tzar‘, pointing at the similarities of the political trend to establish Russian President as an eternal ruler of the country in tradition of Romanov monarchy. https://twitter.com/EchoMskRu/status/992727924171210752 Navalny was…
US to impose new sanctions on Russia
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told CBS TV channel’ “Face the Nation” program that the United States would announce new economic sanctions on Russia as early as Monday, April 16, aimed at companies “that were dealing with equipment” related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged chemical weapons use. TOMORROW: @nikkihaley talks…
Putin condemns “aggression” against sovereign state
The US and its allies struck civil and military facilities in Syria, violating the UN Charter and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, responding to the American-French-British missile strikes of Syria, namely the capital Damascus. https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/985079905523322880 Washington launched “an aggression against a sovereign state which is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism,” the statement…
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