The ex-Soviet Republics are threatened by militants from Central Asia and the Middle East as a springboard for expansion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according to RIA news agency. ФСБ рассказала о действиях исламистов после поражения в Сирии и Ираке https://t.co/t995NdEku3 pic.twitter.com/Qd30H1OtJV — РИА Новости (@rianru) December 19, 2017 The vision of the Central Asian…
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Vladimir Putin in traditions of Russian lifelong rulers
Russian President Vladimir Putin will contest another presidential term in 2018. He declared his election plans at a meeting with veterans and workers of the automobile plant GAZ. Russia's Putin, pulling no surprises, says he'll seek re-election https://t.co/IANRUBRu0J pic.twitter.com/5T8LrKjgib — Reuters (@Reuters) December 6, 2017 “Yes, I will run for the president of the Russian…
Russia ‘foreign agent’ label reduces access to information
“The “foreign agent” legislation goes against Russia’s human rights obligations and commitments, and the extension of its scope to foreign media, in addition to its existing application to Russian NGOs, is a further threat to free and independent media and to access to information, and yet another attempt to shrink the space for independent voices in Russia.”…
Russia labels American outlets as ‘foreign agents’
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on new measures allowing authorities to list media outlets as “foreign agents” in response to what Kremlin says is unacceptable Washington pressure on Russian media abroad. Putin signs plan to force US media outlets to register as "foreign agents" https://t.co/QQ80hz4s3B pic.twitter.com/cXo2r7e7cr — The Hill (@thehill) November 25, 2017…
Siberia 'waterboarded' to ice cube dog killing defended by police
Police of Yakutia (Siberia) reported of an abhorrent death a dog, as claimed in social networks, the owner ‘waterboarded’ and left to die at -50 C° degree frost. The police authorities deny such a case in spite of massive photo, and other evidence brought by the group of animal rights defenders, who attempted to save…
Russia protects senator-oligarch charged with fraud in France
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny commented on the scandal around the detention of Russian senator Suleiman Kerimov (51) in Nice, France. In his opinion, Paris did what Moscow had to do a long time ago. https://twitter.com/navalny/status/933718513230995457 Since 2008 Kerimov has been elected to represent the Republic of Dagestan in Russia’s parliament upper house. Navalny, who…
Russia and US agreed on humanitarian aid to Syria
The Presidents of Russia and the U.S. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump said in a Joint Statement they are calling on all countries to build up humanitarian assistance to Syria. The statement, which the presidents approved on sidelines of the APEC summit in Da Nang on Saturday, says the presidents have agreed it is necessary…
US-Russia consider talks on Syria
The Syrian settlement as a topic for a meeting between the Russian and US presidents “is considered,” press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said. #Antonov: Contacts between 🇷🇺@Russia and #US🇺🇸 leaders would contribute to peace in the world 👉https://t.co/pwY3GHfQSc pic.twitter.com/xkUDP5EPid — Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) November 5, 2017 According to him,…
A released Russian activist escapes in Prague
A Russian activist Ivan Nepomnyashchy (Nepomnyashchikh), convicted for 2.5 years in framework of ‘Bolotnaya’ trials and released from the colony in late August, left Russia, according to Russian media. On September 7 Ivan flew to Prague, and later plans to move to the USA to study. https://twitter.com/GraniTweet/status/905892667967631361 An engineer and activist, Ivan (33), is one of…
Russia and Japan ‘decisively condemn’ DPRK tests
Concluding talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “decisively condemned” North Korean ballistic weapons tests. “We decisively condemned North Korea’s launch of a medium-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan’s territory on August 28, as well as the new nuclear tests conducted on September 3,” Putin said in a statement. Vladimir…
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