Contents tagged with Russia
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Lavrov: Peacekeepers in Ukraine would lead to direct clash between Russia and NATO
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded to Poland’s call for the presence of peacekeepers in Ukraine by stating that such a move would lead to a direct clash between Russian and NATO troops, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
Speaking to students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, of which Lavrov is an alumnus, the Russian Foreign Minister explained, "Our Polish colleagues have already stated that now there will be a NATO summit, it is necessary to send peacekeepers [ …
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Russian oligarch’s steel company set to default on its debt Wednesday
Russian steel producer Severstal PAO is set to default on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The company owed a coupon payment for 2024 loan participation notes on March 16th with a five-day grace period, which expires Wednesday. A “test” payment sent last week for its dollar bond has yet to be processed by Citibank. The test payment has been transferred to the bank’s US accounts but has not been paid to the bondholders. A total of $12.6 million is owed.
A person close to the matter …
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UN Secretary General calls for an end to Russia’s ‘absurd war’
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the “absurd war” Russia has launched against Ukraine, Radio Free Europe reported.
"One month ago, the Russian Federation launched a massive invasion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter,” Guterres remarked. “It was done after months of building up a military force of overwhelming proportion along the Ukrainian border… This war is unwinnable. Sooner or later, it will have to move from the battlefield …
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Ukrainian intelligence: Belarusian troops preparing to enter Ukraine at any moment
Belarusian troops may enter the territory of Ukraine very soon, believe the U.S. and NATO intelligence services as well as Ukrainian intelligence. As a source in the Belarusian opposition told CNN, the Belarusian combat units are ready to enter the territory of Ukraine in the next 1-2 days. According to a senior NATO representative, the Belarusian authorities "are preparing the pretext for justifying an attack on Ukraine."
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) also said that there are signs …
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Ukrainian Ambassador: Poland is preparing for Russian attack
The Polish authorities admit there is a possibility of a Russian attack, said Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Andrii Deshchytsia on the air of the Polish TV channel Polsat News.
"There are fears that Russia may attack Poland. The Polish government is preparing for this," Deshchytsia said.
According to Deshchytsia, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the "Law on the Defense of the Fatherland", which is aimed at strengthening the Polish Army. At the same time, the Polish authorities are aware …
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Russian tank crewman surrenders with his tank to Ukrainian Armed Forces for $10,000 reward
A Russian tank crewman surrendered with his tank to the Ukrainian Forces, said the adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, Viktor Andrusiv.
"There is news that shows the final collapse of the Russian army," Andrusiv said.
According to him, a few weeks ago, the Ukrainian National Police identified phone numbers used by Russians in Ukraine. These are Ukrainian numbers, to which the Ministry of Internal Affairs regularly sends messages with instructions on how to surrender and hand over the …
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Russia withdraws from WWII peace treaty talks with Japan over sanctions
The Russian Federation withdraws from negotiations with Japan aimed at signing a formal World War II peace treaty and cancels visa-free travel for Japanese citizens to the southern Kuril Islands. This measure is taken in response to sanctions imposed by Japan against the Russian Federation, said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"It has been decided to stop visa-free travel for Japanese citizens on the basis of 1991 agreements on visa-free exchanges between the southern Kuril Islands of the …
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Kyiv: 13 countries call for urgent modernization of Ukraine’s air defense
13 countries have signed a joint statement today stressing the urgent need to modernize Ukraine’s air defense, said the Chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk.
"Today, our friends, parliamentarians of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, the United States signed a joint statement "On the need to modernize the air defense of Ukraine," he said.
“The text of the …
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Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram for ‘extremist activities’
The Tver court of Moscow banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday, classifying the social networks as “extremist”, TASS reported.
The Kremlin had already blocked Facebook and Instagram following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming that they allowed social media users to “urge violence against Russians”.
Judge Olga Solopova announced she had ruled, “to satisfy the claims of the Prosecutor General’s Office to ban the activities of Meta.”
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) had reportedly …
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Kremlin considers canceling regional gubernatorial elections
The Kremlin is considering canceling the gubernatorial elections in September for some regions due to the country’s economic situation, Kommersant reported.
According to the newspaper, citing sources in the Kremlin, a number of regional governors have requested that such a move be made. Kommersant is owned by Alisher Usmanov, a pro-Kremlin oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The newspaper argues that the governors have requested the cancellation due to the economic …