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During visit to the US, Poroshenko raised the issue of providing Ukraine with lethal weapons
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko recently began his visit to the United States. His visit will include a statement during the general debate of the 71th session of the UN General Assembly and participation in the Security Council Summit and high-level meeting dedicated to the refugee and migrant crisis.
Moreover, as reported on the president’s website, at the sidelines of the UN general assembly, a number of meetings have been scheduled between Poroshenko and foreign leaders, in particular, …
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Economists debunk myth about damages to West caused by Russian sanctions
The Russian food embargo imposed in 2014 in response to Western sanctions did not cause significant damage to countries in the European Union. Experts from the Gaidar Institute, RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation all arrived at the same conclusion after having analyzed the Eurostat data and the United Nations Comtrade database.
The biggest …
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Experts: Russia's combat readiness check was intended for western audiences
The sudden check of the troops’ combat readiness, which was held in the south of Russia and in the Crimea, was mainly intended for Western partners, and Kremlin wants to force Ukraine to settle the conflict in the Donbas on Russia’s terms, according to the deputy director on international issues at the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS), Mykhailo Samus, Krym.Realii reported.
“This is [meant to be] pressure on the West with an aim to force Ukraine via Western partners …
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Russian citizen detained in Armenia at request of US
Sergey Mironov, suspected of the illegal transfer of technology and money laundering, was detained in Yerevan and is now in custody. The question of his extradition to the United States may be decided on August 29. This was reported to Russian news agencies by Mironov’s lawyer, Karen Nersisyan, on Saturday, August 27.
“My client, Sergey Mironov, was detained on August 26 together with his wife by the Armenian security service on his arrival from Moscow to Yerevan. The request for his detention …
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Moldovan Prime Minister says his country needs the West's help to fight Russian propaganda
In an article written for The Hill, Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that his country needs the help and support of western partners to counter the effects of Russian propaganda, especially on the eve of Moldova’s presidential elections.
“In 10 weeks, Moldova's voters will elect a new President who favors either remaining on the pro-Western government's path toward the European Union (EU) or veering more closely toward Russia's orbit,” Filip wrote. “I am pleased to say that through …
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Russia hopes EU and US will lift sanctions by allowing them to participate in construction of Siberian transport network
The transport system project "United Eurasia", valued at $240 billion and developed in Russia, is expected to be implemented by 2035. The details of the project were reported by Kommersant with information taken from a letter to the Deputy Minister and the project’s own documentation.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexander Nekipelov, proposed the project to Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. United Eurasia will develop a …
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Greenpeace and WWF imposed restrictions against Russia
Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have initiated new international restrictions against the development of Russian sports and industry. This was reported by Infox news portal and Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper.
Infox referred to a document testifying to the WWF’s active participation in the anti-Russian campaign with regard to sports. In October last year, the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland received a letter from the head of the WWF, Marco Lambertini. …
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Ministries of 19 countries issue appeal to World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russia from the Olympics
The Ministers of Culture and Sport of 19 European countries have issued a statement in support of the fight against doping. They have also demanded that Russia be suspended from all international competitions, including the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio.
According to Western media, this collective statement was addressed to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The statement was initiated by the Minister of Culture and Sport of Denmark, Bertel Haarder. He received support from officials of …
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13 countries condemned IOC's decision to allow Russia to participate in the Olympics
The Anti-doping Agencies of Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States condemned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their unwillingness to take responsibility for the decision on the admission of Russian athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as indicated in a statement by the heads of the National Anti-doping agencies of 13 countries, the Guardian reports.
The representatives of these …
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Russia has to compete with Ukraine and Romania on the grain market
Record yields of wheat in Ukraine and Romania reduced grain export prices, forcing Russian grain to compete with them. Bloomberg cited data from the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies stating that wheat export prices declined by 1.8% ($162 per ton) as a result of bumper crops.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russia and Romania are set for record crops and Ukraine is expected to reap its third-biggest since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. “Ukraine, Romania and …
