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Ukraine receives invitation to export pork to South Africa
The Ukrainian Consumption Safety Service received an official letter from the country’s Embassy in the RSA
The Ukrainian Service for Safety of Foodstuffs and Consumer Protection received an official letter from the Ukrainian Embassy in the Republic of South Africa offering to import Ukrainian pork into the RSA’s market, the statement of the Association of Swine Producers reads, citing the head of the Service, Vladimir Lapa.
Swine producers in Ukraine have repeatedly complained that …
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Media: Putin failed to show international investors that Russia is a global economic power
Despite high expectations, the Kremlin was unable to attract any western banks for the sale of dollar-denominated bonds to investors. This, according to the western media, is not how Russian President Vladimir Putin imagined Russia’s return to the financial market.
“For the first time since the introduction of western sanctions, 10-year securities will be sold in dollars. Because of this, Putin wanted to show the world that Russia is a global power in the financial markets and can quickly …
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Medvedev: Response must be prepared for the West's extension of sanctions
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated at a meeting with the Bureau of the Russian Union of Industrials and Entrepreneurs that the Kremlin was preparing a response for when the West extends sanction against Russia, RBC reported.
Medvedev proposed to extend the food products embargo until the end of next year. According to him, it may give more opportunities for investment planning for Russia’s agricultural business.
"I have ordered proposals to be drawn up to extend the retaliatory …
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Court acknowledges lawsuit filed by relatives of MH17 victims against Russia
The Secretariat of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) officially received a claim from the relatives of the deceased passengers of MH17 flight from Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand which was filed against Russia. UKRINFORM quoted this information from the Press Attaché of the ECHR, Nina Salomon.
"We can confirm that a statement against Russia on the crash of MH17 flight was received by the Secretariat of the Court on May 9, 2016. There are 33 applicants who are relatives of the …
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Portuguese spy arrested for passing NATO secrets to Russia
In Rome, state security officials arrested a Portuguese citizen who provided Russian intelligence officials with secret documents from NATO. A Russian citizen was also arrested, as reported by Expresso on May 23rd.
The arrested person was a Portuguese citizen, Frederico Carvalhão, who is a member of Portugal’s SIS intelligence service. He was accused of selling sensitive information relating to NATO and the European Union.
It was mentioned that Carvalhão had been leaving Portugal in order to …
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Peskov: Moscow is following the discussion of sanctions against Russia with great interest
Dmitry Peskov, Russian diplomat and Press Secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated that the Kremlin is following the issue on sanctions against Russia with great interest, but Moscow itself will not discuss this issue.
“We watch with great interest how the issue on sanctions is being discussed by all the countries, which are all taking on serious losses because of these sanctions,” TASS quoted Peskov as saying. “We continue to treat the allegations or, more correctly, attempts to …
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Putin did not congratulate Ukrainian and Georgian Presidents on Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the presidents of nine states, including the so-called republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, on Victory Day. He did not, however, extend these well wishes to the leaders of Ukraine and Georgia, but he did congratulate the citizens of these countries. This was reported on the Kremlin’s website.
“Vladimir Putin congratulated leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, …
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International donors pledge 87 million euros for projects in the Chernobyl zone
Ukraine will receive 87.4 million euros from international donors for projects in the Chernobyl zone, according to results from the donor conference.
International donors pledged an additional contribution of 87.4 million euros to the Nuclear Safety Account of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance projects in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The Ambassador of Japan in Ukraine, Shigeki Sumi, discussed the results of the donor conference at a briefing in Kiev on …
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G7: Russia should be more involved in the peace process in the Donbas
The foreign ministers of G7 countries recently discussed the situation in Ukraine and called upon Moscow to become more involved in the peace process by influencing pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas.
On April 10th to 11th, the G7 countries’ ministers of foreign affairs met in Hiroshima, Japan. Representatives of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japan discussed global terrorism problems, the migration crisis, the issue of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and …
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Media: A number of large EU banks will not place Russian Eurobonds
A number of major European banks have decided not to participate in the placement of Russian Eurobonds in the amount of $3 billion, and Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to enter the foreign holdings market while being subject to sanctions, The Wall Street Journal reported.
In mid-March, the EU leadership, following the United States' example, advised European banks against attempting to purchase Russian government bonds. Formally, the placement of bonds is not in violation of the …