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The respective decree was issued on February 18. Vladislav Surkov / REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his aide Vladislav Surkov. The respective presidential order dated February 18, 2020, is available on the presidential website kremlin.ru. “The Executive Order relieves Vladislav Surkov of his duties as Aide to the President of the Russian Federation,” it says. This decree shall come into force from the day it has been
Read moreIsrael has decided to disclose information on the extremely low effectiveness of the Russian aerial defense systems transferred to Syria. According to NZIV, to take down a single anti-radar missile fired by an Israeli F-16, the Russian anti-air systems waste on average 8-9 missiles, essentially firing at random. “The Syrian anti-air defense systems have been able to repel a missile attack
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by Dan Hannan Seventy-five years ago, we lost the war. Or, more precisely, we gave up on winning it. Among all the 75th anniversaries marked by our politicians — D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day — this week’s is the one that should make us squirm. On Feb. 11, 1945, at the Crimean resort of Yalta, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin,
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The European Union expects Russia to act in the direction of de-escalation of the situation in the Donbass. This is stated in the commentary of the EU spokeswoman on foreign affairs and security policy, which is at the disposal of the European truth. “We expect that Russia will fully and immediately use its influence on the armed groups it supports,” he said.
Read moreThe operation took place in the capital, Kyiv, and in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Dubno, and Irpin. Ukraine’s SBU is checking Russian special services’ involvement / Photo from facebook.com/SecurSerUkraine Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on February 17 said it had disrupted a network of “bot farms” and seized computer and telecoms equipment that were supported by Russian online services in five Ukrainian cities.
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As soon as Kyiv officials of different levels (even ministers) started telling on live TV that the implementation of “peace plans” and “joint patrolling” following some kind of arrangements reached in Munich would take place in line with Ukrainian law and under Ukrainian government control, the “greeting” came from the east. Among other things, insatiable and blood-thirsty warmongers and death
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by Tom Rogan Russian-supported rebels attacked Ukrainian government-held areas of the eastern Luhansk Oblast on Tuesday. President Trump thus has an opportunity to draw a line under the impeachment saga by providing new support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government. The offensive is certainly significant. According to the Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s army lost at least one soldier and suffered four
Read moreA Ukrainian soldier looks through binoculars as he stands guard at a position on the front line with Russian-backed militants not far from the town of Horlivka on March 21, 2019.Photo by AFP Ukrainian troops successfully repelled an offensive by Russian-backed troops in Donbas, although they had to withdraw from one forward observation point, Lieutenant General Ruslan Khomchak, Chief of the
Read moreA Dutch court has upheld an appeal by shareholders demanding billions of dollars in compensation from the Russian state for breaking up the once-mighty Yukos oil company. The Appeals Court in The Hague said a previous Dutch court ruling in favour of the Russian state was incorrect. Tuesday’s ruling restores the original $50bn (£38bn) compensation award, made by the Permanent
Read moreThe “LNR” military propagandist Andrey Marochko has posted a video that clearly indicates that the militants are firing at the AFU positions hiding behind civilians. The video clearly shows that missiles fired by the terrorists fly over residential and household buildings. After the video recognition posted by Comrade Marochko began to be actively commented, the “LNR” propagandist started to weasel
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At the same time, Peskov told journalists the Kremlin was aware of today’s clash “between the ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ and the Ukrainian Armed Forces”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims it would be “completely wrong” to raise the issue of Russia’s responsibility for the latest violent escalation in Donbas. Answering a question of an UNIAN correspondent in Russia on whether the
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A Dutch military intelligence and security service document on investigating the crash of a Malaysian plane “MH 17”, shot down in July 2014, had leaked Source: Tanjug Until now, it was considered that Russia should be held responsible for the downing of the plane, which killed all passengers and crew members (a total of 283 passengers, including 80 children, and 15
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Russian presidents could be made immune from criminal prosecution once they leave office under proposed constitutional reforms, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday. The proposal, made by a parliamentary working group, comes after President Vladimir Putin last month announced sweeping reforms to the political system that would shift some powers away from the presidency. Putin’s initiatives, which were followed by
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Following a ruling in the Netherlands, Russia says it will appeal the decision in the Dutch Supreme Court. A Dutch appeals court Tuesday ordered that the Russian government pay $50 billion to former shareholders in the defunct Russian oil giant Yukos. The decision overturned a previous ruling from a lower court. Immediately after the ruling, Russian officials said they would
Read moreFormer U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst doubts that the United States will appoint its special representative for Donbas. “Volker is a very talented diplomat … and the fact that he left the post is a definite loss. As far as I know, they decided not to replace him, and there will not be a new ambassador for this particular
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