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Vladimir Putin will visit China
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Putin did not specify the date of the visit. It is noted that the visit to China may be the first foreign trip of the Russian president during his new term in office.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Collective West, following Ukraine, seeks to destabilize situation in South Caucasus
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According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, during the meeting, it was stressed that in order to "inflict a strategic defeat on Russia," "the collective West - following Ukraine - is seeking to destabilize the situation in other parts of the post-Soviet space, including the South Caucasus, to undermine the relations of alliance and partnership that bind Russia with the countries of the region, to destroy the existing mechanisms of collective security and economic partnership."
State Department: Georgia's Foreign Agents Law is inspired by Kremlin
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"We are deeply disappointed by the Georgian parliament's decision to promote the Kremlin-inspired law "On Foreign Influence." As the European Union has stated, the adoption of this law could jeopardize Georgia's progress toward EU membership. We join our European allies in calling on Georgia not to adopt legislation that runs counter to the desire of the absolute majority of Georgian citizens for full EU integration.
Putin: Russia will find out all masterminds behind Crocus concert hall terrorist attack
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As for the final masterminds [behind the aforementioned terrorist attack]: we will undoubtedly reach them," said the Russian president.
NATO discussing possibility of shooting down missiles near alliance borders
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"NATO is studying various concepts, including the question of shooting down those missiles that are very close to the NATO borders," said the deputy FM of Poland.
Putin: Russia may create a "sanitary zone" in Ukraine
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"I am not ready now to talk about what, how, and when we should annex. But I do not rule out that, bearing in mind the tragic events taking place today, we will be forced at some point - when we deem it appropriate - to create a certain "sanitary zone" on today's territories subordinated to the Kyiv regime. We will have to create a security zone that will be quite difficult to overcome by using the means of defeat that the enemy is using, primarily, of course, of foreign manufacture," he stressed.
NATO holds major military exercises "at the site of possible Russian aggression"
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The head of Finnmark Land Defence, Jorn Quiller, said, "First of all, Finnmark is an area that has the potential to be the site of possible aggression by Russia. It is important that we practise in a relevant area."
Russia, China and Iran to hold joint naval drill
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According to Irani, the preliminary date of the exercise is set for March 19. In addition to Russia and China, the Iranian side has invited several other countries to participate in the military maneuvers.
EU to impose sanctions against companies involved in circumventing measures against Russian
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"The sanctions will affect many people and institutions, as well as companies from different countries involved in circumventing our sanctions," he said.
Kremlin: Approval of Sweden's NATO membership application is Turkey's sovereign decision
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"It is the decision of the Turkish parliament. Turkey, nonetheless, is a member of the North Atlantic Alliance, this is a very obvious fact, and it has its obligations, its negotiation processes with the allies; that is Turkey's sovereign decision," Peskov told reporters.
India urges G7 countries to delay ban on Russian diamonds
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"The timeline to start restrictions on indirect imports from Russia in three-four months is impractical, as the rules on how the origin for a gem will be traced are not clear," one of the sources said.
Russia presidential spox: CSTO countries’ leaders will think about how to deal with Armenian factor
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"We can express our regret in this regard. CSTO continues its work," Peskov said in response to Zarubin's question about Armenia's absence in the aforesaid summit.
Sergey Kopyrkin: US directly links its South Caucasus policy to fight against Russia, Iran
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"These long-proclaimed principles still operate under the guise of beautiful rhetoric—although this rhetoric is becoming more and more overt. We see this in connection with the South Caucasus, when the American representatives directly define their policy in the context of the fight against Russia and Iran. What is happening in Ukraine is a very cruel lesson. It tells us that the leaders of the countries should really be ready to protect the national interests of their countries," the Russian ambassador added.
FLYONE ARMENIA AIRLINE LAUNCHES DAILY FLIGHTS TO SHEREMETYEVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Considering the high demand for Russian destinations, FLYONE ARMENIA airline currently operates flights to Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, as well as to Saint Petersburg, Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, and Novosibirsk. The airline also offers international flights to Paris, Milan, Chisinau, Tbilisi, Istanbul, Larnaka, Sharm el-Sheikh, and Hurghada.
Putin: Russia implements North-South project with Iran and Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are also interested
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“When this practically begins, you know, we will now create a consortium led, in my opinion, by VTB - Vneshtorgbank of Russia, this work, preparation, preparatory work, is ending. I hope everything will begin in the very near future,” Putin said.
Russian Foreign Ministry: OSCE Council of Ministers authorized to decide fate of Minsk Group for Karabakh
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According to her, “solely through the fault of Western co-chairmanship, the largely unique mechanism of the Minsk Group stopped working long before the publication of the decree on September 28” on its dissolution.
Russian State Duma chairman criticizes Armenia's ratification of Rome Statute
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Volodin questioned the rationale behind the decision and suggested that those responsible for it should answer the question of "Why?" He emphasized that the development of relations between Russia and Armenia should be based on the choice of their respective peoples, and the ratification of the Rome Statute goes against this principle.
Paul Antonopoulos: US, Russia want ‘Zangezur corridor’ but there can only be one ‘winner’ while Armenians suffer
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In the end, both the US and Russia believe the opening of the "Zangezur Corridor" will be to their advantage, but there can only be one winner, and while this game is being played out, 3,000 years of Armenian life in Nagorno-Karabakh is being extinguished.
Russian FM: Medical detachment of Russian peacekeepers assists 22 injured in Stepanakert explosion
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“The special-purpose medical detachment of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is providing medical assistance to 22 local residents injured because of the explosion of a fuel tank in Stepanakert,” the statement reads.
Head of the Russian Interior Ministry: West wants to squeeze Russia out of South Caucasus
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The Russian minister emphasized that the systematic approach and business atmosphere of such events allow to unite efforts to ensure security, protection of citizens, and protection of public order.
Yerevan chose not to implement what it signed – Zakharova
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At the beginning of 2022, Yerevan had in its hands three trilateral statements by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021, which were a political and practical road map of how to peacefully, mutually respectfully and thoroughly build life in the region, taking into account the interests of all parties. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova wrote about this in the telegram channel.
Putin announces Russian nuclear weapons’ deployment in Belarus after July 7-8
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The Russian president added that today he will talk with his Belarusian colleague "face to face" about security issues.
Armenia, Russia PMs to meet in Moscow in June
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"I was present at the meeting of our president with Pashinyan. They had a tete-a-tete meeting. It seems to me that they talked for more than two hours. On May 19, our [foreign] minister met with [Armenian FM] Ararat Mirzoyan, there were full talks, preparations for May 25; we made certain preparations. Not everything has been achieved. But you know our president announced that within a week the tripartite working group will meet and finalize the regional de-blockade document. Everything is really close there; there are technical problems," Paltov added.
Russia deputy PM: Azerbaijan, Armenia equally understand how transport corridors must be unblocked
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Overchuk added that the leaders of these three countries will decide after the talks between their deputy PMs whether a new meeting is necessary.
Russia MFA comments on threats to attack Crimea
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Sullivan had stated that US does not allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to attack Russian territory, but does not consider Crimea to be Russian territory.
