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“Scotland Yard is set to hide the truth” – Litvinenko’s father on Skripal case

03/04/2018 13:08

Fugitive Russians in the UK are effectively “hostages” of Western spy agencies, the father of Alexander Litvinenko, an intelligence officer who was poisoned in London a decade ago, told RT, sharing his insight on the Skripal case. Walter Litvinenko used to support the theory of Russia’s involvement in the 2006 poisoning of his son, Alexander, …

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Russia issues list of 14 questions for UK

01/04/2018 14:52

The Russian embassy published a list of 14 questions on Saturday over the nerve agent attack on 4 March. The first question asks: “Why has Russia been denied consular access to the two Russian nationals, Sergei and Yulia Skripal, that have become crime victims in the British territory?” The embassy also repeatedly queries France’s “involvement” …

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Russia expels 50 more British diplomats

31/03/2018 17:12

Moscow has told Britain it must cut “just over 50” more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening stand-off over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. Russia has already retaliated in kind against Britain and ejected 23 British diplomats …

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Russia expels diplomats from Macedonia and 22 more countries

30/03/2018 18:47

Earlier in the day Moscow had summoned the ambassadors of a number of nations including Britain, France, Germany and Canada to tell them of retaliatory measures. Envoys from Germany, Spain, Holland, Norway and Ireland were all told to leave on Friday as the Kremlin began a tit-for-tat removal of foreign dignitaries, matching the number of …

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Russia expels four German diplomats

30/03/2018 16:50

Russia expelled four German diplomats, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday, as the Kremlin responds in kind to expulsions of its own officials from Western countries standing with Britain over the poisoning of a former agent. “The news from Moscow comes as no surprise,” Maas said in a statement. “Even in the current climate …

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London given a month to cut number of diplomats in Russia

30/03/2018 16:09

The Russian foreign ministry has expressed a protest to the UK Ambassador to Russia over London’s provocative actions inspiring the expulsion of over 150 Russian diplomats from more than 20 countries. UK authorities have one month to reduce the number of staff at its embassy and consulate in Russia to that of Russia’s diplomatic presence in the United Kingdom, according to the statement …

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Russia expels 60 US diplomats and closes US consulate in St. Petersburg

30/03/2018 12:06

Russia expelled 60 US diplomats on Thursday, and announced it would eject scores from other countries that have joined London and Washington in censuring Moscow over the poisoning of a spy. The US ambassador was also ordered to shut the consulate in St. Petersburg, in Russia’s retaliation for the biggest expulsion of diplomats since the …

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27 countries to expel Russian diplomats

29/03/2018 15:29

More than 20 nations on three continents this week vowed to expel Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, including the U.S. which is expelling 60 envoys. The United Kingdom earlier this month sent home 23 Russian diplomats — after saying Russia was behind the poisoning of former spy …

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Ambassador Shcherbak: The expulsion of the diplomat is a hostile move under external pressure

29/03/2018 14:06

“The decision of the Macedonian authorities to expel a Russian diplomat is regretful, this decision is groundless and unprecedented in the entire history of Russian-Macedonian relations”, said Russian Ambassador Oleg Shcherbak. “Officials in Skopje have decided to take this hostile step towards our country under the influence from foreign countries. However, it doesn’t excuse the …

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Serbia-Kosovo restlessness – What’s next?

28/03/2018 17:12

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Belgrade in an unplanned trip in order to meet the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic and ease the tensions that keep running high between Serbia and Kosovo, after the arrest in northern Kosovo, short detention and expulsion of a senior Serb politician. According to international media Russia is adding fuel …

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The expulsion of the Russian agent prompts debates in Skopje

27/03/2018 13:00

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov has clarified the decision for the expulsion of the Russian diplomat in the wake of the so called Skriptal case.“We notified the Russian authorities about our decision to expel one Russian diplomat, in close consultation with our partners and allies, in full solidarity with the UK, as well as to protect …

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Dimitrov: Expelled Russian attempted to obtain classified information

27/03/2018 12:34

“The decision to expel the Russian diplomat from Macedonia was reached after careful contemplation and analysis”, said FM Nikola Dimitrov on Tuesday. “The decision is based on two elements. One is the international element, i.e. the chemical weapons’ attack in Great Britain and the solidarity asked by our allies, resulting in the synchronized action we witnessed …

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Boris Johnson: Russia has stockpiled nerve agent

18/03/2018 16:27

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson claimed that Russia had created and stockpiled nerve agents “within the last decade”. In remarks on Sunday morning that significantly escalated the row over the use of a lethal nerve agent in Salisbury two weeks ago, the foreign secretary said: “We actually have evidence within the last 10 years that Russia …

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Russians voting in presidential election today

18/03/2018 13:20

Russians are voting in an election that is likely to return Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as president. Voting began in the Russian far-east at 20:00 GMT on Saturday, and opened in Moscow nine hours later. More than 100 million people are eligible to vote. Exit polls are expected late on Sunday. Mr Putin …

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Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats

14/03/2018 16:14

British Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats on Wednesday over the poisoning of a former Russian spy on British soil, raising tensions between the two countries to a level not seen since the heights of the Cold War. She vowed to crack down on Russian spies, corrupt elites and ill-gotten wealth in Britain. …

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Putin: Russia will ‘never’ return Crimea to Ukraine

11/03/2018 17:14

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that under no circumstances would he give Crimea back to Ukraine, speaking in a new documentary released Sunday ahead of his expected re-election in next week’s poll. “What, have you gone mad?” he told a journalist who asked him if there were any circumstances under which the Russian leader …

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Speaker Xhaferi meets Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Shcherbak

08/02/2018 16:37

Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Russia’s Ambassador to the country Oleg Shcherbak expressed hope Thursday for the friendly relations between the two countries to keep advancing. Notifying that after the incident on 27 April 2017 the Parliament has managed to enter a normal course of functioning, Xhaferi briefed the guest about the upcoming activities …

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Presentation of infrastructure projects in Macedonia to attract Russian companies

15/01/2018 14:35

Transport Minister Goran Sugareski met Monday with the Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Oleg Shcherbak and discussed about infrastructure projects in Macedonia aimed at Russian companies to obtain more detailed information and if they show interest to participate in their realization. Sugareski presented projects for construction and reconstruction of road network in Macedonia and introduced Scherbak …

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Lavrov: Russia will recognise the name agreed between Athens and Skopje

15/01/2018 13:51

Moscow, 15 January 2018 – The intensified Macedonia’s name talks is linked to the desire of the United States to bring this country into NATO, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday during his annual press conference in Moscow. Lavrov said that efforts have been in long-standing twilight sleep for number of years and US decided to …

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Russia banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics – IOC

05/12/2017 21:28

Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after evidence emerged of widespread doping but some of its athletes will be allowed to compete under the tag of “Olympic Athlete of Russia”, the IOC said on Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee also decided to suspend Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov as …

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