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Political storm over allegations Salvini’s party took money from Russians

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini denied a media report that his League party had sought millions of euros from Russian investors via a secret oil deal. The U.S. website…

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Malta issues 1,973 citizenships in 2017 – 464 to Russians, 342 to Saudi Arabians and 195 to British

In 2017, Malta issued 1,973 citizenship. This was stated in a Eurostat publication which shows that these included 464 Russians who qualified for citizenship, the majority through the citizenship investment…

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Ukraine’s President Zelensky ready to meet Putin in Minsk

Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Monday he was ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Minsk for talks that he said should also involve Germany, Britain, the…

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Is Europe’s system to combat Russian elections’ interference working?

The European Union launched an ambitious effort earlier this year to combat election interference: an early-warning system that would sound alarms about Russian propaganda. Despite high expectations, however, records show…

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Photo Story: Funeral for the Russian sailors who perished in top secret submarine

A woman pays her last respect at the grave of one of the 14 crew members who died in a fire on a Russian navy's deep-sea research submersible, at…

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Floods cause havoc in East Siberia

Russia officials said that more than 400 people have been taken to hospitals following heavy floods in East Siberia’s Irkutsk Region. According to Pavel Baryshev, Russia’s Deputy Minister for Civil…

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Russian officials arrested in Libya

Libyan security forces have arrested two men accused of working for a Russian company that was seeking to influence elections in Libya. A letter from the state prosecutor of the…

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Photo Story: The sailboat ‘Poltava’ in St. Petersburg

People pass by the sailboat 'Poltava', a modern copy of the 54-gun warship of the 18th century, moored at the English embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. 'Poltava' will lead…

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Photo Story: The the world’s highest chocolate factory opened in Moscow

Visitors taste chocolate during opening of the world's highest chocolate factory at the PANORAMA-360 viewing platform on the 89th floor 327 meters of the Federation Tower in Moscow, Russia.…

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Putin confirms submarine which suffered fatal fire incident was a nuclear one

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed for the first time that the top-secret submarine that suffered a deadly fire this week was nuclear-powered, but Russia’s defence minister said the nuclear…

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Photo Story: Putin Lands in Rome

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) disembarks from a plane as he arrives at Rome's international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, 04 July 2019. Putin is scheduled to meet with the…

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Photo Story: Memorial service for victims of Russian secret submarine

Orthodox priests, navy sailors and civilians attend a memorial service at Kronshtadt Navy Cathedral for fourteen sailors who died in the Barents Sea in Kronshtadt, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, 04…

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Putin to meet the Pope today

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia.…

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Putin signs law suspending Cold War era INF treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law suspending the Cold War-era INF Treaty. Putin announced in February that he would halt participation in the treaty after Washington's abrupt decision…

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Kremlin says details of sub fire that killed 14 ‘top secret’

The Kremlin on Wednesday said details of a fire that killed 14 crew on a deep-water submersible will not be made public because they include classified information. The seamen died…

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Fourteen seamen killed after fire on Russian submarine

A 'fire' on a Russian submarine has left 14 people dead. The blaze broke out in Russian waters and an investigation into the incident has been launched, according to the…

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UK sends largest Royal Navy presence to Baltic Sea in over 100 years

Over 4,000 service personnel and 44 ships from seven different countries in the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) are taking part in the mission in Lithuania, close to Moscow’s exclave in…

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Russia and Cambridge Analytica has no influence on Brexit result, Facebook investigation shows

Facebook’s spokesperson, Nick Clegg, says he has found no evidence of a significant attempt by “outside forces” to sway the Brexit referendum. The former Liberal party leader also argued that…

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Seven countries stop their participation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following return of Russia legislators

Delegations of Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided to cut short their participation in the summer session following…

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On this day, in 1991 Yugoslav troops invaded Slovenia

1991 Yugoslav troops invade Slovenia - The attack, which marked the beginning of the Ten-Day War, followed Slovenia's declaration of independence. It was the first of the Yugoslav Wars, a number…

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Photo Story: Russian warship escorted through the English Channel

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing British Royal Navy HMS FORTH (foreground), a River-class offshore patrol vessel, accompanies the Russian Navy’s corvette, Vasily Bykov, through…

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Two pilots die as aircraft fails to stop during emergency landing manoeuvre in Siberia

The AN-24 aircraft of the Angara Airlines was flying from Ulan-Ude to Nizhneangarsk this morning. The accident happened on Thursday in the airport of Nizhneangarsk, Severobaikalsky District. The An-24 passenger…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Close To Estonian Airspace

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing a Russian SU-27 aircraft, in a photo from a British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft (not pictured) from…

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Photo Story: Drone

Russian servicemen stand next to the reconnaissance and targeting complex in the birdlike drone made by Russian military Innovative Technopolis ERA during the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum…

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Photo Story: Protests in Tbilisi

Georgian opposition supporters protest in front of Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the evening of 25 June 2019. The protesters demand the resignation of the interior minister Giorgi…

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NATO urges Russia to destroy new missile before August or expect more determined response in the region

NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more…

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Council of Europe votes for Russia’s return

The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly voted Tuesday to allow Russian representatives to return to the body, five years after the annexation of Crimea. Despite strong opposition from Ukraine, 118 parliamentarians…

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Is Putin’s popularity at home plummeting?

"Every year, Russian President Vladimir Putin stars in a big show, an hourslong televised question-and-answer marathon in which the president hears the people’s complaints, promises to tackle their problems and…

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Photo Story: The Day of Memory and Sorrow in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, 22 June 2019.…

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Russia suspends flights to Georgia, more protests in Tbilisi

President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Russian airlines from flying to Georgia following days of violent unrest in the country. Moscow will also recommend that Russian travel agencies suspend all…

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Malaysian Prime Minister has doubts Russia was behind downing of MH17

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned the objectivity of the investigations into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and added that Russia is being made a scapegoat for that tragedy…

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Photo Story – Presidential audience – Russia

A visitor in a bar watches on television Russian president Vladimir Putin answering peoples questions during a live broadcasted call-in conference, Podolsk, outside Moscow, Russia, 20 June 2019. During the…

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Corporate Dispatch BeInformed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories worked upon our editorial team on Tuesday. Boris Johnson increases lead, Raab eliminated from Tories’ leadership race Malta: Protest against developers…

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Merkel stresses that sanctions against Russia for Crimean annexation must remain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for his first official visit to Germany. At a joint press conference, Merkel backed Zelenskiy's remarks that sanctions…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons scramble to intercept Russian fighters

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing RAF crews making a second scramble to intercept a Russian SU-30 Flanker fighter (top) and an Ilyushin IL-76…

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Russia denies EU’s accusation that it interfered in EP elections

An official from Russia’s security council described as absurd accusations that Moscow used disinformation to sway voters towards right-wing parties in last month’s European Union elections, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper reported…

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Russia announces it is ‘monitoring’ NATO Baltops-2019 exercises to identify threats

Russia’s Baltic Fleet is monitoring the joint exercises of NATO Baltops-2019, Russia’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) informed reporters on Saturday. "In order to identify the threats to navigational safety…

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“New developments” in MH17 investigation

There are "new developments" in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said on Friday in an email sent to the relatives of…

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Putin appeals for ‘trust’ and speaks against trade war issues

There is a need to restore trust between countries in relation to global trade and find a way to resolve trade war issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, addressing the…

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In Moscow, hundreds protest in government-approved demonstration supporting investigative journalist, decrying abuse of power

Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorised rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on…

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