On February 6, the Riga City Court detained Tatiana Andriets, a 22-year-old activist of the Latvian Russian Union party, accused of actions “against the national security” of the Baltic Republic and ties with the “Anti-Fascists of the Baltic” Telegram channel, as her lawyer, Imma Yansone, said. Andriets, a student at St. Petersburg State University, came
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Russia International | 27.01.23
Japan Banned Export of Robots and Vaccines to Russia as Anti-Russian Sanctions Measure
Japan imposes a ban on the export of certain goods to Russia, as reported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of the country. “The Japanese government has decided, in connection with the international situation around Ukraine, as a contribution to international efforts to solve this problem and to establish peace, to impose a
Will Smith Posted Video With Russian Music on Social Network Page [Video]
A video posted by the famous American actor, Will Smith, on his Instagram page contains Russian music on the background. Due to this factor, it faced the condemnation of English-speaking users and the support of Russians. The video shows the process of shooting a scene from a movie with a car driving through fog. The
Fans Banned From Bringing Russian Flag to ‘Australian Open’
Tennis Australia has banned fans from bringing Russian and Belarusian flags to the stands of the “Australian Open” due to complaints from Ukrainian fans. The organizers of the “Australian Open” reminded that initially fans from Russia and Belarus could bring flags, but they were forbidden to wave them so as not to cause interference for
Russia International | 10.01.23
Estonia to Spend Almost 1 Mln Euros on Dismantling Soviet Monuments
The Estonian government will spend more than 900 thousand euros on the dismantling and transfer of Soviet military monuments, as reported by ERR. According to the government spokeswoman, Evgeniya Vyarya, the authorities allocated 916,405 euros to institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Defense for activities related to “the transfer of Soviet military monuments from public
Russia International | 06.01.23
Finland Holds Anti-Russian Festival on Christmas Eve
The “Active Action” festival will be held in Finland on January 6-7 and will bring together LGBT figures, feminists, representatives of the so-called “independent” media from Russia in Helsinki. All of them will gather at the festival, where it is planned to develop “alternative coexistence policies”. In fact, the newly-minted candidate for NATO openly organizes
Russia International | 23.11.22
EU Parliament Recognized Russia Sponsor of Terrorism
The EU Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. The resolution was adopted during the voting of the members of the EP. “By declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, MEPs want to prepare the ground for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his government have been held accountable for these crimes
Russia International | 23.11.22
Estonia Froze Russian Oligarchs’ Assets
The Estonian authorities have frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs Andrei Melnichenko (EuroChem company) and Vyacheslav Kantor (DBT logistics company). Now Tallinn, together with the EU, is considering the use of these tens of millions of euros for transfer to Ukraine, as reported by the Estonian broadcaster ERR. As specified, among the frozen funds there
Russia International | 22.11.22
Associated Press Fired Journalist After Article About ‘Russian Missiles’ in Poland
The Associated Press (AP) has fired a journalist who wrote about the fall of “Russian missiles” in Poland. This was reported on November 21 by “The Daily Beast”. It is noted that in the article, which was written jointly with John Leicester, who continues to work at the agency, the information was attributed to one
Russia International | 18.11.22
EU Froze Russian Assets Worth 68 Billion Euros
The EU has frozen Russian assets worth about 68 billion euros, according to Politico, with reference to the data from the EU Commission. According to the document referred to by the publication, the bulk of the assets are frozen in Belgium — there are about 50 billion euros there. In addition, a significant part belongs
Russia International | 16.11.22
Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian S-300 Elements Fell in Poland
Experts identified the wreckage of the missile in images from the explosion site in Poland as elements of the Ukrainian S-300, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “Statements by various Ukrainian sources and foreign officials about the fall of allegedly ‘Russian missiles’ in the village of Przevodow are a deliberate provocation with the aim of escalating
Russia International | 16.11.22
Russian Delegates Denied Visas to OSCE Session in Poland
Russian parliamentarians were denied visas to participate in the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which will be held in Warsaw on November 24-26, as the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Vladimir Dzhabarov, said. “We have received an outrageous response from the head of the Polish delegation to
Russia International | Recommended | 14.11.22
UK Doesn’t Want Normalizing Relations With Russia, British Foreign Minister Says
London has no plans to return to normal relations with Russia, British Foreign Minister, James Cleverly, said on the eve of the G20 summit. “What we are not going to do is normalize relations with Russia,” he said on Sky News, answering a question about whether British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would have held talks
