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Russia: Executive order on temporary procedure for executing state guarantees provided in foreign currency

Under the Executive Order, the fulfilment of the obligations of the Russian Federation (the guarantor) under the state guarantees of the Russian Federation, which are provided in foreign currency (the amounts of which are expressed in foreign currency and the fulfilment of the obligations of the Russian Federation [the guarantor], which is carried out in foreign currency), to beneficiaries that are Russian and foreign legal entities or individuals, or international

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10/08/2023

France reaffirms its commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

As was stated by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, fifteen years after Russia’s aggression against Georgia, France reaffirms its commitment to the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. The unilateral recognition of the self-proclaimed authorities of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the militarization of these regions, and the creation of obstacles to relations between them and the rest of Georgia

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09/08/2023

Russia’s war: France condemns the latest strikes in eastern Ukraine (August 8, 2023)

France strongly condemns yesterday’s Russian missile strikes targeting the cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine. In Prokrovsk, Russian missiles targeted a residential building, leaving at least seven civilians dead and injuring roughly 60 others. A new round of missile strikes also hit the city of Kupiansk and the surrounding area, leaving two inhabitants dead and several others injured.

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09/08/2023

Zelenskyy: Peace Formula can be the basis for overcoming other global problems

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that the Peace Formula he proposed is an important platform not only for a just end to the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine. It can also become a universal basis for ending other military conflicts on the planet and overcoming global problems. The President made this statement in an interview with the Latin American media.

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09/08/2023

Zelenskyy: Capturing Russian occupiers speeds up freedom for Ukrainians

Today we have an important result for our team that deals with exchanges. 22 more men are back home in Ukraine. 20 of them are soldiers and sergeants, two are officers. They are servicemen of the Armed Forces. There are wounded among them. They were captured in different areas of the front. But now they are home. And we will do everything to bring back to Ukraine all our people

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08/08/2023

ICC: Joint statement on States Parties to the Rome Statute 

The Court represents the commitment of its States Parties to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. It is regrettable that Russia continues its attempt to undermine the mandate of the Court, and we reiterate our unwavering commitment to stand firmly by the Court, its officials and personnel, as well as those cooperating with it, together with other States Parties.

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07/08/2023

Russia: France on sentencing of opposition figure Aleksei Navalny to 19 years’ confinement 

France most emphatically condemns the sentencing today of the Russian political opposition figure and anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny to 19 years’ confinement in a penal colony under a strict regime for “extremism” and “rehabilitating Nazi ideology”. The verdict, which brings the total duration of his imprisonment to more than 30 years, was handed down in a trial behind closed doors in the Melekhovo penal colony, where Mr. Navalny is already

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07/08/2023

Grain supply: Vladimir Putin held phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Vladimir Putin outlined Russia’s position of principle in connection with the termination of the ”package“ agreements on the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports and the unblocking of supplies of Russian food and fertilisers. He noted that in the context of a complete lack of progress in the implementation of the Russian part of the “grain deal,” its further extension was meaningless. He reaffirmed readiness to return

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07/08/2023

Russia/Ukraine: Communique issued by the French Foreign Ministry 

These Russian strikes deliberately targeted the civilian population, another flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. As the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, has repeatedly emphasized, these unacceptable acts constitute war crimes and cannot go unpunished. In close coordination with its partners, France will continue to supply Ukraine with the necessary aid to enable it to defend itself, and will also continue its support for the Ukrainian courts

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07/08/2023

Russia: Latest Navalny sentence raises serious concerns, UN rights chief says

The new sentence imposed on jailed Russian politician Alexei Navalny on Friday raises renewed serious concerns about judicial harassment and instrumentalization of the country’s court system for political purposes, the UN Human Rights High Commissioner said in a statement. Volker Türk said the 19-year sentence was based on vague and overly broad charges of “extremism” and followed a closed trial on the premises of the prison where Mr. Navalny is

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05/08/2023

An overview of migration to the EU and Finland 1/2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. As a result of the war, around four million Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in the Member States of the European Union. Other migration to the EU is also growing. Both the number of asylum applications submitted in the EU and irregular migration to the EU are on the rise. At the moment, migration pressure is concentrated on the Central Mediterranean route from Tunisia

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05/08/2023

Russia: EU HRVP on the most recent politically motivated ruling against Alexei Navalny

The European Union strongly condemns today’s ruling against the Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, by a Moscow Court, sentencing him to an additional 19 years of imprisonment for actions which constitute legitimate political and anti-corruption activities. It also deeply deplores that the court hearings were conducted in a closed setting, inaccessible for his family and observers, in a strict-regime penal colony outside Moscow, where Mr Navalny is already serving politically

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04/08/2023

Baltic: RAF completes NATO air policing mission after intercepting 50 Russian aircraft

While deployed to Estonia, the RAF has also taken part in a number of major exercises with NATO allies, including Exercise Air Defender, the largest NATO Air Deployment exercise since the end of the Cold War, with more than 250 aircraft and 10,000 personnel taking part from 25 nations. The RAF contribution to the exercise combined Typhoons from 140 EAW based in Estonia and 903 EAW based in Cyprus, and

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04/08/2023

Ukraine/ France: Condemnation of Russian strikes targeting Odesa (August 2, 2023)

After pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russia is once again deliberately putting global food security at risk by destroying essential grain export infrastructure. Russia is simply pursuing its own interests at the expense of the most vulnerable by causing crop prices to rise and attempting to prevent one of its main competitors from exporting the agricultural goods that they produce. France will continue to provide food aid

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04/08/2023

EU Council publishes details of new sanctions against Belarus

In light of the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, the EU adopted new restrictive measures against 38 individuals and 3 entities from Belarus who are responsible for serious human rights violations, contribute to the repression of civil society and democratic forces, as well as those who benefit from and support the Lukashenko regime. The new listings include penitentiary officials responsible for the torture and ill-treatment of detainees, including political

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03/08/2023
president lukashenko (left) with president putin

EU agrees to extend the scope of sanctions on Russia’s war accomplice Belarus

The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the Council of further targeted restrictive measures arising from Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and in response to Belarus’s involvement in the aggression. In particular, the new measures create a closer alignment of EU sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus and will help to ensure that Russian sanctions cannot be circumvented through Belarus.

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03/08/2023

Zelenskyy: Zakarpattia will be one of the drivers of development for the whole of Ukraine 

“Now, for the Russian state, this is a battle not only against our freedom, not only against our state. Moscow is fighting a battle for a global catastrophe: these lunatics need the world food market to collapse – they need price crises, supply disruptions. Someone in Moscow thinks they can make money on this… Someone in Moscow hopes they will be able to bargain for something… These are very, very

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02/08/2023
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