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EU imposes restrictions against ten companies from China, UAE, Belarus, Israel

In total, the 17th package of anti-Russia sanctions included 17 individuals and 58 legal entities

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West’s actions pose direct threat to maritime security — Russian diplomat

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya recalled Estonia and NATO aircraft’s recent attempt to detain the Gabon-flagged Jaguar ship in the neutral waters

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Russia will view ‘coalition of the willing’ in Ukraine as reoccurring threat — Medvedev

The politician mentioned that mandates to maintain peace and security are traditionally associated with the UN Security Council

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For signing agreements with Ukraine its authorized officials are to be found — Medvedev

The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council explained that the arrangements "will only be challenged if they are made by authorized persons"

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New national project on space to unite groundbreaking areas of work — Russian PM

The space sector is a major field, which "is of crucial importance for ensuring gradual growth of national economy, strengthening of technological sovereignty," Mikhail Mishustin said

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Conversation between Putin, Trump important with regard to Ukraine — Medvedev

The Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman pointed out that currently Ukraine is de facto externally controlled by the US and European countries

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Rubio says US may tighten sanctions against Russia, increase aid to Kiev at some point

Commenting on the US Congress' potential consideration of a bill to tighten sanctions against the Russian Federation, the Secretary of State noted that the American administration "cannot control the Congress"

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Russia’s Medvedev sees ‘long way to go’ before memorandum with Ukraine can be signed

"The most difficult task now is to fill this memorandum with the necessary content," the official noted

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Sino-Russian energy cooperation to expand irrespective of US — company

Li Shaoshi noted the longstanding "prospects for expansion of the Sino-Russian energy cooperation"

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Russia, US need to create legal frameworks for cooperation — Medvedev

According to the official, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump touched on this issue in their phone talks

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Space national project approved overall at strategic session in Russian government

The document includes two groundbreaking technological projects: ‘Space Atom’ and ‘Space Science’

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Project Rassvet by Bureau 1440 to be Russia’s response to Starlink — Roscosmos

The Russia’s space corporation will create low orbiting broadband communications

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EU blacklists Stan machine-tool manufacturer, Unmanned Systems drone producer

Stan is a Russian machine-tool manufacturer that produces modern numerical control machines for high-tech industries, including aerospace and defense

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Russia considers Donbass, Novorossiya issue settled — Medvedev

The politician reiterated that globally, there are normally two models of recognizing the new subject entities of international law. In the first case, a declaration of independence of a certain territory is sufficient, while in the second case, the recognition of an independent state by other countries is also needed

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New US administration focuses on diplomatic means to resolve conflicts — Medvedev

Medvedev mused on the idea of whether international law was necessary for regulating relations between various peoples

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Trump says to take wait-and-see approach on sanctions following talks with Putin

Top diplomats of the European Union approved the 17th package of anti-Russian sanctions, blacklisting 17 individuals and 58 legal entities, on May 20

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New world order to sprout from current global standoff — Medvedev

Medvedev noted that, despite all violent wars of the past, "people, by their nature, certainly always aspired for peace, and countries, regardless of their differences, learned to reach agreements with each other

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Azerbaijani-Russian trade turnover up almost 40% in January-April year-on-year

Russia ranked third among Azerbaijan's trade partners in the first four months of this year after Italy and Turkey, according to the report

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Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate to 80.31 rubles for May 21

The official euro exchange rate has been lowered by 54 kopecks to 89.9679 rubles

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Inflation expectations in Russia up to 13.4% in May from 13.1% in April

In April, expected inflation also went up slightly compared with its March level of 12.9%. In March, it fell sharply from 13.7% in February