19.08.2019, Beijing.

The Permanent Representative of the PRC to the European Union made a statement on August 18 saying that Hong Kong is part of China; therefore, the PRC government demands that the European Union not interfere with processes inside Hong Kong.
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The new President of the European Commission calls for extending anti-Russian economic sanctions

July 20, 2019 Avis Krane

20.07.2019, Brussels.

The new head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leayen, proposed to extend economic sanctions against Russia in an interview to the Italian La Repubblica on July 18.
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Russian Foreign Ministry condemns seizure of tanker in Gibraltar

July 7, 2019 Avis Krane

07.07.2019, Moscow.

The seizure of a tanker with Iranian oil by the British military is a deliberate action aimed at aggravating the situation surrounding Syria and Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry press service reports on July 5 on its website.
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Germans doubt that their Defense Minister should become the European Commission President

July 6, 2019 Avis Krane

06.07.2019, Berlin.

Majority of Germans say their Defense Minister Ursula von der Lyayen would not make a good European Commission President, Politico Europe reports on July 5 on its website.
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A picture from the Russian animated cartoon "Baba Yaga is against!", director Vladimir Pekar, 1979, USSR

Ukrainian delegation leaves PACE session alone

June 26, 2019 Avis Krane

26.06.2019, Strasbourg.

Ukrainian delegation has left the session hall of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said Leonid Kalashnikov, a member of the Russian delegation, RIA Novosti reports on June 25.
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
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Iran: EU respects JCPOA only nominally

June 2, 2019 Avis Krane

02.06.2019, Teheran.

The EU countries do not respect the conditions under the nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on June 1 in an interview to Al Alam TV.
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Preliminary election results to EU Parliament published

May 27, 2019 Avis Krane

27.05.2019, Strasburg.

Preliminary election results to the EU Parliament showed that an alliance of the two largest parties lost its joint majority, the EU Parliament website reports on May 27.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister refuses to attend Council of Europe meeting

May 17, 2019 Avis Krane

16.05.2019, Kiev.

The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavel Klimkin, refused to take part in the Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the Council of Europe, Dmitry Kuleba, permanent representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe told the Ukrainian European Truth News Portal on May 16.
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France replies to Ukraine’s ultimatum on Minsk agreements

May 14, 2019 Avis Krane

14.05.2019, Paris.

The fulfillment of the Minsk agreements must not depend on Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe, the Foreign Ministry of France said in a statement published on May 14 at its official website.
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Ship of Fools (a fragment) by Hieronymus Bosch. 1495-1500

Bundestag member: US military bases in Europe are occupation

May 9, 2019 Avis Krane

09.05.2019, Berlin.

The presence of US bases in Europe is a “covert occupation”, a member of the Bundestag committee for international affairs Waldemar Herdt said on May 8 in an interview to Izvestiya.
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