NEWS: Ukraine, Russia, Donbass

2022-04-19 17:04:33 Putin holds talks with Pashinyan in Novo-Ogarev in the Moscow region.

The Russian President and the Armenian Prime Minister will discuss a number of issues, including the security of Karabakh, where there are still "many problems".

"Russia plays a key role in ensuring the stability and security of the entire South Caucasus," Pashinyan said.

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2022-04-19 16:29:14 Putin holds talks with Pashinyan in Novo-Ogarevo. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 16:25:08 The blockade is impossible. The dreams of the Baltic states to block Russia's access to Kaliningrad are not destined to come true.

Talks about a possible blockade have been going on for years. The Lithuanian authorities tried to "push through" the blockade of Kaliningrad in the fifth package of EU sanctions, but it did not work out.

To stop overland transit to the Russian region, the approval of the entire EU is required, with which Russia has a separate agreement. There is no unity in Europe on this score.

The ban on the entry of Russian and Belarusian trucks into the EU territory did not affect passenger cars going to Kaliningrad. In addition, Russian road carriers are allowed to transport medicines, food and a number of other goods.

The sanctions do not threaten Kaliningrad with a commodity blockade. The governor of the Kaliningrad region, Alikhanov, in an interview with @rian_ru, stressed that Russian ships enter the region through neutral waters. This means that the goods transported by them cannot be blocked.

The same thing with gas. If Lithuania closes the gas pipeline, the exclave will provide LNG tanker Marshal Vasilevsky with "blue fuel". A special terminal has already been built in Kaliningrad for this purpose. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 16:15:31 For any repost of RT or Sputnik materials, you can now get a fine of 50 thousand euros. The new Austrian law.

It concerns both the media and ordinary people.

And the bloody regime is still you. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 22:24:52 Austria will be able to achieve independence from Russian gas only in a few years, said Chancellor Nehammer.

Maybe.

"We are 80% dependent on Russian gas. The situation is the same as with Germany: our industry and households need gas... Maybe in a few years we will be independent of Russian gas," he said in an interview with NBC. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 21:30:37 Under the conditions of sanctions, Roscosmos will radically increase the production of transport, medical and energy equipment useful to the country at its enterprises — everything that previously had to be bought abroad for foreign currency.

This was announced by Rogozin in his telegram channel.

For example, rocket engine companies are ready to launch the production of aircraft engines. And the Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering is already producing water treatment systems for Russian cities.

"Our engineers can do everything. Our factories have reserves for expanding production. At the same time, I would like to emphasize that we are talking about additional industrialization of the rocket and space industry, which only has a positive impact on our core, core activities.
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger," the head of Roscosmos said. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 20:15:08 The commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was found murdered in MariupolBaranyuk.

He was eliminated earlier during an attempt to break through, the People's Militia of the DPR reports. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 20:00:12 Russian air defense systems in the Kharkiv region shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in the air, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 19:55:06 It is not necessary to wash every day, you can save money.

German Bild has published an article.

It turns out that "after a while, the skin can be cleaned on its own, without washing."

"Given the dependence on Russian energy supplies, Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck urged the Germans to save," the publication recalls. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 19:11:55 Moldova categorically refused to transfer its Mig-29 fighters to Ukraine, Ukrainian publications write.

"We don't want to annoy Russia," Chisinau responded to Kiev's request, local media write..

According to their information, Moldova has 6 Mig-29 fighters remaining from the USSR on its balance sheet. They have not been in the air for a long time, but they are in working condition. Open / Comment