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International Sanctions against Russia - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "the world sanctions Russia - because more than one Russian soldier entered Ukraine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "outside Crimea - and the Donbass region !”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and there are international sanctions against Russia - because of authoritarian behaviour of Putin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the US - the EU - and UK governments - announce further sanctions - on Russia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "the financial measures - are designed to damage Russia's economy - and penalise Vladimir Putin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "high-ranking officials - and so-called Russian oligarchs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the sanctions are penalties - tough actions - imposed by many countries in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "( most countries in the world - vote against Russia - in the United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the latest sanctions are - economic measures to ban new investment - in Russia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "severe sanctions on Russian financial institutions - like Alfa Bank and Sberbank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "sanctions on state-owned enterprises - military goods - and mercenaries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "sanctions on Russian officials - and their family members - including relatives of Sergei Lavrov !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a ban on the export of dual-use goods - items with both a civilian and military purpose - such as vehicle parts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "the UK is also imposing sanctions - on Russia's - Wagner Group !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "all Russian flights are banned - from the US - the EU - the UK - and Canadian airspace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "the EU and the UK ban the export - of luxury goods to Russia - including vehicles - high-end fashion - and art !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the UK also imposes a 35% tax - on many imports from Russia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "the US - the EU - and the UK - together sanction more than 1,000 Russian individuals - and businesses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the assets of Russia's central bank are frozen - to stop it using its foreign currency reserves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "the EU targets 70% - of the Russian banking market - and state-owned firms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "some Russian banks are removed - from the international financial messaging system - Swift !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "and a growing number of international companies - have suspended trading in Russia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "France and Germany - expel 75 Russian diplomats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "nine EU countries - and the US - have together expelled over - 250 Russian diplomats - and embassy workers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "list of Russian people - who are sanctioned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "Vladimir Putin - Mikhail Mishustin - Sergey Lavrov - Sergei Shoigu - Dmitry Medvedev - Alexander Lukashenko !”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Nikolay Bogdanovsky - Alexander Bortnikov - Dmitry Bulgakov - Aleksandr Dvornikov - Valery Gerasimov - Igor Girkin !”

 

 

 

 

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• "Alexey Gromov - Ramzan Kadyrov - Andrey Kartapolov - Dmitry Kozak - Vladimir Kozhin - Ivan Melnikov - Yevgeny Murov - Sergey Naryshkin !”

 

 

 

 

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• "Aleksandr Nosatov - Dmitry Rogozin - Andrey Serdyukov - Igor Sergun - Anatoly Sidorov - Vyacheslav Volodin - Vladimir Yakunin !”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Andrey Akimov - Vladimir Potanin - Vladimir Bogdanov - Sergey Chemezov - Oleg Deripaska - Suleiman Kerimov - Dmitry Kiselyov !”

 

 

 

 

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• "Yury Kovalchuk - Dmitri Lebedev - Konstantin Malofeev - Dmitry Mazepin - Arseny Pavlov - Yevgeny Prigozhin - Alisher Usmanov !”

 

 

 

 

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• "Arkady Rotenberg - Igor Rotenberg - Igor Sechin - Kirill Shamalov - Andrei Skoch - Viktor Vekselberg !”

 

 

 

 

 

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• "list of Russian organizations - which are sanctioned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "Bank Rossiya - Sberbank - Gazprombank - Vnesheconombank - VTB Group - Volga Group - High Precision Systems - Almaz-Antey Concern !”

 

 

 

 

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• "Kalashnikov Concern - Rostec - PJSC United Aircraft Corporation UAC - RusHydro - Alrosa - Rosneft - Gazprom Neft - Transneft !”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dmitry Medvedev: the Corruption Allegations lead to Street Protests - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the street protests that sweep Russian cities over the weekend - are remarkable not just for their unusually large size !!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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• "but also for their main target:  Dmitry Medvedev !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "after an investigation by the anti-corruption campaigner - and opposition politician Alexei Navalny  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "a network of palaces and vineyards - are linked to Medvedev !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "angry Russians carry rubber ducks - a mocking reference to a shelter for ducks found on one of his alleged properties  !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Medvedev has some times been considered - as a relatively decent member of Putin’s inner circle !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but his trajectory over the past decade reflects the evolution - and eventual crushing of hopes !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that Putin’s system - might gradually reform from within !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Medvedev used Twitter, and seemed like a man - who sympathised with the aspirations of Russia’s growing middle class !"

 

 

 

 

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• "when Medvedev tried to dress or talk like Putin - the effects were comic !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the very fact - that he seemed like a regular guy !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "rather than one of the humourless ex-KGB droids - who made up so much of the inner circle !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "allowed some people to hope - he might be able to effect incremental change over time !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but asked by an emotional teacher - why salaries are so low ?! - Medvedev jovially suggested !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that if teachers wanted to earn good money - they should go into business instead !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Medvedev takes the hit - for the miserable economic situation at home !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "when he was accosted by angry pensioners - demanding to know why the government had not indexed pensions ?! - he retorted !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• ""there isn’t any money !!!!!! - but hang in there !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "all the best to you !!!!!!" - before walking off !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "such remarks appear newly distasteful in light of Navalny’s film - if even some of them are true, they suggest  !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Medvedev has amassed - a huge empire of property and assets !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "albeit held by friends - and through proxy trusts !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Open Russia - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ OPEN RUSSIA

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• ""Open Russia” is the name of a initiative - advocating democracy and human rights in Russia !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "founded by former businessman - and now democracy activist "Mikhail Khodorkovsky"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the first initiative took the form of a foundation whose stated purpose was - to build and strengthen civil society in Russia in 2001 !"

 

 

 

 

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• "by 2005, Open Russia had 23 regional affiliates - on February 24, 2005, Russia’s "Federal Tax Service" initiated an inspection of Open Russia !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the first incarnation of Open Russia closed in 2006 - when Russian authorities froze its bank accounts !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• second Initiative:  "Khodorkovsky relaunched "Open Russia" in September 2014 - as a nationwide community platform !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to bring together all Russians interested in creating a better life for themselves - and their children !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "during videoconference supporting - marches against Putin's policies !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "with nearly all of the regional locations experiencing Internet connection problems - just moments before the conference, sabotage and storming the halls  !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the online relaunch ceremony was attended by prominent Russian activists and emigrés - including Sergei Guriyev and Yevgeny Chichvarkin !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Khodorkovsky is making clear that prison has, if anything - emboldened him in his desire to change his country !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• Objectives: "the new Open Russia - focuses on several key areas !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "including independent media - political education !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the rule of law - and support for political prisoners !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "also featured is an extensive reforms program - aimed at reforming law enforcement and the Constitution !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to ensure justice - and democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in addition - Open Russia endorses free and fair elections !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and, while staying out of direct political involvement - lends support to candidates who also promote fair elections !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Open Russia pushes for a constitutional conference !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to shift power away from the presidency - and toward the legislature and judiciary !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• Activities: "to date there have been seven online forums - hosted by Open Russia !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "on topics ranging from healthcare reform - to combating corruption !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Open Russia reported - that it will support twenty-five candidates - in the upcoming parliamentary elections  !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• Reactions:  "the project’s website was targeted by distributed denial of service attacks  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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United Civil Front - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ UNITED CIVIL FRONT