Alex Kokcharov
Country risk analyst focused on #Russia, #Ukraine, #Belarus, #Eurasia & #Caucasus. All views are my own, RT ≠ endorsement. #ENTP
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Рамзан Кадыров сообщил о своей "временной нетрудоспособности"
На официальном сайте главы Чеченской республики опубликовано распоряжение Рамзана Кадырова, датированное 13 января, в котором он заявляет о своей "временной нетрудоспособности" и делегирует свои полно
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Alex Kokcharov
#BREAKING. The head of #Chechnya in south #Russia Ramzan Kadyrov said he was stepping back from duties due to "temporary incapacitation" and appointed the head of the Chechen regional government Muslim Khuchiyev as temporary replacement
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What the West Gets Wrong About Russia’s Intentions in Ukraine
Moscow never wanted an annexation—it just wanted a bargaining chip. Understanding that is the key to settling the conflict once and for all.
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia’s goal in #Ukraine is not annexation of Donetsk & Luhansk but using them as tools of keeping all of Ukraine anchored in the Russian sphere of influence, stopping Kyiv’s drift to EU & NATO: analysis by @Stanovaya
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Mystery as plane carrying Russian arms smugglers crashes in Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the world’s worst aviation safety records, so reports that an aircraft had tumbled into a remote forest last week caused few international ripples.
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Alex Kokcharov
Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's chef" and the mastermind behind the disinfo operations (Olgino) and Wagner private military group, has not been seen in public for the past 50 days. There were reports claiming he could be on board a crashed plane
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Facebook to be fined $5bn for Cambridge Analytica privacy violations – reports
The $5bn fine would be the largest ever levied by the Federal Trade Commission against a technology company
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Alex Kokcharov
This is HUGE:
@Facebook to be fined $5bn for Cambridge Analytica #privacy violations
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РФ незаконно добыла из украинских месторождений 9,2 млрд кубов газа
Российские компании со времени аннексии Крыма в 2014 году добыли из украинских месторождений 9,2 млрд кубометров газа и продолжают добычу. Об этом рас...
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia extracted 9.2bn cubic meters of natural #gas from nine gas fields of #Crimea since its illegal annexation in March 2014, according to #Ukraine's Chornomornaftogaz:
bykvu.com/bukvy/118781-r… pic.twitter.com/CYiK9lkNLY
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Russia resettled about half a million of its citizens to occupied Crimea - expert
Russia has resettled about half a million of its citizens to Crimea over five years of occupation of the peninsula. — Ukrinform.
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia reportedly resettled about 500,000 of its nationals to occupied #Crimea in south #Ukraine, profoundly changing the #demographics of the peninsula. This is the same policy used by the czars and by Stalin
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11 Russian fighter jets made mock attack on Norwegian Arctic radar
Flying in attack formation, the group of Su-24 attack aircraft turned away just before Norwegian airspace.
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Alex Kokcharov
In the #BarentsSea, #Russia|n fighter jets made mock attack on a #Norway's Arctic radar
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia|n businessmen are reportedly taking out their money from #Cyprus as the EU country is tightening financial #regulations
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Orbán Removes 1956 Memorial to Signify Return to Russian Sphere of Influence
If Putin wanted to rub in that independence is over, this would be the way to do it
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#Hungary removed the monument to Imre Nagy, leader of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, in #Budapest as a gesture of friendliness towards #Putin’s #Russia. Very weird
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Ukraine has seen evidence of Russia preparing chemical weapons in Donbas
A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's intelligence directorate said on Saturday that Ukrainian source had information that Russia was
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Alex Kokcharov
There is growing concern in #Ukraine that #Russia was preparing chemical weapons to be used in #Donbass
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Kalmyk deportations of 1943 - Wikipedia
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Alex Kokcharov
On this day in 1943, the #SovietUnion began deportation of the entire #Kalmyk people from their lands in south #Russia to Siberia. During the deportation, up to 19% of the Kalmyk civilian population died. Terrible repression & act of genocide:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmyk_de… pic.twitter.com/NTOzjgnU4N
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Россия созвала заседание Совбеза ООН из-за ситуации в Черном море
Россия запросила проведение срочного заседания Совета Безопасности ООН по ситуации в Керченском проливе, сообщил «Интерфаксу» заместитель постпреда России при всемирной организации Дмитрий Полянский. Предварительно оно назначено на 26 ноября 19.00...
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia called an urgent meeting of the #UN's Security Council @UNSC_Reports to discuss the situation in the #SeaofAzov, involving #Ukraine.
This is rich: an aggressor country is going to complain about the victim
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Russia deliberately escalates conflict in Azov Sea
Russia refuses to respect its commitments on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Treaty between
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia deliberately escalates situation around the #SeaofAzov. Events of today:
1. A Russian naval vessel tams into a one of #Ukraine's navy.
2. Russia closes #Kerch Strait for commercial navigation.
3. Russia deploys military helicopters & fighter jets
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СМИ сообщили о направлении российских боевых самолетов в Керченский пролив
В связи с попыткой украинских кораблей пройти Керченский пролив на патрулирование района направлены несколько российских боевых самолетов, сообщает «Интерфакс» со ссылкой на осведомленный источник.
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Alex Kokcharov
#Russia|n media report that Russian #warplanes are being deployed to the area of #Kerch Strait, which connects the #SeaofAzov & the #BlackSea: this is another step in the #Kremlin's escalation against #Ukraine
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Kyiv Says Russian Ship Rams Ukrainian Navy Tugboat Off Crimea
Ukraine says a Russian coast guard vessel has rammed one of its navy tugboats off the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula in "openly aggressive actions," resulting in damage to the ship.
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Alex Kokcharov
Today's #Kerch Strait #military escalation by #Russia, threatening navigation to #Ukraine's #SeaofAzov ports of Mariupol & Berdyansk: a detailed report by @RFERL in English
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Russia's 'Don' coast guard ship rams Ukrainian tugboat amid transfer from Odesa to Mariupol
Despite the incident, the Ukrainian Navy's ships continue performing their tasks in keeping with international law.
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Alex Kokcharov
More info about today’s naval incident in #Kerch Strait between naval vessels of #Russia & #Ukraine:
unian.info/politics/10351… pic.twitter.com/iX79cdTbEV
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Pound dives after Brexit resignations
Sterling loses about 1% against both the dollar and the euro after Dominic Raab and Esther McVey quit.
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Alex Kokcharov
Is this a coincidence? Probably not:
bbc.com/news/business-… pic.twitter.com/2Mu0xlD65A
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Top Poland Exports
Top Poland Exports 2017
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Alex Kokcharov
While #Russia often boasts that it's a very large arms exporter, it's worth remembering that #Poland exports more furniture (in $ terms) than Russia exports #weapons:
worldsrichestcountries.com/top_poland_exp… pic.twitter.com/miQOv44DyA
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МВФ предсказал России еще 6 лет стагнации | 13.09.18
Чудесное ускорение российской экономики в результате повышения налогов и пенсионного возраста, анонсированное правительством на 2021-22 гг, так и останется ...
Alex Kokcharov
#IMF @IMFNews published #GDP growth forecast for #Russia: the fund's economists expect relative #stagnation (low growth rates, much lower than the global average) for the next 6 years
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