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French visa centers in Moscow have suspended the acceptance of applications for the extension of Schengen visas, which expired during the pandemic.
The embassy’s message says that we are talking about multiple-entry visas for a period of three to five years.
The reason for the suspension of the application is the inclusion of Russia “in the list of red zone countries” for coronavirus.
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Russia and the United States have started their first actions after the Geneva agreements. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
“We are analyzing our first steps that need to be taken to implement the agreements and understandings reached during the Russian-American summit,” the Russian ambassador said, saying that he had already managed to hold meetings at the American diplomatic department.
As the diplomat stressed, first of all, there were contacts between Russia and the United States on international cybersecurity. In addition, Antonov discussed with representatives of the US State Department the possibility of holding a meeting on the issue of strategic stability. Such a meeting may take place in July 2021.
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The incident in the Black Sea with the British destroyer Defender could lead to ” unjustified escalation&”, the chief of the Defense Staff of the United Kingdom, Nicholas Carter, is sure. According to him, we are talking about the risk of miscalculation in the game of “cats” with Russia.
“The situation that we observed in the Black Sea on Wednesday is one of those cases that can give rise to it,” Carter stressed. According to the British newspaper Telegraph, such miscalculations can lead to a “full-scale war”, the chief of the British General Staff is sure.
Meanwhile, the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that the destroyer Defender is a fat target for the anti-ship complexes of the Russian fleet, and its actions in the territorial waters of Russia are an epic fiasco.
And he also called on the United States and Great Britain “not to test their fate in vain, going on about the Ukrainian” admirals of the mosquito fleet”, and be guided by reason”.
On June 23, a British destroyer violated the border of Russia and entered the territorial sea near Cape Fiolent. He went deep there for a distance of three kilometers. He left the borders of the territorial waters at 12.23. During the incident, a border ship of the Russian Navy opened a warning fire.
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Readers of the German magazine Der Spiegel defended the “Nord Stream-2” in the comments on the publication’s website. Many users condemned the words of the head German Foreign Ministry Heiko Maas and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the desire to deter Russia from abuses.
“It is a pity that our elected politicians, who should primarily defend German interests, behave like an outpost of the United States, “” Blinken, Biden and Trump do not care about Europe’s energy supply. We do not need their advice”, ” I hope that after the launch of the Nord Stream — 2, blackmailers from Ukraine and Poland will be left with a nose”, “Why should we care about Ukraine’s problems with Russians? We will receive gas without losses for transit duties, ” the newspaper’s readers noted.
Nord Stream-2 involves the construction of two strands of a gas pipeline with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the coast of Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. The United States, Ukraine and some European countries actively oppose the construction.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there will be gas transit through Ukraine after the completion of the construction of the Nord Stream – 2. He recalled the agreement with Ukraine, according to which gas will go to Europe through it for five years, but its volume is limited due to problems in relations. In Germany, they also said that they intend to work on extending the gas transit agreement through Ukraine.
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The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU should prepare for the deterioration of relations with Russia. According to her, European countries should start talking to Moscow from a “position of strength”.
“Relations between the EU and Russia are on a negative spiral,” she said, urging to prepare for a further “decline”.
Von der Leyen recalled that only 5% of all European imports go to Russia, while Russia supplies the EU with “more than 37%”.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the failure of the idea of holding a summit of Russia and the European Union.
The heads of state and government of the European Union at a two-day summit held in Brussels agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia, which would be in effect until the end of July. According to the decision, the sanctions will remain for another 6 months.
According to TASS, citing a source in the delegation of one of the European countries to the European Council, no one opposed the extension of sanctions, since there is significant progress in the implementation of There are no Minsk agreements.
The formal procedure will be launched after the summit.
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The Network published photos that allegedly captured the founder of Nexta, Roman Protasevich, and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, reports the RT telegram channel in Russian.
It is reported that the photos were taken in Minsk. Sofia’s father Andrey Sapega said that the pictures appeared in the telegram channels two days ago.
“I don’t know if it was an accidental shooting of them walking in the park, or an informational throw-in, I can’t comment on anything yet. I called Sonya’s mother, saw the news, and unfortunately, I can’t explain anything about the conditions of detention and when exactly she was transferred to house arrest,” he said.
Earlier it was reported that Sapieha and Protasevich were sent under house arrest. Roman’s father Dmitry noted that it is difficult for him to comment on the actions of the authorities. He suggested that the young people were ” drawn into some kind of political game.”
Protasevich and Sapieha were detained after a forced landing in Minsk on board Ryanair.
The maneuvers involve carriers of “Daggers” and strategic aviation
On June 25, the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Forces began a joint exercise in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. The maneuvers coincided with an incident off the coast of Crimea, where a British destroyer staged a provocation, violating the maritime border of Russia. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, combat ships of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy, as well as maritime and long-range aviation aircraft, are participating in the exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Pairs of MiG-31K aircraft flew to the Russian airbase “Khmeimim” in Syria. These are carriers of hypersonic missiles “Dagger”. In addition, an Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft from the naval aviation of the Navy has been relocated there.
Five ships of the Russian Navy are involved in the manners, including the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser Moscow, the latest frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, as well as two submarines Stary Oskol and Rostov-on-Don. Aviation is represented by anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142MK, Il-38, long-range bombers Tu-22M3 and MiG-31K aircraft
The Navy and the VKS will work out actions to ensure the security of the Khmeimim air base and the logistics point of the Russian Navy Tartus in Syria.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the latest military equipment is being tested in difficult climatic conditions due to the influence of high temperatures. Flight crews will work out their piloting skills in new geographical areas.
Earlier it was reported that the second runway was reconstructed at the Khmeimim airbase, which allows even strategic aircraft, as well as carriers of the latest missile weapons, to be received here. The crews will be able to work out tasks in the airspace over the Mediterranean Sea.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that an agreement on the organization of the EU – Russia summit was not reached. According to Bloomberg, she was dissatisfied with the bravery of her colleagues in this matter.
It is clarified that Merkel called the discussion of a possible summit between the European Union and Russia “difficult”. In Brussels, the leaders again discussed the conditions under which they are ready to work and closely cooperate with Russia. Merkel said that she expected more courage from her European colleagues on this issue.
Earlier, the European Union rejected the idea of inviting Putin to a meeting with the leaders of the EU countries. Among other things, the heads of state instructed Josep Borrel to study the possibility of introducing new sanctions against Russia.
Two MiG-31K fighters were transferred from Russia to the Khmeimim air base in Syria for the first time. They are carriers of hypersonic missiles “Dagger”. The information was shared in the Ministry of Defense.
The joint exercise of the forces of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea and the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces began on Friday, June 25.
For the exercises in the Syrian Arab Republic, a pair of MiG-31K aircraft was flown from Russian airfields, which can use the latest hypersonic missiles from the Kinzhal complex, the military department said.
The commander of one of the MiG-31K crews said that by order of the command, the carriers of hypersonic missiles will perform “training tasks” in Syria.
