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 April 30 , 2022

 EU prepares Russia oil embargo – media

Snubbing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s proposal to impose tariffs and thereby mitigate a global price spike, the European Union is preparing to embargo all imports of oil from Russia sometime next week, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing anonymous officials in Brussels.

Ambassadors for the 27 member nations will meet next Wednesday and give their final approval for the measure by the end of the week, the US outlet claimed, citing “several EU officials and diplomats involved in the process.” None of them were authorized to speak publicly.

https://www.rt.com/russia/554750-eu-oil-embargo-plans/

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 US training Ukrainian troops in Europe – Pentagon

Ukrainian military personnel are receiving American training in Europe amid the conflict with Russia, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has revealed.

“I can announce that the United States has commenced training with the Ukrainian Armed Forces on key systems at US military installations in Germany,” Kirby said during a briefing on Friday.

As part of the program, coordinated with Berlin, the Ukrainian troops are learning to operate artillery, radars and armored vehicles.

https://www.rt.com/news/554764-us-training-ukraine-germany/

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 Russian Esports team banned over ‘Z’

Valve Corporation, the US based game developer and publisher,and owner of popular Steam-game distribution platform and Dota franchise, has disqualified a Russian Esports team from a regional Dota 2 tournament, after one of its players allegedly drew the symbol often associated with the Russian military action in Ukraine during one of the matches. The Russian Esports club, Virtus.Pro, then cut all ties with the player in question.

https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/554788-russian-esports-team-banned/

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May 1 , 2022

 Russia has set space station exit timetable

Russia has decided when it will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS), and will give a year’s notice to its partners, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday.

In an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel, the head of the space agency said that although a timeframe has been set, the authorities “are not obliged to speak about it publicly.”

Rogozin earlier said Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s military offensive on Ukraine are preventing Roscosmos from proceeding with “business as usual” when it comes to joint work with the US and other Western countries on the ISS.

https://www.rt.com/russia/554778-russia-comments-timeframe-iss/

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 Serbia promises decision on Russia sanctions

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that he will issue a statement on possible anti-Russia sanctions early next month, but will be guided by “the interests of Serbia” alone. Vucic has vehemently opposed penalizing Moscow for its offensive in Ukraine, but has come under pressure from the US to change his stance.

“As for us and the imposition of sanctions, I will talk about this more and more thoroughly on May 6,” Vucic told reporters at a military expo near Belgrade on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti. 

While acknowledging that he has been under pressure from unnamed politicians to acquiesce to the West’s sanctions regime, Vucic added that “our policy should be a policy of responsibility, a policy of development for Serbia, which will think about the interests of Serbia at every moment.”

https://www.rt.com/news/554787-vucic-serbia-russia-sanctions/

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