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The document extended the deployment period for the Russian fleet, which directly participated in the occupation of Ukraine s Crimea.
Yanukovych (right) signed the accords with Medvedev (left) in 2010 / Photo from UNIAN, by Andriy Mosienko
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have issued a notice of suspicion to ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych who is charged with high treason.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, he in 2010 assisted Russia in conducting subversive activities against Ukraine, the Prosecutor General s Office reported on January 28.
The charges concern the so-called Kharkiv accords signed between Yanukovych and the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The document extended the period for the Russian Navy s deployment in Ukraine s Crimea for another 25 years unde
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MOSCOW
Russian lawmakers Wednesday quickly approved the extension of the last remaining Russia-U.S. nuclear arms-control treaty, a fast-track action that comes just days before the pact is due to expire.
Both houses of Russia’s parliament voted unanimously to extend the New START treaty for five years, a day after a phone call between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said they agreed to complete the necessary extension procedures in the next few days.
Speaking via video link to the World Economic Forum’s virtual meeting, Putin hailed the decision to extend the treaty as “a step in the right direction” but warned of rising global rivalries and threats of new conflicts.
MOSCOW (AP) Russia and the United States traded documents Tuesday to extend their last remaining nuclear arms control treaty days before it is due to expire