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Interfax: All-Ukraine dialogue needed to “legitimize” election – Russian senator Margelov

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Interfax – May 14, 2014) The central Ukrainian authorities will not become fully legitimate after the presidential election scheduled for 25 May unless they establish a dialogue with Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the head of the Russian parliament’s upper house committee on international affairs, Mikhail Margelov, told Russian privately-owned news agency Interfax on 14 May. “Without this dialogue, assuming that […]

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Radicals may push aside Ukrainian moderate opposition – Margelov

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) – The Federation Council believes that the victory in Kyiv and western Ukraine has been won by radicals and militants and the systemic opposition may soon be pushed aside. “As Maidan [people] refuse to leave and to lay down their arms, it seems the winners think they still have tasks to accomplish. The situation is developing […]

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Russian senator slams EU over “double standards” on Ukraine

Europe, EU, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
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(Interfax – Moscow, February 11, 2014) The head of the Russian Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, Mikhail Margelov, has accused the European Union of employing double standards. Margelov told Interfax that during his work in PACE he and his colleagues from the Russian delegation acquired strong immunity to double standards in assessments of the same events that are used by […]

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Interfax: Lawmaker praises Russia’s “conservative” foreign policy

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas
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MOSCOW. Dec 12 (Interfax) – A senior Russian lawmaker has praised what, according to President Vladimir Putin, is the “conservative” nature of Russia’s foreign policy. “Not to correct or deny but to continue history is the slogan of modern conservatism, a rational ideology that is appropriate for addressing tasks posed by circumstances,” Mikhail Margelov, head of the Federation Council’s International […]

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Interfax: Russian senator hails NATO’s changing philosophy as “new and important”

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(Interfax – Moscow, November 12, 2013) NATO is changing its philosophy – the alliance is turning from an organization for ensuring defence of its members into an organization ensuring their security, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Thrasyvoulos Terry Stamatopoulos has said at a meeting with head of the Federation Council’s international committee Mikhail Margelov. “This is […]

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Margelov Says Lack of Mail Harming U.S. Ties

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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – June 21, 2013) ST. PETERSBURG ­ Russia might be closer to the U.S. than Moldova and Armenia geographically, but the two countries are too often a world apart when it comes to maintaining close contacts, a senior Russian official said Thursday. Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, complained […]

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Senior senator hails Russian foreign policy concept

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
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(Interfax – Moscow, 17 February) The concept of Russia’s foreign policy that was voiced by Vladimir Putin is aimed at using economic diplomacy and applying “soft power” as well as “the democratization of diplomacy”, head of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov has said. “This concept reflects the fact that today international economic problems cannot always be resolved […]

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Russian senator, pundit welcome U.S. Senate confirmation for John Kerry

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
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(Interfax – Moscow, 30 January: The newly confirmed US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is a clear-headed politician who played an important role in the development of the “reset” (in US-Russian relations), the chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, Mikhail Margelov, thinks. John Kerry does not think that Russia is America’s enemy, the senator told Interfax. “It is […]

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