In the Crimean issue Russia acts under the law of the jungle, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday in the Bundestag. According to her, Vladimir Putin is acting according to the principles of the 19th century.
Merkel called Russia's desire to join the Crimea a clear violation of international law and an attempt to take advantage of the weakness of Ukraine. "Russia is acting according to the law of the jungle," she said.
Leader of Germany believes that the continuation of this policy would be a disaster not only for Ukraine: "The whole of Europe will feel the Russian threat."
Merkel stressed that the EU is ready to impose sanctions, which eventually will become tougher and affect economic cooperation with Russia in all areas. German Chancellor noted that the EU and the USA are trying to find a political solution to the conflict, while Russian refuses to contact with Ukraine. -02D-
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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