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French MP Jean Lassalle asked the country's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian about the possibility of granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This is stated in the request of the parliamentarian sent to the head of the Foreign Ministry. So, in the address of Lassalle, with the text of which RT got acquainted, it is noted that France has a law on the protection of whistleblowers, but in the situation with an Australian journalist, Paris is "silent." Experts believe that there is little chance of granting asylum to Assange in France, since such a step could affect the republic's relations with the United States. Read more about "It's Paris's turn to defend him": French MP raised the issue of granting political asylum to Assange

Where is Bulgaria 30 years into capitalist restoration? Pretty much at the end of its statehood. The society and culture in deep decline, the economy virtually controlled by oligarchic structures and institutions that are only there in order to not do their job. Read more about The grotesque decay of the Bulgarian mafia-owned state and social despair

In the Spanish edition of La Vanguardia reportedthat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban again attacked migrants with criticism. The head of the country’s government called the refugees a threat comparable to biological weapons and demanded to stop their influx into the country. Such measures, he noted, will help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Read more about Refugees as weapons. Will changing EU migration policy help defeat coronavirus?

On many occasions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the adoption of new amendments to the Russian Constitution. Putin has usually referenced several reasons why the head of State would want to change the basic law of the country, which is only 27 years old. This is the desire to expand the powers of the Parliament (State Duma), and limit the tenure of the presidency to two terms without the fateful word “in a row”, which allowed Putin to be elected 4 times, to ensure the immunity of former presidents and establish the priority of the Constitution of the Russian Federation over International Law. Read more about Putin’s Amendments To Russia’s Constitution Sparks Debate About Russian Nationalism

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Moscow. They discussed bilateral relations and the international agenda. So, leaders said that Nord Stream 2 will be completed, despite American sanctions. Speaking about the situation in the Middle East, Putin and Merkel noted the need to maintain a peaceful dialogue to resolve the Syrian and Libyan conflicts, as well as to do everything to maintain a nuclear deal with Iran. Read more about "Bring it to the end": Putin and Merkel announced the need to complete the "Nord Stream - 2"

The Russian newspaper 'Vechernyaya Moskva' interviewed several Russian experts to discuss Brexit and the conservative’s landslide victory in the recent elections to the lower house of the UK Parliament that appears to signal that the Brexit saga may be coming to a close. Read more about Russian Experts Discuss Russia And Brexit

The position of Ukraine, receiving financial support from the European Union, but supporting the possible introduction by the United States of sanctions against European companies participating in Nord Stream 2, is unacceptable. This was stated by the chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economics and Energy Klaus Ernst. Read more about “Torpedoing the energy policy of Germany”: in the Bundestag they pointed to the unacceptable position of Kiev in the “Nord Stream - 2”

Les observateurs de CIS-EMO  ont pu faire leur travail dans tous les bureaux de vote dans les régions des observations. En prenant en compte la situation politique difficile, la mission  salue l'intention de CENI d'administrer indépendamment et avec transparence  la campagnie électorale au jour du scrutin. Read more about La conclusion de la mission de l'observation de CIS-EMO

Report "Discrimination on the basis of religion and the problem of hate speech in Ukraine" by Alexey Semenov, CIS-EMO Political Analyst, at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018 (13 September 2018, Warsaw). Read more about Discrimination on the basis of religion and the problem of hate speech in Ukraine