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Anatoly Antonov says he was denied “contact” meeting with Russian prisoner Aleksandr Vinnik, despite White House having allowed it Russia’s insufficient diplomatic presence in the US has complicated the work of its embassy and consulate staff, leaving Russian nationals in America without proper assistance, Moscow’s envoy to Washington Anatoly Antonov has said.

Japanese energy company SODECO has decided to retain its 30% stake in the new entity that will manage the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East, Japan’s Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura announced on Friday.