The country is open to the “noble endeavors” of all young people, the Russian leader has said at the closing ceremony Russia sought to create conditions for friendship, creativity, and freedom for all the participants of its World Youth Festival (WYF), and hopes that this attempt was a success, President Vladimir Putin said at the…

Kremlin has no plans regarding South Ossetia’s wish to hold a referendum on the matter Moscow respects the will of the people of South Ossetia, but has not taken any legal action after the Caucasian republic’s authorities announced the intention to hold a referendum on joining Russia, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

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