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MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/: Moscow had repeatedly tried to draw the international community’s attention to the human rights situation in Ukraine but Western countries preferred to turn a blind eye to the blatant violations by the authorities in Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Thursday, commenting on the current international suit against Ukraine that Russia filed with the European Court on Human Rights.

ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow Region/, July 22. /TASS/: The upgraded Ka-52M ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/assault helicopter will enter state trials soon, CEO of the Russian Helicopters Group (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) Andrei Boginsky told TASS on Thursday.

"Now two helicopter prototypes have been made, and their trials have already been completed. We are now presenting this helicopter to the Defense Ministry for joint state trials," the chief executive said on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 international air show.

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/: Inconsistencies in the report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on the incident with Russian blogger Alexey Navalny confirm that the incident was an orchestrated provocation, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 22./TASS/: Russia will counter militants from Afghanistan if they get into the territory of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan in line with the current agreements, Russian Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with Echo of Moscow radio, an extract from which was posted on the Echo of Moscow’s website on Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/: Russia’s interstate complaint against Ukraine with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) contains hard facts, and there is no political component in filing that document, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Rossiya 1 TV channel on Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline will soon become operational despite Washington's attempt to politicize the project, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday.

Zakharova made the remarks during her weekly briefing after the United States and Germany agreed on Wednesday on measures to reduce the risk that the Nord Stream 2 would pose to European energy security and Ukraine.

MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/: The price of Brent oil declined by more than 7.5% and fell below $68 per barrel a day after the OPEC+ ministerial meeting, at which the participating countries agreed on new parameters for the deal, said analysts interviewed by TASS on Wednesday.

However, the drop in quotations is connected not so much with the decisions of OPEC+ as with the collapse of financial markets amid fears due to the spread of the Delta strain of coronavirus.

ZHUKOVSKY/Moscow Region/, July 21. /TASS/: Russia is poised to supply a batch of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighters to Indonesia despite the pressure being exerted on this Asian-Pacific country, a spokesperson for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Valeria Reshetnikova, told reporters at the MAKS-2021 air show on Wednesday.

ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow Region/, July 21. /TASS/: The development of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile on schedule, CEO of the Tactical Missiles Corporation Boris Obnosov told reporters at the MAKS-2021 international air show on Wednesday.

"The development of the Tsirkon is proceeding according to schedule," the chief executive said.

The Tsirkon missile is a breakthrough weapon, he said. "This is a very complex weapon. I personally attended several trials. An awesome effect," Obnosov said.

MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/: Russian-American relations have approached a dangerous confrontational threshold, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that Washington’s pressure will be met with unwavering opposition from Moscow. The statement was adopted Wednesday after a meeting of the ministry’s board, led by Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov.