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Russian Defense Ministry television station Zvezda announced this week that the Ukrainian government was closing down the iconic Odessa film studio. Zvezda claims that the film studio is one of many government companies slated for closing. Website screenshot Zvezda Zvezda’s article is filled with outrage and judgment, lamenting the fate of one of the oldest film studios in the Post-Soviet world. The President of the Russian Film Critics Guild along with a prominent Russian film director add their voices to the general condemnation of the studios’ alleged closing, calling it a huge loss for world culture. But the Odessa film studio is not about to be closed. Ukraine’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade recently published its strategic plan for the future of state owned enterprises. 1,255 companies are recommended to be liquidated or reorganized. The Odessa film studio is not on that list. The Studio is however on the list of companies recommended for privatization. Currently

Kilde: Fake: Iconic Odessa Film Studio to Close

Fake: EU To Impose Retaliatory Sanctions Against US

Russia’s Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda announced this week that the European Union would impose sanctions on the US in response to Washington’s new sanctions against Moscow. Citing an anonymous Brussels source, Zvezda presented this information as a done deal. The anonymous source, according to Zvezda, claims the EU will limit American companies’ access to European banks in response to sanctions against Russia. Website screenshot tvzvezda.ru There have been no announcements from the EU about possible sanctions against the America. The European Union has however expressed concern that these new American sanctions could negatively impact the economic independence of European countries. Website screenshot euronews.com New US sanctions against the Russian Federation impose a ban on «investment in projects for pipeline energy exports, implemented with the participation of Russian state-owned companies.» This measure directly concerns European companies that cooperate with the

Kilde: Fake: EU To Impose Retaliatory Sanctions Against US