The Permanent Representative of Great Britain to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Peter Wilson said that the briefing initiated by Russia at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague on Thursday, April 26 was a “stunt.” The Russians claim that the event, which was attended by several residents of the Syrian city of the Douma, proves the absence of any chemical attacks in the vicinity of the city.

The United Kingdom and its allies declined to attend this briefing. The …

According to Ceske Noviny news outlet, the Czech Republic court has ruled to shut down the so-called “Representative office of the Donetsk People’s Republic.”

According to the court ruling, the activities of the so-called “DRP’s Representative office” are illegal. The Representative Office is located in Ostrava and was allegedly opened in 2016.

The Czech Republic court rejected previous appeals against the closure of the DPR Representative office. Pro-Russian activist Neli Liskova urged the …

During a press conference in Moscow, a number of Ukrainian politicians who previously fled to Russia declared   that they plan to return to Ukraine to “rebuild” the country. Among those are: Mykola Azarov, Vitaliy Zakharchenko, Andriy Klyuyev and Stanislav Shuljak.

 “We will definitely return to our country. You can write down, I can sign for it. We are representatives of Ukrainians who do not want to see this current government. We will definitely return, and without fail, rebuild Ukraine, …

The Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) identified and prevented attempts for provocations by the Russian Special Services during the May holidays. As stated on the SBU website, the Russians were using social networks in an attempt to incite the unrest. The group of perpetrators included two Kyiv residents and three residents of the Odessa region. Instructed by the Special Services of the Russian Federation, the group administered anti-Ukrainian communities in the social networks …

In this year’s annual World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) published information revealing Russia to be in 148th place. Russia’s position in this rating has not changed for the third consecutive year. In total, the rating consists of 180 countries. First place is taken by Norway, second by Sweden, and the Netherlands third. The 180th place is held by North Korea.

RWB reports that the countries of the former Soviet Union together with Turkey, who ranks 157th, remain world …

In a recent interview with the Facts program, Serhiy Nayev, the Commander of the Joint Forces, stated that Ukrainian forces are ready for joint force operations, Interfax-Ukraine reports. According to Nayev, the forces and capacities of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Guard, and National Police of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)—now under the command of the Joint Operation Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine—are ready to perform tasks as needed.

“All …

National joint-stock company Naftogaz of Ukraine has started purchasing gas from Russian Gazprom since Wednesday, April 25, reports by the Ukrainski Novyny news agency, citing a source in the gas market.

According to the source, the purchased gas is being transported through Sudzha station. The total volume of supplies is 21 million cubic meters.

The import of gas from Russia to Ukraine was suspended on November 25, 2015. On March 1, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom …

Ukrainian Special Services detained a former police investigator of the Czech Republic’s Office for the Detection of Organized Crime, Ludek Vokal, as reported by Info.cz web-portal with reference to sources.

A Czech diplomat was also allegedly arrested but he was later released and given back his diplomatic passport.

In the Czech Republic, Ludek Vokal was wanted by the General Inspectorate of Security Authorities in connection with suspicions on his activities under the authority of then-Head …