• Estonia bans entry to 49 individuals from 'Magnitsky list'

    The Government of Estonia approved Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser’s proposal to prohibit 49 individuals from the so-called “Magnistky list” from entering the country, as reported on the website of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    Individuals involved in serious violations of human rights, including the death of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, will be banned from entering Estonia. “The unity and government’s resolve in this matter show our commitment to pay attention …

  • French President Macron to visit Russia

    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed that the visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Russia in May will take place as planned.

    "At the moment the visit is expected," Le Drian said during an interview with the RTL radio station, commenting on whether Macron's visit to Moscow will still take place after the poisoning of Skripal.

    Sergei Skripal was the former colonel of the GRU (Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate) who worked for the British secret services. He and his daughter …

  • Serbia launches large-scale military exercises on the border with Kosovo

    On Thursday, March 29, a large-scale military exercise of the Serbian armed forces was launched at the Pasuljanske Livade training ground, near the territory of the partially-recognized Republic of Kosovo, according to a report by RTS (Radio Television of Serbia).

    Before the beginning of the exercise, several Serbian aircrafts were spotted over the village of Preševo, located on the border of Kosovo. Aircrafts scared the locals and attracted the attention of the international peacekeeping …

  • Russia to conduct tests missile launches near Latvian Baltic Sea coast

    Russian naval forces will conduct training launches of missiles over the Latvian Exclusive Economic Zone in the Baltic Sea from April 4 to 6, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense, reports DELFI new agency.

    The report states that the missile launches will take place between 4 pm and 8 pm. The Russian Federation asked Latvia to close the airspace during this period to an altitude of 18 km in the missile launch zone and at a distance of about 40 km from the coastline of Latvia. The …

  • Media: France to send troops to help Kurdish militia in Syrian Manbij

    According to a statement released on Thursday from the Elysee Palace, after a meeting with a delegation made up of representatives of the Arab and Kurdish populations in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron assured the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces of France’s support.  

    “The President of the Republic mentioned that, following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2401, France clearly expressed its concern over the situation in the area of Afrin and demanded that the …

  • Russia gives US two days to vacate consulate building in St Petersburg

    The Russian government has given the US two days to completely vacate the US Consulate General premises in Saint Petersburg. This was reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website on Wednesday, March 29.

    “The agreement on the opening and functioning of the US Consulate General in Saint Petersburg has been revoked. The American representatives must completely vacate the administrative building previously provided to them as premises for this institution by no later than March 31,” the post …

  • Georgia expels Russian diplomat

    The Georgian Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of Russia’s representative in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi.

    “The ministry expresses solidarity with the United Kingdom, shares the position of Great Britain and the international community on this matter, and recognizes the staff member of the Russian Federation’s interests section in the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi as a persona non grata, and asks him to leave Georgia within seven days,” the statement on the Georgian Foreign Ministry’s …

  • Canada will double its police expert officers in Ukraine

    Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Waschuk stated at a March 28 meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov that Canada intended to double the number of police officer-instructors in Ukraine, as reported by the Interior Ministry of Ukraine.

    The two officials broadly discussed the current political agenda in Ukraine and the continuation of cooperation with Canadian partners to upgrade and develop the National Police of Ukraine within the PTAP (Police Training Assistance Project) …

  • Serbian President asks Putin for advice over intensification of Kosovo conflict

    Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin for advice regarding the intensification of the Kosovo conflict, reported RTS-a (Radio Television of Serbia).

    During a telephone call with Putin, Vučić informed the Russian President about the latest developments in Kosovo, including information about the detention of Serbian diplomat Marko Djurić.

    "President Vučić requested the opinion and advice of the President of the Russian Federation on how to counter the …

  • EU Commissioner: Ukraine has broken promises and is moving away from its European aspirations

    European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy, Johannes Hahn made a tough statement regarding the failure of the Ukrainian authorities to fulfill their own promises. The text of the statement was published on the European Commission website.

    Apparently, the deadline for submission of the asset declarations by civil society activists working in the sphere of counteracting corruption will lapse on April 1. Brussels has repeatedly demanded that Ukraine abolish this obligation but nothing …