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Lithuania adopted resolution for EU to extend sanctions against Russia
Delfi has reported that the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania has adopted a resolution which calls on the EU to extend sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Minsk Agreements have been fully implemented.
A total of 105 members of Parliament voted in favor of the resolution, none voted against it and one member abstained.
According to the Lithuanian Parliament, any attempt to ease or lift sanctions against the Russian Federation would encourage the aggressive policy of the …
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The OSCE warned about the possibility of separatists attacking Mariupol
During a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienn, the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Daniel Baer, discussed the possibility of separatist forces attacking Mariupol and its surrounding area, UNIAN reports.
“We are still seriously concerned with the buildup of forces of the joined Russian and separatist troops outside of Mariupol," Baer said. He reported that on November 14th Russian-separatist forces blocked access to the observers of the OSCE …
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Ukrainian MoD: Former Ukrainian servicemen in Crimea are under attack from Russian special services
Former Ukrainian military forces who now live in the Crimea could become "potential victims of the Russian special services." This opinion was expressed by the speaker of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine on ATO issues, Andrey Lysenko in an interview with Krym.Realii on November 16.
"The territory annexed by the Russian Federation is home to thousands of former Ukrainian servicemen who had retired to the reserve. At any time, the Russian security forces can detain and pass off such people as ' …
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Russia initiated gas talks with the EU and Ukraine
Russia fears that Ukraine will not have enough stored gas for winter and so initiated trilateral consultations with the participation of an EU representative.
This was announced by the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy, Alexander Novak.
“We have been instructed to conduct appropriate negotiations and consultations in the near future. We are now negotiating the date of European Commission Vice President Mr. Maroš Šefčovič’s arrival in Russia. We are going to discuss issues concerning a …
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Ukraine's representative to UN: Russia bribed countries into voting against the UN’s resolution on Crimea
Russia bribed countries to make them vote against “The human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol (Ukraine)” resolution initiated by Ukraine, which was approved two days ago by the third committee of the United Nations General Assembly that specializes in human rights.
This was stated by the permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, in an interview with the Ukrinform news agency.
“Of course, this information is unlikely to …