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Vilnius: Lithuania is interested in deepening cooperation with Ukrainian military educational institutions
Lithuania is interested in enhancing cooperation with the military educational institutions of Ukraine, as stated by the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Vitalijus Vaikšnoras, in a meeting with the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak, the web-portal of the Ukrainian government reports.
As noted, during the meeting enhancing cooperation and the exchange of experiences between the two countries' governmental universities were discussed.
"We are interested in …
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Russia concerned by unemployment rates in Crimea
The Russian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection released information on November 27 listing the annexed Crimea among regions with an increase in the number of unemployed citizens.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry did not release exact data on the Crimea. It did note that the education, industry, construction, agriculture, and healthcare industries have the greatest staffing demand.The Kremlin-controlled Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Crimea did not directly report on …
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Ukrainian official says Minister Kornet who led coup in Luhansk has 3,000 people under his command
There are about three thousand people now subordinated to the "Minister of Internal Affairs" of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic," Igor Kornet, as announced by the Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, Heorhiy Tuka on the Freedom of Speech program on channel ICTV.
"When Kornet became ‘Minister of the Internal Affairs,’ he had 219 subordinates; today there are about three thousand people in his divisions," Tuka stated.
Tuka …
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USA: missile destroyer USS James E. Williams heading to Ukrainian port of Odessa
The USS James E. Williams, which entered the Black Sea, is headed for the port of Odessa, said a spokesman for the U.S. Navy, as reported on a U.S. Naval Institute news site.
Under the Montreux Convention of 1936, warships may be in the Black Sea for no more than 21 days.
According to the report, the USS James E. Williams left the base in the American city of Norfolk on May 23 to take part in U.S. Navy operations. In May, ABC 13 News Now reported that the destroyer would be at sea for seven …
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Russia plans to file complaint with the UN over restrictions for obtaining US, EU and Canadian visas by Crimean residents with Russian passports
Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights intends to appeal to the UN Secretary General and the Council of Europe regarding the restriction of the rights of Crimea residents to receive visas for travel to the EU, the United States and Canada on Russian passports, TASS reports.
“I will appeal to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the Council of Europe on this issue, because such a defeat in rights is completely illegal, immoral and unreasonable," said Moskalkova. …