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Kremlin: West deceived Russia
In an interview with the Finnish publication Hufvudstadsbladet, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed that Russia was completely opened to Western countries after the end of the Cold War, but it was deceived.
"We opened up completely for the West. Not because we were defeated - we did it ourselves. Nobody invaded us; Gorbachev simply wanted to put an end to the arms race. He wanted to put an end to the Cold War. So we opened [our country], and you deceived us. You …
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Turkey offers to assist Ukraine with the release of political prisoners
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said on Channel 5 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promised to help Ukraine with the release of prisoners held in Russia.
The Foreign Minister noted Turkey's assistance in the release of Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz. "It was very difficult. I think that Erdoğan himself must talk about it, probably after the elections. For now, it's better to work on new releases," Klimkin stressed.
The minister said that during a long …
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EU extends sanctions against Crimea for another year
The EU Council has decided to extended sanctions against the Crimea and Sevastopol for one more year, TASS reports, citing an unnamed member of the EU parliament.
This decision was made during a meeting in Luxemburg of the Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries from 28 EU countries.
On May 14, the EU Council imposed sanctions against the Crimea’s Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission Inna Guzeeva, and Secretary Natalia Bezruchenko; the Council additionally imposed sanctions against the …
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Most Russians will not live to new pension age proposed by Kremlin
The pension reform proposed by the Russian government will leave most of the male population without a pension in every fourth Russian region.
This conclusion was reached by Yakov Mirkin, head of international capital markets at IMEMO RAN (Institute of World Economy and International Relations), based on data from Russia’s State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
The government is proposing to raise the retirement age for men from 60 to 65 by 2028. This is close to the average life expectancy for …
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Russia expects verdict on Yanukovych's loan case by August
The Court of Appeal of England will deliver its verdict on Ukraine’s $3 billion debt to Russia by August 1 this year, said Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Storchak.
“We are waiting for the court ruling. They will finish the cycle before going on vacation, the ruling must be announced during this period,” TASS cites Storchak as saying.
According to the court’s website, the Court of Appeal will go on leave between August 1 and October 1 this year.
Storchak said that the Court of Appeal …