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Parliament of Chechnya proposes to allow Putin to hold presidency for three consecutive terms
The draft bill on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s term appeared on the website of the Russian State Duma after being registered on Friday and sent to the Duma’s Chairman. The document was introduced by the Parliament of the Chechen Republic.
On May 9, Chechen legislators proposed to allow the Russian President to hold the post for three consecutive terms. This suggestion was initially put forward by the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, who stated that “there is no alternative” …
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Russia considers launching satellites using ballistic missiles
Russia is once again considering a project to use RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to launch satellites into space, RIA Novosti reports.
“The rocket and space sector has returned to consideration of a project to convert decommissioned Topol ICBMs in order to use them in the space program – to create light carrier rockets based on them,” a source in the military space sector told the news agency.
The Russian Defense Ministry has begun replacing Topols with the more …
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Ukraine calls for limitation of Russia's veto power in the UN
The Ukrainian Delegation to the UN pointed out the need to reform the United Nations Security Council due to abuses of veto powers by certain countries, particularly Russia, Ukrinform reports. "The reaction of the Security Council to serious violations of international law is slow and inconsistent,” Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko stated.
He recalled that Russia is defying international law by carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine while …
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International Court of Justice demands explanation from Russia for not complying with court’s ruling on Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The International Court of Justice in The Hague officially requested Russia to explain its failure to comply with last year’s ruling of the court, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olena Zerkal, said.
Evropeyska Pravda news outlet reports that the The Hague Court asks Russia to explain how it complies with the rling of the International Court, on resumption of the Mejlis activities. Specifically, Russia must explain what was done to create normal conditions for activities of the …
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Putin says he is very happy Skripal is recovering
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished good health to Sergei Skripal, who has been discharged from the hospital, but believes that if a poisonous substance had been used against his person, Skripal would have died on the spot.
“I think that if, as our British colleagues claim, a weapons-grade poison had been used, that person would be dead on the spot. Combat chemicals are so strong that the person either dies immediately or within seconds, maybe minutes," Putin said at a press conference …