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Macron advises not to show weakness with Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron stated in an interview with Fox News Sunday that he sees Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong man” and advised not to be naïve when working with him.
“I think he’s a very strong man, he’s a strong president,” Macron commented. “He wants a great Russia. People are proud with of policy. He is extremely tough with minorities and his opponents,” Macron said, adding that he does not share Putin’s views on democracy. “He’s strong and smart—but don’t be naïve. …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister discusses with G7 Foreign Ministers sanctions against Russia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin took part in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven countries in Toronto, during which they discussed the situation in the annexed Crimea and the Donbas and counteracting Russian hybrid aggression.
"Thanks, Chrystia Freeland and all the Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries for friendly conversation... Ukraine is perceived as an integral part of the free world, a common democratic space. Our partners in the G7 see an …
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Russia refuses to guarantee non-interference in US elections
Russia will not give the United States “unilateral guarantees” of non-interference in elections, said Andrey Krutskikh, Special Representative of the President of Russia for International Cooperation on Information Security, in an interview with the newspaper Kommersant.
“We will not give any unilateral statements or assurances, and we most certainly will not admit guilt for certain incidents which Russia was purportedly involved in,” he said when asked whether Russia would guarantee non- …
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Russia wants to increase traffic to Crimean ports with Syrian help
The Russian authorities of the annexed Crimea and a delegation from Syria signed a Memorandum of Intent totaling 62 billion rubles or about one billion dollars, as reported by Interfax.
The news agency cites the Prime Minister of the Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, who says that a part of the projects with Syria is possible "even in the first approximation."
"The economic benefit for the peninsula is obvious, regional ports will be loaded,” Aksyonov added.
The Crimea had looked forward …
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Dzhemilev : Russia deployed six nuclear warheads to Crimea
After the annexation of the Crimea, it is possible that in early 2016, the Russians deployed nuclear weapons to the territory which is not controlled by Ukraine. According to People's Deputy of Ukraine Mustafa Dzhemilev, six nuclear warheads are located on the territory of the peninsula.
"First of all, this is a gross violation of the Budapest Memorandum because Crimea is the territory of Ukraine. We [Ukraine], a non-nuclear state became a nuclear state again. I appealed to the Ministry of …