• A group of Chinese entrepreneurs visited the Crimea

    A group of Chinese entrepreneurs visited the Crimea, as reported by Crimean Tatar TV Channel, ATR. According to the source, the purpose of their visit is to find out what projects they can implement on the peninsula and learn how Crimeans live.

    “There are no limits to trade. We are confident that the more the Crimea and China can help each other the better. Tourism is a very promising area of cooperation,” Krym Realii reported, quoting Chinese entrepreneurs.

    ATR added that the Chinese guests …

  • The Russian Federation says they will return to PACE only when all their rights are restored

    The delegation of the Russian Federation will only return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) if their rights are restored, including their right to vote. According to TASS, this was said by the chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin.

    “Our delegation can of course return but only if our rights are not violated and if we have a right to our own position. We also want the right to express our point of view and, of course, the right to …

  • The President of the European Parliament: Russia violates international law

    Speaking at the EU summit in Brussels, the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, accused Russia of violating all principles of international law by bombing the city of Aleppo in tandem with the Syrian government. The President of the European Parliament stated that Russia maintains a painful status quo in Syria as well as in Ukraine.

    “Russia is a country that poses a threat to the architecture of world security and established principles of international law,” Schulz stated, as …

  • Belgian MoD: Russia's evidence that Belgian fighters bombed Aleppo was 'fabricated'

    Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput has said that evidence provided by Russia showing that a Belgian F-16 aircraft attacked a village near Aleppo was fabricated, Novaya Gazeta reported.

    According to a press release issued by the Belgian Ministry of Defense, the Defense Attaché of the Embassy of Belgium in Moscow was given a map with a flight trajectory of the F-16s, allegedly showing that Belgian F-16s were responsible for the air strike that caused a number of civilian casualties.

    “From …

  • Poland proposes new pipeline from Norway to replace supplies from Russia

    Poland presented a new gas pipeline project named "Northern Gate" that could deliver gas from a shelf in Norway through Denmark to Poland, as reported by EurActiv foundation.

    The plenipotentiary representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure stated during the hearings at the European Parliament that Poland wants to replace supplies from Russia with supplies from the West.

    The project also known as the "Norwegian corridor" envisages the transportation of 10 billion …