• Russian Foreign Minister: The US didn’t warn Russia about the airstrike on Assad’s forces

    The United States did not warn Russia about the attack on the Syrian government forces in the south of the country which took place on May 18. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his interview with the journalists following the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

    "We are still confirming all the details of this strike, but according to some reports, several dozen civilians have died as a result of it", said Lavrov.

    The Minister said that …

  • Ukraine will appeal the decision on 'Yanukovych’s debt' on June 10

    On June 10, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine will appeal the High Court of London’s decision on the Russian Federation’s suit against Ukraine regarding Eurobonds worth $3 billion.

    This was announced to journalists by Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

    Danylyuk specified that this date corresponded with what had been previously planned and added that it might only be pushed back for one day at the most.

    On March 29, the High Court of London considered …

  • Macron spoke with Putin on the phone

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on Thursday. According to the Kremlin's website, the fight against terrorism and work within the framework of the "Normandy format" were discussed.

    "The possibility of an upcoming in person meeting was also discussed," the message says. Macron took office as a French President on May 14th.

    On May 16th, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the first contact between Ukraine and the …

  • A ferry service for cargo and passengers was launched between Russia and North Korea

    The Russian company InvestStroyTrest opened a cargo and passenger ferry service between the ports of Rajin (North Korea) and Vladivostok, previously passenger vessels from the DPRK did not go to Russia, as reported by Interfax.

    The ManGyongBong ferry previously carried passengers and cargo to the Japanese port of Niigata until 2006, however, after the DPRK missile tests, they were banned from entering Japan.

    The vessel is able to carry 193 passengers, and up to 1,000 tons of cargo, including 2 …

  • Russian LGBT activists relocate more than 40 homosexuals out of Chechnya

    Igor Kochetkov, chairman of the Russian LGBT network, who is involved in legal aid for Chechen homosexuals and assists in relocating them from the republic, told Current Time news outlet  that since the publication of Novaya Gazeta’s investigations regarding the persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya, more than 80 people have approached them for help.

    “Since the first of April, we started receiving requests. Already more than 80 people have approached us. Thus far, of them more than 40 people …

  • Russian authorities sentence a soldier for an incident in Syria

    On Friday, Kommersant newspaper reported on the first sentence given to a soldier of the Russian army who had participated in the military operation in Syria, citing a source closely involved in the legal proceedings. According to the publication, this concerns the military contractor, private Artem Hilko, who was charged with losing an automatic weapon.

    According to the publication, the sentence was given by the Moscow Military District Court, but the legal proceedings were closed to the …

  • Free Syrian Army withdraws from negotiations in Geneva

    Representatives of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are suspending their work in the delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) due to the absence of progress in the conflict resolution process. This was announced in a statement distributed by FSA representatives on Thursday.

    “The reason for the suspension of our participation in the Geneva talks is the lack of strategic vision for the negotiation process,” the announcement states.

    The FSA represents the largest united armed opposition …

  • Former Ukrainian President Yanukovych was taken to Russia twice in February 2014

    Viktor Yanukovych was conveyed to Russia twice at the end of April 2014, said Alexey Donskoy, prosecutor in the Yanukovych case.

    “In fact he ended up going there twice. The first time was the night between the 22nd and 23rd of February 2014. From the Urzuf settlement in the Donetsk region, which is on the coast of the Sea of Azov, he and Klyuyev, a bodyguard and escorts [Yanukovych’s mistress Lyubov Polezhay], were taken to Yeysk by two Russian helicopters. How these helicopters were not …

  • Gazprom withdraws money from Ukraine

    PJSC Gaztransit, partly owned by the Russian monopoly Gazprom will pay its shareholders 209 million hryvnia, equivalent to 7.9 million USD, in dividends. This was reported by the company in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

    Gaztransit shareholders made the decision at a meeting on April 28.

    On April 11, 2017, the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine or AMCU filed a statement with the State Executive Service about …

  • ‘Russian Aggression’ memorial complex to be built in Kyiv

    A memorial complex in honor of the participants of the Ukraine's war in the Donbas will be installed near the Pechersk Hills in Kyiv, not far from the Motherland Monument as relayed to Vesti newspaper by Anatoly Gaydamaka, a major artist from the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. He, according to the publication, will also take part in a competition for the best memorial exposition.

    The complex, as Gaydamaka specified to Vesti, will be created under the name ‘ …