• U.S. senators request verification of income sources and assets of Putin and his family

    U.S. senators have drafted a bill on personal sanctions against Russian officials involved in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.

    In particular, the document requires “a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members”. The bill provides for the freezing of assets and denial of visas to officials responsible for gross violations of international law, including the recent poisoning …

  • Russia demands Germany hand over data on Navalny poisoning within 10 days

    The Russian Permanent Mission to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) sent a note to its German counterparts demanding that all information on Alexei Navalny’s poisoning case be passed on, reported the mission’s press service.

    "On September 23, the Russian Permanent Mission sent a note to the German Permanent Mission to the OPCW with a demand to the German side to give us exhaustive information on Nanalny’s case, in particular, the results of analyses, biomaterials …

  • Lukashenko congratulated by only one world leader on his inauguration

    After secret inauguration of the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, only Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow congratulated him, reported the Turkmen state news agency Turkmenistan Today .

    According Turkmenistan Today, the congratulatory message was sent last night. However, there is no information about this on Lukashenko’s website. Also, the mouthpiece of the authorities, BELTA news agency did not report it.

    Interfax-West clarifies that even the Kremlin did …

  • Ukraine refuses to recognize Lukashenko as president of Belarus

    The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, after additional meetings and consultations, has formed a position in assessing the inauguration and the political status of Alexander Lukashenko, announced on Twitter Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

    According to him, Ukraine does not recognize Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus despite the so-called inauguration in Minsk on September 23. Kyiv has made this decision because of violations during the election campaign and further …

  • Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for espionage

    Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats as part of espionage case. They have been declared persona non grata and must leave the country within 72 hours, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, September 23.

    The Foreign Ministry noted that the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has been informed of the decision. Earlier, the Bulgarian prosecutor's office said that the Russians, whose names are not provided, have been engaged in espionage in Bulgaria since 2016. They collected information for …

  • U.S. strategic bombers fly over Ukraine

    Two U.S. B-52H strategic bombers once again entered Ukrainian airspace, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

    The ministry said that the American warplanes were accompanied by Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters from the tactical aviation brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

    According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, such flights are a demonstration of support for Ukraine's security by the United States.

    "U.S. pilots together with Ukrainian fighter jets create collective …

  • Four Russian mercenaries killed in helicopter crash in Libya

    A military helicopter crashed in Libya, killing Russian mercenaries from the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, reported the Turkish news agency Anadolu.

    The incident took place on September 23 near the Al-Jufra airbase. The helicopter collided with the ground, causing ammunition on board to explode.

    Four Russian mercenaries were killed in the accident.

    "A helicopter carrying Russian mercenaries and ammunition fell in the town of Sukna, in the city of Al-Jufrah,” military …

  • Putin tells Macron that Navalny could have taken the Novichok poison himself

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny could have taken the poison Novichok himself, reported the French newspaper Le Monde, citing two sources.

    According to the newspaper, in his conversation with Macron, Putin spoke of Navalny contemptuously and called the oppositionist "a simple troublemaker on the Internet." The Russian president also said that Navalny allegedly used his Anti-Corruption …

  • In speech to UN Putin calls for removing sanctions and trade restrictions

    President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, said that the recovery of the world economy during the pandemic requires "removing restrictions and sanctions."

    "Removing restrictions and sanctions could be useful to restore global growth and reduce unemployment," said Putin.

    Putin said that now Russia’s proposal to introduce so-called green corridors, which will remove trade restrictions to ensure countries' access to basic necessities, is especially …

  • Lukashenko secretly inaugurated in Minsk

    Alexander Lukashenko's inauguration has taken place in Minsk at the Palace of Independence. The Central Election Commission of Belarus announced his victory, but the opposition claims that Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won the election by a large margin. Ukraine, as well as the EU and the United States, did not recognize the results of the elections in Belarus as fair and reflecting the real will of citizens.

    Lukashenko’s inauguration has been reported by the state news agency BELTA.

    It is noted …