Ukraine’s call to the global community to not participate in the preparation, financing or lobbying of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not affect the situation in any way. This opinion was expressed in commentary by Valentin Zemlyansky, an independent energy issues expert and former head of the Public Relations Department of NJSC Naftogaz Ukraine, on the website InfoResist.

"We [Ukraine] are not participants in the process. As such, we are not the subjects of …

Former Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont considered the possibility of fleeing to Russia prior to his detention in Germany; however, he ultimately chose to attempt to return to Belgium, where the authorities did not extradite the politician back to Spain.According to sources of the newspaper El Mundo, Puigdemont considered two variations for further movement during his time in Finland at the end of March. In particular, he considered fleeing to St. Petersburg, which is not far from Helsinki. …

On Sunday, Yeni Safak newspaper reported that Turkey is negotiating with Russia for the possible purchase of Kornet anti-tank guided missile systems (ATGM). The newspaper notes that negotiations also concern the possibility of providing technical maintenance for the ATGMs, which are already in service with the Turkish Armed Forces.

Ankara also plans to purchase from Moscow equipment for infantry and vehicles. Both sides are also discussing potential cooperation in improving the armor of …

Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, leader of the Ukrainian party "Movement of New Forces" said that he found a job in the Netherlands where he now lives. He said on Facebook that he “agreed with the Speakers Academy of the Netherlands on cooperation."

"While I'm in Europe, I'll make a living by giving lectures. In the Academy, there is a very cool team. They impressed me with a good knowledge of the specifics of our region and the right values. I hope that I will not have to …

The United States Department of the Treasury confirmed that Katerina Tikhonova is a daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The information was provided as a part of an explanatory note about Tikhonova’s husband Kirill Shamalov who was included in the new sanctions list.

"Shamalov married Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova in February 2013 and his fortunes drastically improved following the marriage. Within 18 months, he acquired a large portion of shares of Sibur, a Russia-based …

Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy stated that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline poses a military threat to Ukraine and Europe. According to him, the launch of the gas pipeline shows “Moscow’s aggressive intentions to exert pressure on the European Union.”

UNIAN news agency quotes him as saying that “The launch of Nord Stream 2 can also pose direct military threats that could trigger a new all-out attack of the Russian forces against Ukraine.”

Parubiy explained that the …

Sergei Skripal's niece Viktoria asked British Prime Minister Theresa May for help in acquiring a visa during an appearance on Sky News.

In her address to May, the girl stressed that she primarily wants to visit her uncle and cousin in order to convey information about their health to her grandmother.

"The whole world is now talking about an unprecedented political scandal, but real people are at the epicenter of this scandal. This is our family, which really needs to be together now," …

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who was recently placed on the expanded U.S. Department of Treasury sanction list, called the decision “ungrounded”, the Interfax news agency reports.

“The events that happened yesterday were unpleasant but not unexpected,” Deripaska said. “The reasons for my inclusion on the sanction list are unjustified, ridiculous and downrightly absurd.”

The oligarch refused to provide lengthier comments on the situation, noting that currently he “was preparing to …