The United States of America clamored for justice to be brought to those responsible for the murder of human rights defender Iryna Nozdrovska, stated the US Embassy’s message on Twitter.

"Shocked and saddened by the murder of human rights defender Iryna Nozdrovska, we express our deepest condolences to her relatives and close ones. The guilty must be held accountable," the statement said.

The body of Nozdrovska was discovered in the Vyshgorodsky district of the Kyiv region on January 1. She …

The German Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel is set to visit Ukraine on January 3- 4 this year. During his visit, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin plans to discuss with him the issue of the release of Ukrainian political prisoners detained in Russian prisons.

As the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports, "the role of Germany, together with France, under the Normandy format in countering Russian aggression will be a key subject of the …

On January 1st 3,300 foreigners passed the through the biometric control system upon entering Ukraine; about 1,900 of them were citizens of the Russian Federation, as indicated by the spokesperson of the State Border Guard Service, Oleh Slobodyan, on 112 Ukraine.

"During the first 24 hours of operation of the biometric control system, more than 3,300 foreigners who are subject to this system crossed the border, almost 1,900 of them were Russian citizens." The system worked without failures and …

The anti-monopoly service of Bulgaria refused to annul the government’s deal with the Russian aircraft construction company MiG. The demand of the Ukrainian company Ukrinmash was thus rejected, Reuters reported on Tuesday January 2 with reference to a statement by the Bulgarian anti-monopoly regulator. The decision can be challenged within three days.

In December 2017, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry commissioned MiG to service 15 old fighters. The four-year deal was estimated at a value of $50. …

On January 2, the Constitutional Court of Moldova decided to temporarily suspend the authority of the country’s President Igor Dodon regarding the approval of new members of the government, reported the editorial office of Radio Liberty in Moldova.

The pro-Russian head of state twice rejected government proposals concerning the appointment of seven members of the executive branch. By the court’s decision, the President of the Parliament of Moldova, Andrian Candu, or the Prime Minister Pavel …

Poland does not intend to change its position and begin accepting refugees from Muslim countries, stated the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki on Polish television.

“We have not changed our position from that formulated by the Law and Justice Party (the ruling party of Poland) before the elections (more than two years ago), and we will not accept migrants from the Middle East and North Africa in Poland,” Morawiecki said.

“At the same time, on the eastern borders of the European …

The Bank of Russia is considering the possibility of introducing a supranational digital currency within the BRICS or the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Central Bank first deputy chairperson Olga Skorobogatova told reporters, Finanz.ru reports.

“We are continuing the work to investigate this matter. A matter which seems to us advisable to discuss on with our colleagues is the possibility of introducing a supranational digital currency in EEU territory or within the BRICS. There are many …

Beginning January 1, the export duty on oil in Russia has increased by $6.4 per ton, rising from $105 to $111.4.

As Interfax reports, citing information from the Ministry of Economic Development, the preferential duty rate on crude oil from Eastern Siberia, the Caspian fields and Prirazlomnoye field will remain at zero, based on a new formula adopted within the framework of a tax maneuver for the oil sector. Beginning January 1, the duty on high-viscosity crude Increased to $17.9 from $16.8 in …