• Widespread human rights violations in Pro-Kremlin separatist republics

    The majority of Ukrainian prisoners of war were roughly treated and even outright tortured in the detention centers of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, areas which are out of the Ukrainian government’s control. Ukrinform, the National News Agency of Ukraine reports that this information was made public on Friday by the representatives of public organizations together with the Verkhovna Rada's (Parliament of Ukraine) representative for human rights.

    Human rights defenders interviewed more than 1 …

  • Bild: Paris terrorists bought weapons in Germany

    Terrorists, who launched a series of attacks in Paris on November 13, bought 4 Kalashnikov assault rifles from a certain Sasha V. Sasha V, who is from a German city of Magstadt, came to the attention of investigators even earlier,writes Bild. The Baden-Württemberg Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the detention of a 34-year old man on suspicion of the arms trade. In response to the Reuters’ request, a representative of the office reported that he is in the remand prison. According to him, this …

  • Der Spiegel: At least two Russian officers killed in Syria

    At least two Russian army officers were killed during military actions in Syria, reported Der Spiegel. According to the edition, on November 12th, two servicemen of the 22nd Special Forces Brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Russia were buried in Rostov-on-Don. Russian media has not mentioned these events.

    Der Spiegel reported that the Russian Army, in addition to the airstrikes, is also involved in the transportation of Syrian army personnel using IL freighter planes and MI-24 …

  • Geoffrey Pyatt:USA is to increase support to Ukraine

    The Ukrainian Government regained the trust of the world by strengthening the country’s economy and the USA is going to provide Ukraine with broader support. The U.S ambassador in Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, stated this during a socio-political forum,“Anniversary of the Coalition Agreement: The Action Plan or Mere Paper?”

    The U.S Government intends to provide further help to Ukraine to continue to make positive changes. “I think that we will announce new, greater support,” wrote Pyatt on his …

  • Syrian opposition rebels strike Hmeymim Russian airbase in Syria

    The Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet, reported that on November 26, oppositionists from Ahrar ash-Sham carried out an artillery strike on Russian airbase Hmeymim in Syrian Latakia. Artillery shelling at the airbase of Russian aviation resulted in deaths and injuries. The sources claim that none of the Russian planes went up into the sky after artillery strike.

    The Israeli branch of International Volunteer Group, Inform Napalm, confirmed that there is a large number of wounded individuals, and …

  • Poland prepares a new investigation of air crash near Smolensk

    The ruling party believes that the air crash which happened in 2010 near Smolensk was planned. The brother of the deceased President also required an independent evaluation of the previous investigation. The Party Law and Justice, which won the recent parliamentary elections in Poland, prepared a new investigation of the air crash of TU-154M, as a result of which the former President of Poland was killed. This was reported to the AP on November 26.

    The tragedy happened in 2010 near Smolensk. …

  • Zhanna Nemtsova: Putin won’t run Russia forever

    “Kremlin critics live in fear of President Vladimir Putin, but when the time comes, Russia will be ready for a new kind of politician,” said the daughter of slain opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov.

    Nemtsova stated in her interview to Reuters in Berlin that Putin won’t run the State forever. Nemtsov was the most prominent among Kremlin critics who have been killed during over the 15 years that Putin has been in power. His murder in the very centre of Moscow shocked followers and caused an …

  • Khodorkovsky: Putin is leading Russia towards stagnation and collapse

    President Vladimir Putin will survive Western sanctions as well as falling oil prices, but the Kremlin chief has brought such stagnation that Russia could eventually collapse, the former tycoon, Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday.Russia's richest man, who was arrested in 2003, after quarreling with Putin and released in 2013, told Reuters that Putin could indeed survive oil prices of $45 per barrel, but the longer he stays in power, the greater risks will be for Russia.He said that Putin, …

  • Ukrainian Military Commandment: Two Russian Generals behind Actions of Ukraine Separatists

    Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence believes that two high-ranking Russian generals are overseeing the military activities of pro-Kremlin separatists in Eastern Ukraine. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the two masterminds are Colonel-General Sergey Istrakov, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Russia and Lieutenant-General Mikhael Teplinskiyare, Chief of Staff of the Center of regional forces of the Southern Military District.

    According to Ukrainian Intelligence, at the …

  • Will the conflict between Russia and Turkey affect Ukraine?

    While Russia and Turkey accuse each other of violating basic international rules and threaten each other with rigorous sanctions, we tried to understand what the long-term consequences of the SU-24 crash would be. How strongly tied are the economies of the two countries? Immediately after the crash, the Kremlin stated that the status of the relationship between the countries was undermined at that time. Both parties stand to suffer losses should the relationship deteriorate further. Turkey is …