Ukraine initiates a case against Russian officials for conducting a 'hybrid war'
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (a unit that remains within the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine) has opened a criminal case against Russian officials for conducting a "hybrid war", as stated in a message published on the Prosecutor's Office website.
The case was opened, according to the materials of the Security Service (SBU), under Part 1 of Article 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (planning, preparation, unleashing and waging an aggressive war).
It is …
Putin admitted he did not expect anything special from Trump’s US election victory
Russia did not hold special expectations from Donald Trump’s administration coming to power. Moscow understands that an internal political struggle continues in Washington and that this hinders the establishment of relations. This was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expressed opinion in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper.
"We did not expect anything; nothing special actually [from the Trump administration]," he said. "Of course, during the election campaign we heard about Mr. Trump’s …
Several opposition representatives were arrested in Russia
Under court order in Kazan, three activists from Aleksey Navalny campaign headquarters were arrested: Iskander Gumerbaev, Azat Shaimukhametov and Andrei Boyarshinov. The three are being incarcerated for 12 days.
As Russian “Radio Liberty” reported on May 30, the activists were found guilty of violating the rules for conducting a protest. The court sentenced each activist to 35 hours of compulsory work because of disobedience to the demands of a policeman.
On May 14, activists held an …
Russia condemns the ratification of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement by the Netherlands
Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on the Netherlands’ ratification of the Ukraine—European Union Association Agreement, as reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the agreement on the association of Ukraine and the EU is essentially anti-Russian, and the people of the Netherlands have been cheated by their own leaders.
“However, all of this …
Former head of a Ukrainian state enterprise shot in Kyiv
Former head of the state enterprise Ukrspirt Viktor Pankov was shot dead in a quiet area of Kyiv on the morning of May 30. An unknown person shot him in the back from a car. Pankov received three injuries, which became fatal. The attacker managed to escape.
The police are working out several theories of the murder. One of them is professional activity: in the past few years, Pankov worked as an advisor to the head of Ukrspirt. The Adviser to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, …