In meeting with Putin, Merkel called for Ukraine to be given back control over its borders
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, May 2. As planned earlier, the meeting in Sochi took place before the G20 summit on May 7-8.
During the press conference at the conclusion of the meeting, the politicians spoke about matters pertaining to bilateral relations, the fight against terrorism, as well as the situation in Syria and in Eastern Ukraine.
Angela Merkel said that there is no need to make a new agreement regarding a peaceful …
Putin forces heads of Cossacks to report on their income
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law according to which Cossack atamans and members of their families are obligated to report on their income. The document with corresponding amendments to the legislation was published on the official legal information portal.
The president introduced amendments to the law “on the state service of Russian Cossacks”. According to the document, the income and property of the ataman, his spouse and underage children must be in the income declaration. …
Booking.com has corrected its data on which country Crimea belongs to
The world leader in online apartment booking, Booking.com has corrected its data regarding the ownership of the Crimea.
"Booking.com has changed its opinion on which country the Crimean Peninsula belongs to. Today, on the company's website, the information about hotels and health centers located on the peninsula notes that these sites are located in the territory of Ukraine," the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea states.
In December, 2016, at the request of the People's …
Naftogaz intends to dramatically reduce the tariff for Russian gas transit beginning in 2020
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine plans to significantly reduce tariffs on natural gas transit after the expiration of the contract with the Russian company, Gazprom, in 2019, as stated by the Group Chief Commercial Officer of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, in an interview with the DPA news agency which was published on Monday, May 1st, Deutsche Welle reported.
"Starting in 2020, the tariffs will reduce to nearly one tenth [of the current], and this will make transit through the Ukrainian gas transportation …
Ukraine's Motor Sich JSC will produce parts for Mi-24 helicopters that had been purchased from Russia
Ukrainian Motor Sich JSC plans to manufacture helicopter blades for the Mi-24 military attack helicopter before the end of 2017, which previously had been purchased in Russia. This was stated at a press conference by Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Yuriy Brovchenko.
According to him, the company is currently testing blades that it manufactured on its own using its own funding and that of foreign investors.
Motor Sich’s design experts, together with the Sate Design …