Unknown persons fired at Polish consulate building in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk
On the night of March 29, unknown persons fired at the building of the Consulate General of Poland in Lutsk-a city of regional significance on the western territory of Ukraine. There are no casualties or victims. The investigation alleges that the attackers fired using an RPG-26 grenade launcher. The national police of the Volyn Oblast have opened criminal proceedings due to the shelling, and have qualified the event as a terrorist act. At the site of the event, the Security Service of Ukraine ( …
Ukraine loses the 'Yanukovych debt' case to Russia at the London Hight Court of Justice
On March 29, the London High Court of Justice decided to prioritize the consideration of Russia’s case against Ukraine regarding the Eurobonds for $3 billion, without conducting full-scale legal proceedings as requested by Russia.
The essence of the case is as follows. Ukraine received a loan of $3 billion from Russia in December 2013 during Yanukovych’s presidency. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Yanukovych $15 billion, but due to Ukrainian revolution, he gave only $3 billion. In …
German politicians are considering a possible boycott of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia
After the large-scale arrests of anti-corruption protesters in Moscow involving police violence, German politicians have renewed discussions about a possible boycott of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, Deutsche Welle reports.
Since December 2008, when the International Federation of Association Football decided to hold the world championship in Russia, the situation which civil society in Russia finds itself in has deteriorated sharply, said Gernot Erler, commissioner of the German …
Ukraine lost $13 billion in exports due to loss of the Crimea and war in the Donbas
Losses in exports from Ukraine due to the war in the Donbas and the annexation of the Crimea by Russia amounted to almost $13 billion over a two-year period, according to a press release by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
According to the department, the percentage of Ukraine’s total exports from the Crimea and certain regions of Donetsk and Luhansk fell from 26.6% in 2013 to 10.4% in 2015. During this two-year period, exports fell by 70% from the Donetsk region and …
Rosneft calls decision of the EU Court on sanctions illegal
In its press release, the largest Russian oil company, Rosneft, has said that the decision of the EU Court regarding sanctions against the company is illegal and politicized.
The report notes that despite the fact that the European Union did not provide grounds for imposing sanctions during the process, the Court recognized their legality.
"The court refused to admit that the EU sanctions were adopted, among other things, to achieve hidden goals, and are in fact a form of competitive …