Putin dismissed ten generals from law enforcement agencies
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin dismissed a number of high-ranking officials from law enforcement agencies. Ten of them had special military ranks of Generals. Among dismissed officials are Generals of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federal Penitentiary Service and Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
In addition, two Prosecutors of the Russian regions were also dismissed from office. Vladimir Putin didn’t provide any reasons for dismissal of these high-ranking …
Russia denies that Yanukovych sent a letter asking to deploy Russian troops to Ukraine during Maidan
According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation claims that the authorities of the country never received a letter from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asking to deploy Russian troops to the territory of Ukraine.
"A letter came from the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. They write that neither the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation nor the Federation Council of …
Media: Turkish Army attacked Assad’s troops
Turkish armed forces, with the support of the Free Syrian Army, shelled the Syrian border guards at the western part of the city of Manbij, reported the Arabic edition of Al-Masdar.
The media reported that eight Syrian servicemen were killed, and dozens more were injured.
The news source reported that the Turkish Army attacked the Syrian military near the border villages, which the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-Syrian alliance, handed over to Assad’s government.
Earlier, Turkish …
Poland blocks monopolization of OPAL by Russia
The Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has blocked the monopolization of the OPAL gas pipeline for a year. PGNiG Chairman Piotr Wozniak made the announcement, reports Ukrinform.
"We have managed to block auctions on the use of the OPAL gas pipeline until March-April of next year. For 15 years it will not be possible to conduct auctions for the pipeline capacities in volumes larger than before. We managed to block this initiative of the Russians,” said Wozniak.
He stressed that the PGNiG …
International Committee of the Red Cross will expand its mission in the Donbas
The International Committee of the Red Cross is negotiating with both sides of the conflict to expand its mission in the Donbas, according to ICRC President, Peter Maurer, as reported by Interfax.
"This is my fourth visit here to talk with local authorities in Luhansk, Donetsk, and in Kyiv about the expansion of our operation into Ukraine," he said.
Peter Maurer noted that the humanitarian situation in the Donbas has become very complicated again.
"In the last couple of weeks we are seeing …