Construction of rail track to Kerch Strait Bridge to begin this year
The construction company, Stroygazmontazh, which is owned by Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, has agreed to build railway accessibility to the Crimean bridge from the peninsula. The construction is supposed to begin this year, as reported by the Minister of Transportation of Russia, Maksim Sokolov.
“Yes, they (Stroygazmontazh) expressed their intent to complete this project. We have sent the necessary documents to the Government. They will start construction this year,” RIA Krym …
Media: Russian organization paid for German right-wing politician's trip to the Crimea
A visit by an MEP from the Alternative for Germany right-wing Populist Party (AfD), Marcus Pretzell, in April 2016 to the Russian annexed Crimea was paid for by a Russian organization, as was reported on Saturday, January 21, by Der Spiegel, a German weekly news magazine, citing documents provided by the German politician at the request of the ethics committee of the European Parliament.
Pretzell acknowledged the veracity of this information in a conversation with reporters at a conference for …
Ukrainian Ambassador to Washington says three main issues have not changed with the new administration
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, stated in his interview with Ukrainian journalists that Ukraine has three main issues in their relationship with the United States, which haven’t been changed with the new Administration, Ukrinform reported.
According to him, the first issue is with the security sector which includes countering Russia’s aggression and occupation of the Crimea. The second concerns the issue of the development of reforms in Ukraine, including ensuring …
Media: SBU prevented a murder attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko
The Security Service of Ukraine prevented the assassination of an MP from the faction People's Front, Anton Herashchenko, censor.net reported.
It was noted that two Ukrainian citizens, imprisoned in the occupied Crimea, were released on parole and agreed to attempt to assassinate the MP. One of them has faced similar charges three times already. According to the investigators, their actions were coordinated by Andrey Tikhonov, a former Ukrainian citizen, who fought on the side of the LPR, and …
Ukraine supports OSCE's intention to have monitors working round-the-clock in the Donbas
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine supports the OSCE's intention to ensure round-the-clock operations of the organization’s monitors in the Donbas, as stated by the Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, who met with the head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ertugrul Apakan.
"We support the intention of the OSCE SMM to provide additional equipment to its observers and to deploy advanced observation posts in the occupied territories of the Donbas", the Defense Ministry' …