Linkevicius: Russia cannot be peacemaker in Syria while its the aggressor in Ukraine
According to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, Russia cannot be a peacemaker in Syria after playing the role of the aggressor in Ukraine.
“Tensions in Syria revealed true role of Russia. Being aggressor in Ukraine one can't be peacemaker elsewhere,” Linkevičius wrote on Twitter.
Russia and the Syrian government have recently renewed their offensive on the city of Aleppo after a ceasefire in the war-torn country broke down early last week.
Poroshenko: Trump's words on the Crimea are 'pre-election rhetoric'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that the words of the US Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, regarding the Crimea are pre-election rhetoric. He was referring to Trump’s statements about possibly recognizing the Crimea as Russian territory. Poroshenko said this during an interview with CNN.
“It is part of the pre-election rhetoric. The future president, no matter who it is, will be a very responsible person,” Poroshenko said.
Trump has previously and …
Poll suggests only 10% of Americans are sympathetic towards Putin
The majority of Americans, a total of 56%, are opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Deutsche Welle reported that this was determined by the results of a survey published on the 25th of September, which was conducted by the Associated Press agency in cooperation with the GfK.
In addition, only one in ten of the respondents think of Putin favorably. A total of 24% of Americans believe that Putin has leadership qualities that an American president should also have. A total of 71% of the …
Ukrainian Armed Forces: Withdrawal from demarcation line will be possible only after a sustainable ceasefire is implemented
The head of the press center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Headquarters, Ivan Arefiev, stated that Ukraine would agree to withdraw troops from the front line only after a complete cessation of attacks.
“The withdrawal of troops from the demarcation line is possible only after a sustainable ceasefire. We withdrew heavy weapons long ago. We are implementing the Minsk Agreements but we still remain because attacks on our positions have not yet ceased,” Arefiev said.
On Saturday, Russian-backed …
Court in Kyiv authorizes conviction of two Russian Deputy Defense Ministers in absentia
The press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine reported on the 23rd of September that the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv authorized the conviction in absentia of two Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Bulgakov and Nikolai Pankov.
“The pre-trial investigation has revealed that Dmitry Bulgakov and Nikolai Pankov in February-March 2014, acting as part of a conspiracy with other representatives of Russian authorities, committed deliberate actions aimed …