Lukashenko’s son doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of his father
The youngest son of the President of Belarus, 12 year-old Nikolai Lukashenko, stated that he is not interested in becoming a successor to his father as head of state.
Belarusian television aired an interview by a young Russian journalist, Yevgeny Grishin, with Nikolai Lukashenko.
“Honestly, I would not like to be a president,” Lukashenko Junior said.
“It would be a very complicated life. I’m not sure that I’m ready,” the son of the President added.He specified that he has not yet decided …
Ukraine sold a record amount of wheat to India
India has become the largest buyer of Ukrainian wheat in the world. This year, the country imported approximately 1.5 million tons of this grain crop, Interfax-Ukraine reported, quoting grain market expert Elizabeth Malyshko.
“From July to December, India imported approximately 1.5 million tons and topped the ratings of importer-countries of Ukrainian wheat since the beginning of the market season,” Malyshko said. Thailand and Indonesia with 1.4 and 1.3 million tons respectively are the other …
Latvia to spend 10 million Euro on participation in international military operations
Servicemen from the National Armed Forces of Latvia will participate in the EU operation against pirates "Atalanta,” in the EU teaching mission in Mali, in the NATO training operation in Afghanistan "Resolute Support," in the EU naval operations in the Mediterranean Sea "Sophia," in military operations against ISIS in Iraq "Inherent Resolve," and in the operation to stabilize the situation in Mali under the auspices of the UN mission "Minusmam," Delfi reports.
Latvia has the most servicemen …
Pushilin does not exclude the unification of the DPR and LPR in the future
A representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, is not excluding the possible unification of the LPR and DPR in the future; however, this issue is not currently on the agenda, as reported by Russia's Interfax news agency.
"No one sees the usefulness of such a unification at this stage as both the LPR (Luhansk People's Republic) and the DPR have signed the Minsk Agreements. For now, we do not see any circumstances under which reunification should occur. …
Ukrainian SBU detains one of the top managers of supermarket chain for relations with separatist republic
In Kyiv, employees of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained one of the top managers of a supermarket chain through which the self-proclaimed DPR was financed, as the statement of the SBU press center reads.
“At the end of November, employees of the special service disclosed that merchants in the capital are part of a business which continued to function in the temporarily occupied territory. Law enforcement officers found that part of the income from these shops was being sent …