Russian MoD: Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo
Commenting on U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby’s statement that humanitarian pauses organized by Russia in Aleppo are useless, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo, TASS reported.
According to Konashenkov, for Russia, humanitarian aid entails delivering food and medicine to the inhabitants of Aleppo, while for the U.S., it involves allowing convoys to enter the eastern …
Medvedev: Relations between Russia and the U.S. have hit rock bottom
In an interview with the Israeli television station Channel 2, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that relations between Russia and the United States have “hit rock bottom” because of Washington.
“Unfortunately, because of what happened in Ukraine due to efforts of Obama’s administration, these relations [between Russia and the United States] have hit the bottom. They’ve become very low,” the Russian prime minister stated.
According to Medvedev, relations between Russia and the …
Ukraine has begun production of components for Audi and BMW
The production of component parts for Audi and BMW has started in the Lviv region. The head of the State's website informed about the opening of the Bader-Ukraine company on November 3rd. The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, personally took part in this event."The fact that we are opening a new factory today is further proof that we are moving in the right direction," Poroshenko said. The President emphasized that Ukraine has already produced the lion's share of components for the famous …
Turchynov: NATO and the EU are not ready to fight against Russia
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that NATO and the EU are not ready for a military confrontation with Russia, even if there were no alternative.
In an interview with Lb.ua, Turchynov said, “I’m pretty much counting on the morality of our European partners, on their self-preservation instinct. Because stopping Russia’s aggression is equally important for them and Ukraine. Several times the topic of sanctions could be really torpedoed, …
U.S. Ambassador in Kyiv: Ukraine needs to establish an anti-corruption court
In an interview with Zerkalo Nedeli, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch stated that Kyiv needs to expand the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and establish an anti-corruption court.
"The wave of public indignation at corruption points to the need to preserve and expand the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau… and create an anti-corruption court as soon as possible. We are ready to support the Ukrainian government's efforts to fight corruption and are …