The US will continue buying Russian rocket engines
The US senate has approved the purchase of 18 Russian RD-180 rocket engines through 2022.
On Friday, June 10 the US Senate reached an agreement to continue purchase of the Russian RD-180 rocket engines. According to the Russian Sputnik News Agency, Senator Richard Shelby said “We have worked it out”, referring to a debate over the language in the 2017 defense spending bill about the purchase of the Russian rockets engines.
"The deal is 2022 and 18 rockets, similar to the House [defense bill]," …
Head of Ukrainian Security Services: Another separatist republic nearly emerged in the Odessa region last year
There were attempts last year to establish a separatist “Bessarabian Republic” on the territory of 9 districts in the Odessa region, as stated by the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Vasyl Hrytsak, during the opening of the Service's Public Recepton Office, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
According to him, the attempts were facilitated by “the secret services of the foreign countries... By April 2015, they were planning to begin an operation to establish the separatist republic by …
US extends sanctions against Belarus for another year
Sanctions imposed by the United States against some Belarusian government representatives and other officials have been extended for another year.
According to a statement published on the website of the White House on Friday, June 10, the sanctions will be extended due to "the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus's democratic processes or institutions, manifested in the fundamentally undemocratic March 2006 elections, to …
More than 15 tons of fruit from Europe were destroyed in Crimea
More than 15 tons of fruit from Poland and Spain were destroyed in Russian-annexed Crimea according to the Crimean Office of Rosselkhoznadzor.
"The apples of Polish origin with a total weight of 15 tons and 156 kilograms of Spanish oranges were detected by state inspectors of Rosselkhoznadzor during a joint raid conducted with the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea and services on Land and Phytosanitary Supervision for the Republic of Crimea,” declared the …
Germany's Economic Minister looks forward to Russia's return to the G8
Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, hopes to restore an atmosphere of trust and open dialogue with Moscow. According to Deutsche Welle, he said this during an interview with the Russlandkontrovers website.
According to Gabriel, Russia is still the main partner of Germany.
“The strength of German-Russian relations lies in overcoming critical situations and, even in a difficult period, continuing to cooperate,” he added.
Gabriel also …