German Intelligence: Russia is using Snowden to drive a wedge between the US and Europe
According to the BND, Moscow used Edward Snowden to create turmoil between the United States and Western Europe. German intelligence services claim that the Kremlin uses every opportunity to discredit Germany.
Russia is trying to use the well-known US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden to drive a wedge between Western Europe and the United States. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Federal Intelligence Service BND, Gerhard Schindler and the head of the Federal Office for the …
Single mother unsuccessfully tries to prove to Russian court that she did not finance the 'Kiev junta'
Russian Ekaterina Vologzheninova, who is being convicted for making reposts of materials in support of Ukraine on her personal page on VKontakte, testified in court in her defense. The single mother tried to prove that she cannot finance terrorists as she only receives 500 rubles (about 8 dollars) of child benefits.
Video from the courtroom has been released by the Russian independent online publication Grani.ru.
"Ekaterina Vologzheninova who was convicted for making statements against the …
Russian MoD: Reports of Russian casualties in the Donbas are 'nonsense'
According to the Ukrainian Intelligence, 38 bodies of the Russian military were transported from the Donbas to the Russian Federation overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry called this information "nonsense."
According to the website of the Main Intelligence Directorate (MID) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, 38 dead Russian soldiers were transported from the territory of Ukraine to Russia during the night on Saturday, April 16th. As stated by the Intelligence, the bodies were transported …
Ukrainian Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories supports providing benefits to the Donbas
According to the head of the newly created Ministry, an economic blockade of the Donbas is not appropriate because it distances people from Ukraine.
The head of the newly created Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territory Issues, Vadim Chernysh, supports the full payment of pensions and other social assistance for Ukrainian citizens that live in the Donbas."All Ukrainian citizens have equal rights. This is the key message. It is a priority. My position is clear and uncompromising – we will …
Ukrainian forces advance near Svetlodarsk
The spokesman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces noted a record number of ceasefire violations in recent days.
Half of all the ceasefire violations are taking place in Avdiivka, northwest of Donetsk.
The situation remains very tense near Horlivka and Zaitseve, as well as in the area around Svetlodarsk.
Despite the difficult situation along the contact line, the Ukrainian forces seem to be slowly pushing ahead into separatist-held territory.
According to reports emerging on social media, the 54 …