Slovakian Foreign Ministery: We will find a way to continue Ukraine's EU integration
According to the Slovakian Foreign Ministry, the European Union will find a solution that will allow the continued European integration of Ukraine. This statement came in response to the results of the Advisory Referendum on the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine past in the Netherlands.
"We are talking about the internal decision-making process of one of the member countries of the EU, which must be respected. It all depends on how the government of the Netherlands will respond to the results …
Latvia bans broadcast of Russian channel RTR-Planeta
The rebroadcasting and distribution of Russian channel RTR-Planeta’s programs have been banned in Latvia. This decision was made by the National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP) on April 7th.
"Any ban is an indication of weakness," said Petr Fedorov, head of the International Relations Directorate at VGTRK. According to him, a national regulator "attempts to force VGTRK to censure their programs."
At the end of March, Sputnik Latvia lost the right to use the domain .lv for its online portal …
Putin: Western media wants to 'belittle and suppress' Russia's operation in Syria
“The western mass media reported almost nothing about the progress of the Russian army in the fight against international terrorism as they are interested in 'belittling' our success in Syria,” Russian President Vladimir Putin declared at a meeting with journalists within a media forum of regional mass media in St. Petersburg, as reported by a Rosbalt correspondent.
"It is clear why it is so. At first they spoke about the need to isolate Russia then realized that it is impossible as the …
Transdniestria appeals to Moscow for financial assistance to pay its employees
The leaders of Transdniestria appealed to Russia for financial assistance to pay public sector wages, according to the Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed republic, Pavel Prokudin, TASS reported.
“The government has requested that Russia allocate funds for the repayment of debt owed to state employees,” Prokudin stated.
According to the Prime Minister of the breakaway region, last week, Transdniestria’s cabinet decided to start negotiations on a loan worth $26.5 million.
Transdneistria is …
Separatist commander acknowledges heavy losses near Avdiivka
The founder of the Vostok separatist battalion, Alexander Khodakovsky, acknowledged that 13 in his unit were killed and 90 were wounded between March 7th and April 7th.
“The biggest losses were suffered in the industrial zone between Yasynuvata and Avdiivka. This is becoming, as our fighters say, the second Airport*,” he wrote on his LiveJournal page.
“I do not have the information about the losses in the other units, but I can guess that they are considerable too… Only the Vostok battalion …