Joint Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade to be ready in 2017
A ceremony was held in Lublin to mark the beginning of the Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade, as reported by web portal TVN 24.
The ceremony was attended by the Defense Ministers of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine; Antoni Macierewicz, Juozas Olekas and Stepan Poltorak.
According to the Defense Minister of Poland, all three battalions have shown solid progress, and there is every chance that the joint team will be at full combat readiness next year.
He added that he considers the cooperation …
Strelkov: DPR and LPR Would Be Quickly Defeated By Ukraine If Not for Russian Support
The former Minister of Defense of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Strelkov, believes that the armed forces of Novorossiya (New Russia) would be rapidly destroyed without the support of the Russian Army should the armed forces of Ukraine decide to attack. Strelkov stated this in his interview, published on the separatists’ social network page.
“Based on available information, I regret to say that the DPR Army would be destroyed in few days. The DPR and LPR Armies, the so-called …
Putin praises Kadyrov as 'effective' and 'efficient'
Russian President Vladmir Putin deemed the actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, as “effective”. He cited this during the inter-regional forum of the All-Russia People’s Front, which was held in Stavropol.
Putin went on to state, “Those living there [in Chechnya] have done this. Thanks to the first president of the Republic… to the current head, he is working efficiently.”
On January 12th, Kadyrov called the representatives of Russian non-system opposition “public …
Four Russian Citizens Receive Political Asylum in Ukraine
Four Russian citizens received political asylum in Ukraine in 2015, as reported by the head of the press service of the State Migration Service, Sergei Gunko.
Refugee status was received by seven Russians; overall 86 Russian citizens requested asylum in Ukraine. As of January 1st, Ukraine is now home to 2,500 refugees and about 600 citizens who are in need of additional protection.
Previously, the Director of the Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons, Natalia Naumenko, said that …
Car production in Russia down 28% in 2015
In December 2015, the production of passenger cars in Russia declined by 38.9% year-on-year and by 12.5% in comparison with the previous month. These results were presented by the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, the Rosstat.
According the Rosstat, the production of passenger cars in Russia saw a general decrease of 27.7% from 2014. This amounted to 1.2 million units.
In addition, the country produced 131 000 trucks last year – 14.7% lower than the previous year. …