Contents tagged with Russia
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The Pope expresses concern about the conflict in the Donbas
On Monday, January 7, Pope Francis expressed his concern about the conflict in the east of Ukraine during the New Year's reception of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. He also added that in the conflict that has been going on for five years, “new alarming events in the Black Sea” recently occurred. However, he did not mention Russia.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church urged adherence to a “peaceful resolution of the conflict” and called for respect for international law, …
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US military aircraft spotted near Russian airbase in Syria
An American reconnaissance plane was spotted near the Russian airbase Khmeimim in Syria and naval logistics base in Tartus, Interfax reports, citing the data of Western aviation resources.
The US RC-135 surveillance aircraft was flying over the international waters of the Eastern Mediterranean along the Syrian coast for over two hours at a distance of about 60 km from Russian bases and an altitude of 9,600 meters.
On January 4, an American P-8A Poseidon patrol plane also carried out a …
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World Anti-Doping Agency will make another attempt to obtain doping tests from Russian laboratory
On January 9, experts of the World Anti-Doping Agency or WADA will arrive in Russia again on January 9 to obtain data from the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, the WADA website reported on January 7.
A three-person expert team will attempt to access and extract data from the Laboratory Information Management System and the underlying analytical data generated by the former Moscow Laboratory.
The Statement of the WADA stresses that "Access to and subsequent authentication and analysis of the …
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Ukraine files application to the European Court of Human Rights regarding capture and detention of Ukrainian sailors by Russia
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Commissioner for European Court of Human Rights Affairs, Ivan Lishchyna stated that Ukraine asked the European Court of Human Rights to recognize Russia’s violation of the rights of the 24 Ukrainian sailors held captive in Russia.
“The Government of Ukraine has fulfilled the court’s instructions and filed a full-fledged application for case №55855/18 on January 7th, 2019. The government demands that the court recognize the violation by the Russian Federation …
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Putin invites India’s Prime Minister to the Eastern Economic Forum as the main guest
On January 7th, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation.
The Kremlin press service reports that the leaders warmly exchanged New Year’s wishes. Narendra Modi also expressed his best wishes to the Russian people in connection with Christmas.
According to the Kremlin press service, the key issues of the bilateral agenda were discussed.
Putin wished Modi success in the scheduled upcoming parliamentary elections.
The sides agreed …
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Japanese Prime Minister promises to conclude Kuril island negotiations with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has promised to make every effort to finish the current negotiations with Russia and sign a peace treaty, the TV channel NHK reports.
Shinzo Abe and his wife traveled to the homeland of his ancestors, the city of Nagato in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, and visited the grave of his father, Shintaro Abe. Shintaro served as Japan’s foreign minister between 1982 and 1986, and also worked to improve relations between Moscow and Tokyo.
“I swore on my ancestors’ grave …
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Ukrainian President: We will not let Russia run the show in Sea of Azov
Russia will not decide how the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are to be used, because Ukraine will not allow this, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told CNN Turk in an interview.
According to the president’s press service, he clarified that all available legal mechanisms would be used to ensure this.
“We will never recognize the occupation of the Sea of Azov, which Russia is trying to do now. We will never recognize the occupation of the Kerch Strait. And we insist on international law, …
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church conducts first liturgy as independent church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the world’s orthodox churches to recognize their “Ukrainian sister”.
On January 7, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) conducted its first service in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv after receiving its tomos of autocephaly (independence). The service began with the Orthodox Christmas liturgy.
According to the president’s official website, the tomos of Autocephaly was solemnly set in place before the royal brothers of the cathedral.
His …
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Kyiv: Hundreds of Russians denied entry into Ukraine after the end of martial law
The press representative of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Oleh Slobodyan, said that after the end of martial law in Ukraine on December 26, 2018, more than 700 Russian citizens have not been allowed into Ukraine, the Ukrainian news agency UNN reports.
According to Slobodyan, 534 people were denied entry from December 26 to 31. Earlier, the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Serhiy Yarovyi stated that 1,616 Russian citizens had been denied entry within the 30 …
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Russia conducts military exercises using Bal coastal missile systems in Crimea
Russian Black Sea Fleet held exercises using the Bal coastal defense missile system and simulated missile launches from the territory of the Crimea, Russian Defense Ministry reports on its website.
“During the exercises, crews of the missile systems carried out simulated missile launches,” the Ministry stated. The goal of the exercises was to practice detecting surface targets, providing target designation and preparing systems for strikes in different situations.
The Bal complex was put …