Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukrainian politician: Russian troops will leave Donbas next spring
According to Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Yuriy Hrymchak, Russian troops will leave the Donbas in spring of next year, Espresso.TV reports.
"This is information that I personally, I emphasize, received from several sources who are in Moscow and behind the 'curb'. I was even given the exact date when this will happen. The [date range] is March-April 2018," said Hrymchak.
He did not, however, mention the names of the individuals who …
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Putin takes part in opening of monument to Russian Tsar Alexander III in Crimea
On November 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening of a monument to Russian Tsar Alexander III on the grounds of the Livadia Palace in Yalta, Russian news agencies reported.
According to media reports, the following officals attended the ceremony: the Plenipotentiary of the Russian president to the Southern Federal District, Vladimir Ustinov; the Kremlin-controlled head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov; the Russian Governor of Sevastopol, Dmitry Ovsyannikov; the …
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Russian Ministry of Defense: secure 'military internet' has been launched in Russia
In 2017, Russian Ministry of Defense launched a closed internet communication segment ensuring secure exchange of classified information between regions, Russian Interfax news agency reports, citing the head of the National Defense Control Center (NDCC) of Russia, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev.
"In 2017, communication using the resources of a private network has been implemented between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. For the first time, rapid electronic data …
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Russia vetoed Japan's UN resolution on the investigation of the chemical attacks in Syria
On Friday, November 17, Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution submitted by Japan proposing to extend for a month an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The day before, Moscow also rejected the US proposal to continue the investigation.
The mandate of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for a joint investigation, which was unanimously approved by 15 members of the UN Security Council, also expired on Friday.
UN / OPCW experts …
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Head of Crimea calls for increased control of the migrants in the peninsula
The Kremlin-controlled head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, demanded that members of the Russian anti-terrorist commission increase control over migration flows to the annexed Crimea, as reported by the press service of the Russian government of the Crimea."Regarding this issue, I think it is necessary to work more closely with law enforcement agencies and the executive authorities of the Crimea," the press service quotes Aksyonov as saying.The head of Crimea also discussed the need for …
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Kremlin: Russia ready to sell Yanukovych debt to another country
Russia is ready to sell Ukraine’s debt on the so-called “Yanukovych loan” to another country, Russian Deputy Minister of Finance Sergey Storchak said on Thursday.
“Theoretically, this could be money and securities of some other state that is ready to take on Ukraine’s debt because of its special relationship with Ukraine, and could quickly work to reach a compromise. Still, the burden associated with the return of more than three billion dollars is a significant burden on any budget. We fully …
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Russia intends to introduce criminal responsibility for imports of sanctioned goods
The Ministry of Finance of Russia has prepared a bill that provides for the introduction of a criminal penalty for the import of sanctioned goods into the Russian Federation. The document was published on the Russian federal portal of drafts of normative legal acts.
The Ministry proposed to supplement the criminal code with Article 226.2 on the violation of the prohibition on the turnover of certain categories of goods in the Russian Federation established in accordance with the legislation of …
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Russia threatens to break ties with Dutch museums over Holland’s intention to return the Scythian gold to Ukraine
The Minister of Culture of Russia, Vladimir Medinsky, argues that the continuation of inter-museum relations with Holland is impossible if the court decides not to return the collection of Scythian gold to the Crimean museums, as he stated during an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
“This concerns an unprecedented alienation of museum values. It can only be compared with museum thefts of the times of the Italian campaigns of Napoleon or fascist aggression. I believe that the …
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Former Russian Finance Minister: There is a shortage of money for pension payments in Russia
In an interview with newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, Former Russian Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexei Kudrin has spoken about a funding shortage in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
Kudrin replied to a question of whether Russia retained enough financial resources "for a modest pension for seniors”, Kudrin responded: "I will tell you straight: yes, there is none left." He stressed that in 2016 "the state violated its obligations for the …
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Kremlin: Putin has influence over the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine
The Russian President Press Secretary has said that Vladimir Putin has influence on the leaders of the LPR and DPR separatist republics.
Commenting on Putin's recent talks with militants over the exchange of prisoners, Dmitry Peskov said that the influence is "not unlimited."
"The president has never concealed that he has the opportunity to handle appeals, the ability to exert a certain influence - not unlimited, but definite," the spokesman said.
Peskov said that the Kremlin "does not have …