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Director of Ukrainian Institute of National Memory: de-communization in Ukraine is complete
De-communization in Ukraine is complete, stated the director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Volodymyr Viatrovych in an interview with Radio Liberty.
"De-communization in the context of removing the symbols of the totalitarian regime has actually been completed. We have renamed the settlements, about a thousand of them. It’s almost done. I say almost because after the renaming there were 9 or 10 non-obvious Communist names. They nevertheless fall under the law about de- …
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Saakashvili says Ukrainian authorities want to deport him to Poland
In an interview with the Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2, former Governor of the Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili said that the Migration Service of Ukraine has decided to deport him to Poland.
At the same time, Saakashvili stressed that "no matter what happens next, he will continue peaceful struggle for change of power" in Ukraine. He also added that his extradition to Georgia could lead to mass demonstrations in Ukraine.
On July 26th, President Petro Poroshenko terminated Saakashvili’s …
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Naftogaz: decision of Stockholm arbitration court on Gazprom case reduces the price of Russian gas delivered to Ukraine
The decision of the Stockholm Arbitration reduces the price of Russian gas for Naftogaz of Ukraine by $ 20 to $50 per thousand cubic meters, in comparison with the old formula price, as stated by the chief commercial director of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko on ICTV channel
“A price under the new contract will be significantly lower than the old formula price. Now the difference is about 20$. However, this amount will fluctuate depending on the season, for example, in the second quarter the …
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Russia expels British journalist Madeline Roache from annexed Crimea
British reporter Madeline Roache was forced to leave the Crimean peninsula by local authorities for several alleged rules violations. Roache was covering violations of human rights in the Russian-annexed Crimea.
Law enforcement official detained her on the morning of February 7 in a hostel in Simferopol where she was staying. She was accused of conducting journalist activity in the Crimean peninsula without obtaining permission from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also without a …
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Former DPR leader Girkin: Russian ruling elite decided to freeze the conflict in Donbas to protect themselves from sanctions
In an interview with RusDay news outlet, former separatist commander Igor Strelkov (Girkin) stated that the Russian ruling elite, which initiated the annexation of the Crimea and have considered creating Novorossia (separatist republics in the Donbas) decided to freeze the military operations in the Donbas because of the personal sanctions imposed by the US and the West.
He believes that those in Moscow who made decisions regarding the Crimea and the Donbas did not take into account the …