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Exodus of Russian oligarchs to Cyprus accelerates
The demand among Russians for property in European offshore havens with the consequent acquisition of citizenship is growing, finanz.ru reports.
Between January and August 2018, the number of applications by Russian citizens to purchase residential and commercial property in order to acquire Maltese or Cypriot citizenship rose by 40%, according to the consulting company Knight Frank.
Cyprus’s passport program requires applicants to invest at least €2 million in the economy, of which €500,000 …
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Ukraine adopts information reintegration strategy for the Crimea
The Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine expects the Cabinet of Ministers to approve the information reintegration strategy of the Crimea by November, stated the Deputy Minister of the Information Policy, Emine Dzhaparova at a press briefing.
“Crimea will be on our agenda soon. A month or two are required to make the decision and then it will also be adopted by the government. In the end, we will work on the plan,” Dzhaparova said.
The Deputy Minister emphasized that the reintegration …
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Lithuania publishes proof of Red Army crimes
The Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania published documents on crimes of the Red Army in Lithuania that included murders, rapes and robberies, Delfi news outlet reports. The publication ran on the anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Lithuania.
Documents of the Communist Party, the Red Army, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other departments were published on the Internet, disclosing their "repressive and violent actions in Lithuania from 1944 to 1953". The …
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Macron proposes to reset relations with Russia
During a visit to Finland, French President Emmanuel Macron said that "a full renewal" is needed in relations with Russia.
"I believe that we need a complete renewal of our relations with Russia set at the end of the Cold War. Our actions - both on the one hand and on the other - sometimes involve mistakes or misunderstandings that we inherited from the last two decades and that prevent us from making the right conclusions, "said Macron at a news conference with the Finnish President in …
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Russia: US forces and allies can increase missile strike capabilities in a day to strike Syria
The US Armed Forces and allies can build up missile capability to strike Syria in a day,stated the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova during a briefing.
According to her, currently, the strike capabilities of the armed forces of the United States, Great Britain, and France consists of strategic and tactical aircraft, which are deployed on bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Crete. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the fleet consists of about …