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An employee of the Vilnius Mayor’s Office is being prosecuted for offensive comments about Russia
An employee of the Mayor’s Office of Vilnius who is responsible for public safety has been prosecuted for publicly insulting Russians. As reported by Delfi news agency, the Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against Darius Kiela and has already transferred the case to the Vilnius local court.
Kiela is accused of commenting negatively on articles about the military conflict in Ukraine and Russian military exercises in the Kaliningrad region. In February 2017, Kiela wrote that Russia is an enemy …
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Kremlin invites Lithuanian President to Putin's inauguration
Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova has reported to RBC that Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite was given an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony by the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow.
"The invitation was given to the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow. Maybe they lost it, or did not transfer it to the capital? " she said.
On Saturday, May 5, the Lithuanian portal Izinios reported that Grybauskaite had not received an invitation to Putin's …
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Former Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister: Kyiv has to prepare for a blockade of the Kerch Strait by Russia
Following the detention of Ukrainian vessels in the Sea of Azov, Ihor Kabanenko, Ukraine’s former Deputy Minister of Defense and Admiral of Reserve, called on Kyiv to patrol the sea, escort the Ukrainian ships, and prepare for Russia to blockade the Kerch Strait. In his interview with Obozrevatel news outlet, Kabanenko suggested that patrols could be provided by U.S. Island-class patrol boats, which have yet to be delivered to Ukraine. Kabanenko stated that during the escort of military convoys, …
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Kremlin: Netanyahu to meet with Putin in Moscow on May 9
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive in Moscow on May 9 to meet with Vladimir Putin, as stated in a message published by the Kremlin press service.
The trip by the head of the Israeli government will be a working visit, noted in the Kremlin. In addition, Netanyahu was invited to the Victory Parade on Red Square.
The last communication between the leaders of Russia and Israel was held on April 30. At that time, Netanyahu and Putin held a telephone conversation to discuss the …
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Massive protests against Putin's inauguration held in Russia
On Saturday, May 5, supporters of Alexei Navalny held rallies in dozens of Russian cities under the slogan "He is not our tsar.” They were timed to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will be held on May 7. The protest in Moscow was not authorized by the authorities.
The protest rally was scheduled for two o'clock in the afternoon at Pushkin Square. Several hundred people had already gathered in the square an hour before. Many of them wore St. George ribbons and flags, …