• German MPs to visit annexed Crimea

    Annexed Crimea is expecting a visit from another delegation from Germany with representatives of The Left party and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the deputy chairman of the so-called “parliament” of Crimea’s international relations committee, chairman of the Crimea-Germany national cultural autonomy Yuri Gempel.

    “We will be visited by members of the regional parliaments from the Left and Alternative for Germany parties. In addition, from the …

  • Russia promises to present 'clear proposal' on Skripal case

    At a session of the executive council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on April 4, Russia will present “a clear proposal” which will facilitate the Skripal case investigation, Russia’s permanent representative to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview.

    “It is a simple, clear proposal, aimed at facilitating the investigation of the incident in Salisbury. I would not like to disclose it now, but believe me, it will be a good proposal, …

  • Ukrainian president accuses Nord Stream-2 advocates of supporting Russia

    Supporters of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline are "associates of Russia in its hybrid war,” said President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in an interview with Funke media group, March 31, Deutsche Welle reports.

    Poroshenko ardently insists that constructing the pipeline poses a serious threat to Ukraine. On the one hand, according to the Head of State, Kyiv will annually lose two billion dollars in customs duties that were charged for the transit of Russian gas to Europe. On the …

  • Russian court refuses to de-classify medical logs kept by Lenin’s doctors

    The Court of Moscow has denied gerontologist Valery Novoselov’s request to disclose medical records containing details of medical treatment administered to Vladimir Lenin shortly before his death, as stated by Ivan Pavlov, Novoselov’s lawyer.  

    “We will get a better understanding of the underlying reasons of the court’s ruling when we see the analytical part of the judgment, but we already can state that we are going to contest the ruling,” Pavlov said. “We believe that the decision of the …

  • Kyiv wants to impose sanctions against museum workers in Crimea

    The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture intends to launch sanctions against the directors and employees of Crimean museums involved in the illegal transport of Ukrainian cultural goods across the border, as stated by the Ministry in response to an inquiry by Krym.Realii.

    "The use of museum items of the Museum Fund of Ukraine, stored in the relevant institutions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, for exhibiting outside Ukraine is illegal," the Ministry said.

    The …