• UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Crimea

    70 countries voted in favor of the resolution “Human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol”, 26 voted against it, and 76 countries abstained from voting on Tuesday, Ukrainian News reports.

    The resolution condemns violations and infringements of human rights, acts of discrimination against residents of the annexed Crimea, including the Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians and persons belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, by the Russian …

  • Media: cyber theft using SWIFT system hits Russian bank

    Kommersant, citing computer security experts, reports that, for the first time in Russia, hackers have managed to carry out a cyberattack on a bank in Russia and withdraw money through the international SWIFT system. This information was confirmed to the publication by the Central Bank; however, the publication’s sources did not name either the bank in which the attack was carried out, or the amount of damage.

    The company Group-IB, which specializes in cybersecurity issues, told the …

  • EU reminds Russia of need to implement Minsk Agreements after its withdrawal from Joint Center for Control and Coordination in Donbas

    The EU insists on the need for the Russian Federation to comply with the Minsk agreements in connection with its withdrawal from the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) for issues related to the ceasefire and the stabilization of the contact line, reported UNIAN citing cites the EU representative.

    "We expect that all parties will implement the Minsk agreements. The EU continues to support diplomatic efforts aimed at their full implementation, which serves as the basis for a …

  • Moscow: foreign customers lining up for Russian weapons after Syrian operation

    After an operation in Syria, foreign customers have been lining up to file orders for military products manufactured by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, the Russian Federation), company’s President Aleksey Rakhmanov stated during an interview on the Echo of Moscow radio station.

    “After the Syrian campaign we have a line of customers,” Rakhmanov said. “We’ve been able to demonstrate the efficiency of the weapon and people started to take it seriously,” the head of the military …

  • Siemens concludes major construction contract with Russia

    On Monday, December 18th, Siemens signed a contract for the construction of a combined cycle power plant in Nizhnekamsk with a capacity of 495 MW. The worth of the contract is 380 million euros.

    The contract was signed in Munich by the President of Siemens in Russia, Dietrich Möller, and Azat Bikmurzin, General Director of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim (Taif group of companies), in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria, Ilse Aigner, President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, and …