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Kasparov: The surrender of the Crimea would be 'suicidal' for Putin
The Russian opposition activist and world chess champion, Garry Kasparov stated in his interview with Voice of America that the surrender of the Crimea would be suicidal for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
“Regarding the Crimean issue, I think that Trump will fail to return it to Ukraine because the surrender of the Crimea would a suicide for Putin. However, the U.S. has significant opportunities to influence Putin’s fate,” Kasparov said.
Garry Kasparov also added that sanctions …
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Russia explained why it passed unreadable pictures on the MH17 case to the Netherlands
The Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, stated that the reformatting of data obtained from Russian radar showing the moment of the crash of a Malaysian Boeing in the Donbas into the required file format will lead to "significant data loss,” as reported by Interfax , citing the Federal Air Transport Agency.
"The data from the radio detection and ranging station was transferred to the Dutch in an unprocessed form, which automatically indicates its authenticity and exclusivity. The …
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Residents of Sevastopol urge Russia to recognize LPR and DPR as independent States
Pro-Russian residents of Sevastopol organized a rally to demand that Russia’s leadership recognize the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk (LPR) People’s Republics as independent States and establish trade and economic relations with them. The rally took place on the 18th of February, 2017.
As reported by Krym.Realii, approximately 150 people attended the event. The organizers of the event said that "the vent was attended by ordinary citizens, who gathered at local city forum". People mostly held DPR …
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Muzhenko: Russia opened an investigation into 37 members of the Ukrainian military
The Russian Investigative Committee is trying a case against 37 members of the Ukrainian military as stated by the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko, at a meeting with the members of the Kyiv association of military attachés,
"There are more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers, against whom the Investigative Committee of Russia initiated criminal proceedings. According to our information, there are 37 such people. I think that in this situation, law enforcement …
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Estonian President calls for maintaining sanctions on Russia
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid expressed support for the continuation of sanctions against Russia at a meeting of the heads of the Baltic States with US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday in Munich.
“I emphasized that by attacking Ukraine, Russia has violated the principles of international law. Russia has no "special" right in Ukraine and shouldn't also have any special interests. Therefore, it is important for countries that think as we do to stand collectively for the continued …