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Foreign Minister of Estonia: twice in the past decade Russia has shown that it can invade its neighbors
The Estonian Foreign Minister, Sven Mikser, said that Russia is a country which is ready to go to war with its neighbors to achieve political goals, in an interview with Current Time, commenting on the recent visit of the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Postimees reports.
Answering the correspondent's question as to whether Estonia feels safe, Mikser answered, "Estonia definitely feels that our allies are protecting us. We believe that the deterrence policy really works. We neighbor a large …
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Georgia calls Putin’s intention to visit Abkhazia ‘an attempt of its annexation’
The State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality of Georgia, Ketevan Tsihelashvili, stated that the Russian President’s visit, scheduled for August 8th, to Abkhazia is "an occupation and an attempt at actual annexation", as reported by Georgia Online.
"There are provocative actions and this visit should likely be considered as one at this point. This fits into the overall picture and is an ongoing provocation. This is an attempt at an actual annexation on Russia’s part, so our task is …
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Kremlin: Russia may reconsider the disarmament agreements with the US because of the new sanctions
Mikhail Ulyanov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control at the Russian Foreign Ministry admitted to Interfax that Russia could review disarmament agreements in response to new US sanctions.
In answer to whether Moscow's retaliatory steps could touch upon the sphere of disarmament and the treaties which are in force in this area, the Foreign Ministry spokesman replied that "everything is possible in life." He recalled that in October 2016, Russia decided to suspend the …
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Ukraine tells UN that Russia is supplying weapons to separatists in Donbas
During the meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, the representatives of the Ukrainian delegation said that separatists in eastern Ukraine have received weapons and ammunition from the neighboring state.
“The international policy aimed at stopping the supply of weapons to terrorists, faces a problem when the states that must adhere to it, in fact, are violating their own international obligations and promises. One of the most striking modern examples of this is the continual influx of …
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Bill on sanctions against Russia signed by Trump envisages allocation of $30 million for Ukraine’s energy security
The bill on the new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, signed by US President Donald Trump envisages the allocation of funds to support Ukraine’s energy security, the Ukrainian embassy to the US announced.
“The legislative act envisages the creation of a fund to combat the Russian influence, and allocates $250 million to its budget for the 2018-2019 financial years. For the implementation of initiatives to support Ukraine’s energy security, an allocation of $30 million is …