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Poland and Britain called for tougher sanctions against Russia
During the EU summit, the possibility of strengthening the sanctions against the Russian Federation was discussed, according to the Prime Minister of Poland, Beata Szydło.
"The first initiative came from the British Prime minister Theresa May. She offered to discuss the possibility of imposing new sanctions related to the events in Syria. This initiative has long been discussed but has not found enough support. But I am sure that we will return to this issue," the Polish Prime Minister said. …
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Russian Ambassador to the EU: Moscow is ready pursue military cooperation with Europe
Russia's Ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, stated in an interview with Die Welt that Moscow is open to holding intensive mutual dialogue with the European Union on key foreign policy issues and that it is ready for military cooperation.
“It is possible to imagine that the Russian Army can participate in the operations of the European Union,” the diplomat stated. According to him, Moscow and Brussels are already closely cooperating in missions against pirates in Somalia, operations in the …
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Medvedev: Russia's food embargo will remain in place until the West's sanctions are lifted
Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that Russia's food embargo will remain in force as a response to the West's sanctions, but the country must be prepared for the eventual resumption of a normalized market for agricultural products, TASS reported.
"We have retained these counter-moves so far. But all must be ready to see that sooner or later this period will end and an absolutely clean competitive field will appear once again," Medvedev stated.
"And by this time, it is necessary to …
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Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has identified 100 people involved in the downing of MH17
The Ukrainian Prosector General's investigation into Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over the Donbas in the summer of 2014 has identified 100 people involved in the catastrophe, as stated by the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Dmytro Storozhuk, during a briefing, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
"All 100 people were identified," he said.
Storozhuk explained that those indentified were allegedly involved in the transportation of the Buk missile system, the crew, who …
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Lithuanian President: The EU has already decided to extend sanctions against Russia
Accordingly to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, the European Union has already agreed to extend sanctions against Russia which are due to expire on January 31st, 2017, TASS reported.
Upon her arrival at the EU summit in Brussels, Grybauskaite stated, "All member states understand that it is inevitable [the extension of sanctions]."
"The written procedure is already in place," she noted.
According to Russia’s ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, "This simple story has …