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Michael McFaul: Putin is the main winner in the Brexit vote
Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul wrote on Twitter that the main winner of Brexit is Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Shocked by Brexit vote! Losers: EU, UK, US, those that believe in utility of a strong, united, democratic Europe. Winners: Putin,” McFaul tweeted.
The former Ambassador also congratulated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and the head of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, Alexei Pushkov, saying it was …
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Putin: The West could have prevented World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the West could have prevented World War II if it had responded to the Soviet Union’s proposal on collective defense in time, as reported by Russian Interfax news agency.
“The main lesson of the past war is that it could have been prevented. The uncontrolled Nazis and their accomplices needed to be firmly restrained. This did not happen,” Putin said this while speaking before the State Duma.
According to Putin, the West had rejected direct …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry intends to gather proof of racial discrimination against Crimean Tatars
The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine intends to gather information regarding racial discrimination against the Crimean Tatars by "authorities" in annexed Crimea, Krym.Realii reported.
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called on Crimean Tatars living in Crimea to pass information about cases of racial discrimination to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, including through the media.
"We need to collect and systematize all these cases in order to show that we are talking exactly about racial discrimination, …
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India launches several commercial satellites, undermining Russia's monopoly
India’s Space Agency launched 20 satellites into the Earth’s sun-synchronous orbit using one carrier and thus undermined the Russian monopoly on such launches.
The main satellite, the new Indian Cartosat-2, will take pictures of the Earth’s surface at intervals of less than a meter for use by the country's military. Among the smaller satellites there are 13 American, two Canadian, one German and one Indonesian.
As the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reported, the PSLV carrier …
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US considers reinstating Committee for Surveillance of Russian Intelligence
The FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in the U.S.A.
The U.S. Congress is considering reviving the committee that worked during the ‘Cold War’ to monitor the actions of Russian spies, as reported by BuzzFeed.
The main task of the group will be identifying Russian spies and possible crimes related to them as well as the investigation of financial institutions working for Russian interests. Moreover, it is assumed that the FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in …