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The Kremlin has little hope of salvaging the truce in Syria
Moscow has almost no hope of restoring the truce in Syria. This was the view communicated in a statement made by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president, on Tuesday, September 20. He said that the hope of restoring a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country “is very weak for now,” Interfax news agency reported.
Peskov said that he reached this opinion because of the offensive launched by Islamists in Syria the day before. “The offensive has started by the units of al-Nusra …
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Criminal proceedings have been initiated in Ukraine over Russian elections
The Ukrainian chief prosecutor's office for the Crimea has initiated criminal proceedings against the elections to the Russian State Duma, the statement on the prosecutor’s office website reads.
The prosecutor’s office has initiated criminal proceedings under Article 110 p.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, regarding infringement of the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.
The sanction of the specified article provides punishment in the form of imprisonment from five to ten …
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British media reported on secret nuclear deal between Russia and South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma signed a secret nuclear agreement with Russia. As a result of a multi-billion dollar deal, Russians will build eight nuclear power plants in the African country, The Times reported.
Experts warn the South African authorities that the project, lasting a century, will plunge the country into massive debt and “bring an important ally of the West closer with Moscow.”
Zuma, who since 2014 has held several meetings with the leader of the Russian Federation, …
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Ukrainian PM: Russia spends more than $1 billion on global propaganda
Russia annually spends more than $1 billion to broadcast information to 500 million people with the "propaganda network", as stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, at the annual communication forum WCF Davos Kyiv, UKRINFORM reports.
"The Russian Federation spends over a billion dollars on communication annually and covers its propaganda network audience of more than 500 million people. It says that by using unscrupulous communication, one may change the world. And here …
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NATO fighters escorted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea four times
Last week, fighters from the air forces of NATO, on a patrol mission in the the Baltic States, took off four times to accompany Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace over the Baltic sea, Delfi reports.
As the Ministry of Defense of Latvia states, the NATO fighter jets escorted Russian transport and reconnaissance aircraft. Most of the aircraft were flying in accordance with a flight plan and stayed in touch with the mission control center; however, their radar responders …