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French and German Foreign Ministers: We do not recognize the annexation of Crimea
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marc Ayrault, said that their countries do not recognize the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea by Russia.
"Concerning the second question, about the legitimacy of the elections to the State Duma in Crimea, as my colleague Ayrault said, we do not recognize and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, answering a question by a correspondent of LB.u as …
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Navalny seeks right to initiate legal proceedings against Putin
Alexei Navalny, Russian oppositionist and head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, has complained to the Constitutional Court about the failure of the Tver Court of Moscow to consider his claim against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Kommersant on Wednesday.
The oppositionist is planning to dispute in court the regulations of the article that allows courts to refuse administrative claims that "should be considered and resolved within a different court of law." According …
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The U.S. forced Russia to reduce its presence in the International Space Station
Only two cosmonauts will be on the International Space Station (ISS) as of the spring of 2017, according to a source cited by TASS on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
The reduction is due to the U.S. decision to abandon the Russian cargo ship Progress in favor of their own devices, which will only run three times a year. The reduced number of flights per year is not enough to supply three regularly orbiting astronauts, therefore their number is proposed to be reduced prior to the commissioning of …
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The Times: Investigation into Russia Today has been initiated in Great Britain
A recent story on the Russia Today channel about an energy company allegedly disposing of toxic waste on the coasts of Africa has caused an investigation to be initiated against the Russian TV channel on the suspicion that the channel provides false information.
On September 13th, The Times announced that the channel will be checked for adherence to the principles of objectivity and impartiality. The reason for the investigation was a story on the channel about the British energy company …
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Ukrainian expert predicts Russian civil aviation 'collapse' due to break with Antonov
The Russian passenger and transport aviation industry will suffer heavy losses after the disruption of their relationship with Ukrainian enterprise, Antonov, as stated by aviation expert, Valeriy Romanenko, on Hromadske.
According to him, nearly the whole Russian civil aviation industry was based on Ukrainian development and will suffer from the disruption of the relationship between Antonov State Company and the Russian company, Volga-Dnepr Group.
"Due to the disruption of relationships in …