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Adviser to the President of Lithuania: NATO considers Russia to be a greater threat than ISIS
NATO sees Russia as a greater threat than the so-called Islamic State. According to Postimess, this was said by the Advisor to the President of Lithuania on Foreign Policy, Nerijus Aleksiejūnas.
“If you look at the document adopted by NATO, it is clear that Russia is mentioned more frequently. This, I believe, reflects a certain understanding that the Russian threat is equally understood by all and that this is a threat to us as the Alliance, as well as to the whole of Europe,” Aleksiejūnas …
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Moldova seeks NATO's help to force Russia to withdraw troops from Transnistria
Moldovan authorities have asked NATO to assist in removing Russian army troops from Transnistria. Delfi reported that this was said by the country’s Minister of Defense, Anatol Şalaru, while at the recent NATO summit in Warsaw.
“Propaganda, economic measures, the lack of a solution to the Transnistrian problem and the stationing of Russian troops are constant causes for concern. We ask for support for our initiative to transform the mission in the Transnistrian region into a multinational …
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OSCE concerned by presence of Ukrainian journalists on Russia's list of terrorists and extremists
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed concerns about the publication of an expanded list of “terrorists and extremists” in Russia which includes journalists. As stated by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, the publication of the list by the Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service may seriously jeopardize journalists and their security.
The Russian Government is responsible for the security of journalists and must not jeopardize …
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Captured Russian serviceman acknowledges presence of Russian officers in the Donbas
Russian servicemen captured on July 11 in the Donbas as a result of the fire fight with the Ukrainian forces acknowledged that Russian military advisors are currently working in the so-called Dontesk and Luhansk People’s Republics.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) published a video in which the captured serviceman acknowledges that he is a citizen of the Russian Federation. His name is Alexei Sedikov. He came to the Donbas in March 2016 together with his friend, Dmitri Marchenko. …
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Media: Swiss bank refused to provide services to wealthy customers in Russia
Swiss Bank Credit Suisse refuses to serve wealthy clients in Russia. The only service the bank can provide for them at this time is advisory services, reports Russian news portal Forbes.ru, citing market sources.
"At the request of the client, I spoke with Russian managers who indicated that private banking covers all Russian accounts," a source from Forbes said. The decision was made in late May. Starting in June, managers began to inform customers about the change, a source close to the bank …
