• Liberal media outlets are under pressure in Russia

    Two leading Russian liberal media outlets, TV channels Dozhd (Rain) and Ekho Moskvy, are under pressure from Russian authorities. The Prosecutor General's Office will again investigate the TV channel Dozhd at the request of the Russian Anti-maidan

    Two leading Russian liberal media outlets, TV channels Dozhd (Rain) and Ekho Moskvy, are under pressure from Russian authorities. The Prosecutor General's Office will again investigate the TV channel Dozhd at the request of the Russian Anti-maidan …

  • A report on the threat of Russian propaganda will be presented in the European Parliament in September

    In September, the European Parliament will present a report about threats from Russian propaganda aimed against countries of the European Union. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland and member of the European Parliament, Anna Fotyga, made the announcement during her interview with Ukrinform.

    “This report was prepared by my office; the discussion is ongoing within the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, of which I am a member. The vote on this document will take …

  • US authorities allow Coursera company to return to Crimea

    The U.S. Government officially allowed the world’s largest online learning platform, Coursera, to resume its work in the annexed territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, despite the sanctions, as reported by Kommersant on Tuesday, citing the Russian partners of the Higher School of Economics (a University which cooperates with Coursera).

    It became possible after obtaining a special license from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    According to the newspaper, …

  • Russian authorities started to involve students in construction of the Kerch Bridge

    Russian authorities opened the third labor semester for students of its universities. Student construction teams from six leading universities came to the occupied Crimean peninsula to participate in the construction of a bridge through the Kerch Strait. As reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Transport, the Head of the agency, Maxim Sokolov launched the third labor semester.

    “Today, we open student season—the third labor semester on the shore of the Kerch Strait. We can …

  • NATO jets escorted Russian aircraft three times last week

    NATO fighters, as part of the Alliance’s air patrol mission over the Baltic, intercepted Russian military aircraft on three occasions last week, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, Delfi reported.

    The aircraft that were intercepted included reconnaissance aircraft, Su-27 fighters, and a Tu-134 cargo plane, which were flying between Kaliningrad and the Russian mainland.

    The reconnaissance planes and Su-27 flew without providing flight plans and their transponders were turned off. …