• Peskov: Moscow is following the discussion of sanctions against Russia with great interest

    Dmitry Peskov, Russian diplomat and Press Secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated that the Kremlin is following the issue on sanctions against Russia with great interest, but Moscow itself will not discuss this issue.

    “We watch with great interest how the issue on sanctions is being discussed by all the countries, which are all taking on serious losses because of these sanctions,” TASS quoted Peskov as saying. “We continue to treat the allegations or, more correctly, attempts to …

  • The Pentagon warns Russia of the risks of an 'accidental confrontation'

    Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work stated that the cases of Russian aircraft maneuvering near U.S. ships and aircraft can cause an “accidental confrontation.”

    “One minor incident, of which both parties will accuse each other, may lead to an accidental confrontation, and none of us is interested in that,” he said at the American-Norwegian Defense Conference in Washington.

    Work noted that the U.S.A. has already seen “unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers made by Russian aircraft and ships.”

    In …

  • The FBI is investigating links between U.S. banks and the doping scandal in Russia

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a probable link between American banks and the Russian doping scandal. The investigation is looking into such crimes as money laundering, bribery and conspiracy.

    The FBI is investigating the probable involvement of U.S. banks in the Russian athlete doping scandal, according to CBS News, citing a source close to the investigation. "According to a person familiar with the investigation, the FBI is trying to find out if there is any U.S. …

  • Ukraine is preparing to submit a new lawsuit against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights

    The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice is preparing to submit a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Russia for banning the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. According to Interfax-Ukraine, this was said by the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Pavlo Petrenko, at a press conference in Kiev.

    “Based on the events surrounding the Mejlis, we have prepared a draft interstate titled ‘Ukraine against Russia’. It details the unlawfulness of the Mejlis’ prohibition by Russian …

  • German radio station: Prisoners are tortured in so-called DPR and LPR

    Deutschlandfunk radio reported that, according to Ukrainian human rights groups, prisoners are being tortured in 79 prisons in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

    The results of this investigation were published by the German public-law radio station Deutschlandfunk on the 18th of May. According to the radio station, human rights advocates are planning to transfer the collected materials to The Hague Tribunal for an investigation into possible war crimes.

    The head of …