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US considers reinstating Committee for Surveillance of Russian Intelligence
The FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in the U.S.A.
The U.S. Congress is considering reviving the committee that worked during the ‘Cold War’ to monitor the actions of Russian spies, as reported by BuzzFeed.
The main task of the group will be identifying Russian spies and possible crimes related to them as well as the investigation of financial institutions working for Russian interests. Moreover, it is assumed that the FBI will monitor the movement of Russian diplomats in …
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Russian Duma warns NATO of the threat of a new Cold War
The State Duma [Parliament] of the Russian Federation adopted a statement to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE, as well as to the national parliaments of the Balkan states, in which it warned about the possibility of starting a new ‘Cold War,’ as reported by Russia's TASS news agency.
The statement particularly notes the necessity to "intensify the dialogue in connection with the danger of the U.S. missile defense system deployment in Eastern European countries and NATO’s policy of …
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IMF predicts Russia's economy will continue to shrink
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Russia’s economy will continue to decline in 2016, although not as much as last year. RIA Novosti reported that this was said by the head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, at a press conference on Wednesday.
She was asked to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements that the Russian economy will grow in 2016. “Those statements might be seen as good news for Russia but we do not have a positive forecast for their economy. We …
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Ukraine expels JCCC officer for giving intel to separatists
Colonel Vladimir Cheban informed separatists about the routes of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission
The Security Service of Ukraine expelled the head of the Russian office of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of Cease-fire, Colonel Vladimir Cheban.As was reported on the website of the agency, Russian Colonel supplied the deputy staff commander of the so-called first army corps of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Pepublic called "Yakub" with the monthly schedules and routes …
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Media: Three EU countries are hindering the extension of sanctions against Russia
The European Union is ready to approve the extension of economic sanctions against Russia, but this process is hindered by France, Sweden, and the UK, which haven't yet agreed on this issue in their National Parliaments, Ukrinform reported with reference to a high-ranking EU diplomat.
“This week, Ambassadors approved political decision to extend sanctions against Russia for subsequent years. The EU, presided by the Netherlands, seeks to complete this process on Friday at a meeting of the EU …