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Court in Ukrainian city of Rivne seizes Sberbank accounts
The Rivne City Court has ruled to seize the accounts of Sberbank of Russia for UAH 8.5 billion (appromately $330 million). This decision was made on the 26th of January during the consideration of Evgeny Puhalskiy’s lawsuit. Puhalskiy requires the bank to return his funds amounting to EUR 325 million. The 33-year-old entrepreneur has been in the process of suing Sberbank of Russia since September of 2015.
Initially, the entrepreneur planned to donate the interest of EUR 24 million to the …
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PACE criticizes Russia and Azerbaijan for oppression of human rights advocates
A journalist for European Pravda reported from Strasbourg that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted two resolutions in response to the negative feedback received regarding the state of democracy in the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and to a lesser extent, a number of other countries.
These resolutions were based on systematic harassments of non-governmental organizations as well as the restriction of the rights of human rights advocates. The …
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Russian Banks Refuse to give Loans to Crimeans
The instability of the credit histories of Crimean residents means that the denial of their loan applications has become a “common practice” of Russian banks, as explained by the head of the Union of Financial Services Consumers (FinPotrebSoyuz), Mikhail Beliaev.
“As we know, the bank is a commercial institution and operates within strict guidelines and instructions... We need to understand that the labor situation in the Crimea is not good, of course, and therefore wages are not stable. It is …
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Putin's Comments on Donbas to Be Considered At Next UN Security Council Meeting
The Ukrainian delegation initiated a discussion in the UN Security Council about the recent statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the Donbas that purport to cast doubt on Ukraine's border. This was stated on the website of the delegation of Ukraine to the UN.
During the discussions, the representative of Ukraine, Vladimir Yelchenko, stated the inadmissibility of attempts of the top leadership of Russia to rewrite history and to question the territorial integrity, …
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Freedom House report suggests human rights and civil liberties are deteriorating in Russia
A report issued by Freedom House stated that Russia is considered to be a “non-free” country”, and was given a rating of 6. States that have the lowest rating of 7 include North Korea, Uzbekistan, Syria, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Turkmenistan.
The US-based international human rights group found that freedom worldwide declined in 2015 for the 10th consecutive year.
The discussions relating to Russia began with the observation that the country’s worsening economic situation compelled the …