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Wyborcza: Putin’s orders bring the world to the brink of war
At a meeting with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to be ready as the threat of war was imminent, as reported by the Polish newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza.” Putin has ordered the Armed Forces in Syria, "to act with the greatest severity," and will not hesitate to destroy, "all targets that pose a threat to the Air Forces of Russia or its military infrastructure throughout the globe."
In practice, this would mean if, for example, …
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Dzhemilev: Russia will repent a thousand times its Crimea annexation
One of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar National Movement, Mustafa Dzhemilev, spoke about the results of Crimean blockades achieved so far. The politician admits that these results are only the first step. According to information provided by Mustafa Dzhemilev, the primary goal was to remind the world about the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Although it may have been quickly forgotten, the blockades serve to remind the world of the situation there. Dzhemilev noted that the activists were …
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Intimidation, harassment continue in Crimea
The UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, noted that the situation concerning human rights on the Peninsula has not improved.
In 2015, the human rights situation in the annexed Crimea has not improved - intimidation and harassment continue, Šimonović stated during his speech at the meeting of the UN Security Council.
"There are no signals that the situation improved in this area in 2015," Šimonović said about the human rights situation in Crimea. According to Š …
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Linkevičius: The West often acts as an advocate of the Kremlin
In an article written in the magazine Delfi, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, wrote that the West has again called for "meaningful dialogue" with Russia, and it shows that the wars in Georgia and Ukraine have no changed much.
"It seemed like we had to learn a lesson. As soon as one country pulls the reins, the Kremlin takes it as a sign of weakness, as an opportunity or even the motivation to act more energetically", he wrote.
However, according to Linkevičius, this …
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Putin: Russia supports both Al-Assad’s forces and Free Syrian Army
Vladimir Putin stated that Russia supports not only Al-Assad’s forces in Syria, but also a leading group in the Syrian opposition, the Free Syrian Army. The fighters of the Western-backed moderate group have at times cooperated with Syrian government forces during operations against militants of the so-called Islamic State. At a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry, Putin said that Russia had provided air support for the Free Syrian Army for the first time. At the same …