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Czech court orders to shut down Representative Office of Donetsk People’s Republic
According to Ceske Noviny news outlet, the Czech Republic court has ruled to shut down the so-called “Representative office of the Donetsk People’s Republic.”
According to the court ruling, the activities of the so-called “DRP’s Representative office” are illegal. The Representative Office is located in Ostrava and was allegedly opened in 2016.
The Czech Republic court rejected previous appeals against the closure of the DPR Representative office. Pro-Russian activist Neli Liskova urged the …
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Ukraine’s fugitive Prime Minister Azarov plans to return to ‘rebuild Ukraine’
During a press conference in Moscow, a number of Ukrainian politicians who previously fled to Russia declared that they plan to return to Ukraine to “rebuild” the country. Among those are: Mykola Azarov, Vitaliy Zakharchenko, Andriy Klyuyev and Stanislav Shuljak.
“We will definitely return to our country. You can write down, I can sign for it. We are representatives of Ukrainians who do not want to see this current government. We will definitely return, and without fail, rebuild Ukraine, …
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Reporters Without Borders: Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank above Russia in World Press Freedom Index
In this year’s annual World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) published information revealing Russia to be in 148th place. Russia’s position in this rating has not changed for the third consecutive year. In total, the rating consists of 180 countries. First place is taken by Norway, second by Sweden, and the Netherlands third. The 180th place is held by North Korea.
RWB reports that the countries of the former Soviet Union together with Turkey, who ranks 157th, remain world …
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Czech ex-detective detained in Ukraine
Ukrainian Special Services detained a former police investigator of the Czech Republic’s Office for the Detection of Organized Crime, Ludek Vokal, as reported by Info.cz web-portal with reference to sources.
A Czech diplomat was also allegedly arrested but he was later released and given back his diplomatic passport.
In the Czech Republic, Ludek Vokal was wanted by the General Inspectorate of Security Authorities in connection with suspicions on his activities under the authority of then-Head …
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Ukraine offers its Antonov aircraft for NATO transportation
Ukraine can now offer international partners its aircraft which can be used for NATO and EU transportation needs. Ukraine’s State Enterprise, Antonov, released the corresponding statement on April 25, the first day of an international aerospace show in Berlin where Ukraine presented the world’s largest An-225 Mriya cargo aircraft.
“Since the Russian company Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to leave the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS), Antonov is ready to provide a full range of …