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US Treasury Department confirms that Yekaterina Tikhonova is Putin's daughter
The United States Department of the Treasury confirmed that Katerina Tikhonova is a daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The information was provided as a part of an explanatory note about Tikhonova’s husband Kirill Shamalov who was included in the new sanctions list.
"Shamalov married Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova in February 2013 and his fortunes drastically improved following the marriage. Within 18 months, he acquired a large portion of shares of Sibur, a Russia-based …
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Skripal’s niece asks May for help with obtaining visa
Sergei Skripal's niece Viktoria asked British Prime Minister Theresa May for help in acquiring a visa during an appearance on Sky News.
In her address to May, the girl stressed that she primarily wants to visit her uncle and cousin in order to convey information about their health to her grandmother.
"The whole world is now talking about an unprecedented political scandal, but real people are at the epicenter of this scandal. This is our family, which really needs to be together now," …
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Lithuania sends another group of military instructors to Ukraine
Lithuania has decided to send a new group of military instructors, consisting of 12 people, to Ukraine, reports Delfi, citing the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense.
A ceremony to see off the new group, which included employees of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces, was held on Friday, April 6.
The instructors were sent to a training ground in Yavoriv, located in western Ukraine. It is assumed that the Lithuanian military, together with instructors from the United States, …
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Russia requests meeting with British foreign minister on Skripal case
The Russian Embassy in England has sent the British Foreign Ministry a memorandum requesting a meeting with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, the embassy’s press service reported.
“A meeting of Alexander Yakovenko with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson to discuss the entire range of bilateral relations and the investigation of the incident in Salisbury is long overdue,” the report states.
The report notes that Yakovenko sent Johnson a personal note. The Russian Embassy has also …
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Turkey establishes new observation point in northern Syria
The Turkish Armed Forces have established a ninth observation point in the de-escalation zone in the Idlib province in northern Syria, Anadolu reports.
On the morning of April 7, a convoy of 100 vehicles passed through the town of Sarmada while heading towards Maarrat al-Nu’man and then towards Khan Shaykhun. The town of Morin in the north of the Hama province became the convoy’s stationing point.
Another of the Turkish Armed Forces’ observation points is located 88 kilometers from the Syrian- …