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The European Commission will not help Estonia return the presidential regalia that are stored in Russia
In response to a request from a member of the European Parliament, Urmas Paet, for assistance in the return of cultural property exported in 1941, a member of the European Commission, Tibor Navracsics, stated that the European Commission is not able to help Estonia in securing the return of the regalia of the Estonian President that is currently stored in Russia.
According to Urmas Paet, the regalia are of symbolic value to Estonia. Paet also asked to raise the issue of the return of the …
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Pentagon: The United States should continue to take measures against Russia due to cyber-attacks
The U.S Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, stated that the United States should continue to take retaliatory measures against Russia due to cyber-attacks, RIA Novosti reported.“I think that the response which we gave, probably means the beginning but not the end, the floor but not the ceiling. However, obviously, it is the decision of the incoming Administration and future Congress, but I believe that more retaliatory measures should be taken,” Ash Carter said. According to him, the United …
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Interior Minister of Germany was asked to protect the country from Russian hackers
After the report by the USA’s Intelligence Service regarding the cyber-attacks from Russia, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany of the Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag ,Thomas Oppermann, addressed the Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maiziere, calling for the strengthening of cyber protections by the Federal Security Agency from possible hacker attacks, as was stated by the politician during an interview with German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, published on …
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UK Anti-Doping Agency calls for the Russian national team be disqualified from 2018 Olympics
The head of the British Anti-Doping Agency, David Kenworthy exhorted the disqualification of the Russian national team from participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korean Pyeongchang.
He stated this in an interview with the BBC on Saturday, January 7, commenting on the facts of the second part of the report of the World Anti-Doping Agency Commission under the direction of Richard McLaren.
"What has been done in Russia is unbelievable. It's even more incredible than a James …
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Pentagon chief: Russia is doing virtually nothing to fight ISIS in Syria
According to the Pentagon chief, Ashton Carter, Russia has done "virtually zero" in the fight against the so-called Islamic State in Syria. Speaking in an interview with NBC News that was published on Sunday, January 8th, Carter said that Moscow promised to come in, fight the so-called Islamic State, and help end the civil war in Syria. However, Moscow hasn’t done either of those things and thus, “we are fighting the Islamic State on our own,” Carter said. The Pentagon chief stated that the US …