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EU expected to extend sanctions against Russia and former Ukrainian officials
The EU sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian citizens will be formally extended, without debate, on Thursday. Brussels holds these citizens accountable for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
It is predicted that the list will contain 146 people and 37 entities. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing EU sources. Three people have been excluded from this list as they are now deceased. These sanctions will be extended until the 15th of September.
According to diplomatic …
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NATO troops participate in winter mountain training exercise in Georgia
Basic winter mountain training as part of the NATO program, Partnership for Peace, is currently being conducted in Bajuriani, Goergia. This was stated on the website of the Georgian Ministry of Defense.
According to Sputnik-Georgia, Military personnel from Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan are are participating in the exercises.
These exercises are conducted by the trainers of the Sachkhere Mountain Training School. At the end of the training, soldiers will …
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Petro Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Republic of Turkey on March 9th and 10th. According to the administration’s press service, “negotiations with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Ismail Kahraman have been scheduled.”
The two-day visit will include the fifth meeting of the high level strategy council between Ukraine and Turkey. Formal meetings with Turkish …
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Iran plans to transport oil to Europe through Ukraine
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Hennadiy Zubko stated on 112 Ukraine TV Channel that Kiev and Tehran are discussing the possibility of supplying of oil from Iran to Europe via transit through Ukraine, as well as refining oil in Ukrainian oil processing plants. According to Zubko, Ukraine is interested in diversification of import supplies of oil products.
“On the other hand, Iran is interested in diversification of export of its oil and oil products. That is why the question is about …
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Only a unified position in the West will stop Russian aggression
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius believes that only a principled and unified position of the West will stop Russian aggression as expressed in his article, "Enough: NATO Should Stop Feeding Russian Trolls", published in Politico.
"If Moscow wants to participate in a real partnership with NATO, it must cease its unreasonable and provocative military operations on the borders of NATO countries; including the flights of Russian aircraft with disabled transponders over the Baltic Sea, …