• Mededev suggests a possible Syria without Assad

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that the power in Syria should be changed politically and, as a result, Bashar al-Assad can resign. However, as the prime minister noted, Assad is now “the only legally functioning authority in Syria.”

    “[Bashar al Assad] can be treated differently. Some like him, some don’t. That’s not a question. The question is that now he is the only legally functioning authority in Syria, the legitimate president,” Medvedev stated in an interview with the …

  • Ukrainian Ambassador in Washington: Ukrainian diaspora could affect the U.S. presidential election

    The Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, stated that 1.5 million Ukrainians in the United States, along with other natives of Eastern Europe, can significantly affect the picture of the U.S. Presidential Elections.

    “One of the distinctive features of these elections is that the role of Ukrainian Diaspora as well as Diasporas of Poland, Romania and the Baltic States has increased. The number of citizens of Ukrainian origin in the United States is more than 1.5 million …

  • Herashchenko called on the State Border Service of Ukraine to monitor the entries of the Russian artists who perform in the Crimea

    On November 4th, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iryna Herashchenko, said that the State Border Service of Ukraine had given her the runaround regarding her request to verify the possible entries of Russian artists who illegally performed in the Crimea into Ukraine. In addition, according to Herashchenko, persons who were acting as observers in the so-called "primaries" in the occupied territories of the Donbas are also being allowed to enter Ukraine.

    "I received a …

  • U.S. vows to respond to Russian cyber-attacks

    The U.S.A. is going to respond to threats in cyberspace, but is not willing to discuss this beforehand, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, Mark Stroh, told Russia's RIA Novosti.

    According to Stroh, the United States will protect its interests and will do it "at the time and place that we choose." However, in accordance with the experiences of the past, the public should not suggest that it will be aware of what actions are being taken and when they will be …

  • Russian MoD: Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo

    Commenting on U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby’s statement that humanitarian pauses organized by Russia in Aleppo are useless, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that Moscow and Washington have different ideas about humanitarian aid in Aleppo, TASS reported.

    According to Konashenkov, for Russia, humanitarian aid entails delivering food and medicine to the inhabitants of Aleppo, while for the U.S., it involves allowing convoys to enter the eastern …

  • Turkish Media: Russia carried out air strike on Aleppo using parachute bombs

    The Russian air force has used parachute bombs against the Syrian opposition in Aleppo as reported by the Turkish Andalu news agency. 11 people were reportedly killed including women and children, 25 others were wounded.

    A representative of the Syrian Civil defense, Said Ahmed, told Andalu that the western districts of Aleppo, Etarib, Darrat Izzah and Ibin, came under the bombardment.

    He pointed out that many building were hit by the bombs with 10 being completely destroyed.

  • Medvedev: Relations between Russia and the U.S. have hit rock bottom

    In an interview with the Israeli television station Channel 2, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that relations between Russia and the United States have “hit rock bottom” because of Washington.

    “Unfortunately, because of what happened in Ukraine due to efforts of Obama’s administration, these relations [between Russia and the United States] have hit the bottom. They’ve become very low,” the Russian prime minister stated.

    According to Medvedev, relations between Russia and the …

  • Ukraine has begun production of components for Audi and BMW

    The production of component parts for Audi and BMW has started in the Lviv region. The head of the State's website informed about the opening of the Bader-Ukraine company on November 3rd. The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, personally took part in this event."The fact that we are opening a new factory today is further proof that we are moving in the right direction," Poroshenko said. The President emphasized that Ukraine has already produced the lion's share of components for the famous …

  • Turchynov: NATO and the EU are not ready to fight against Russia

    Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that NATO and the EU are not ready for a military confrontation with Russia, even if there were no alternative.

    In an interview with Lb.ua, Turchynov said, “I’m pretty much counting on the morality of our European partners, on their self-preservation instinct. Because stopping Russia’s aggression is equally important for them and Ukraine. Several times the topic of sanctions could be really torpedoed, …

  • U.S. Ambassador in Kyiv: Ukraine needs to establish an anti-corruption court

    In an interview with Zerkalo Nedeli, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch stated that Kyiv needs to expand the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and establish an anti-corruption court.

    "The wave of public indignation at corruption points to the need to preserve and expand the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau… and create an anti-corruption court as soon as possible. We are ready to support the Ukrainian government's efforts to fight corruption and are …