Ukraine expels Belarusian diplomat in response to expulsion of Ukrainian diplomatic advisor
Belarus recently announced that the adviser of the Embassy of Ukraine in Belarus, Ihor Skvortsov was persona non-grata. To reciprocate, Ukraine expelled the Belarusian diplomat from the country, said Mariana Betsa, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
"Because the Belarusians declared persona non-grata and expelled a Ukrainian diplomat, Ukraine, guided by the principle of reciprocity, also expelled the Belarusian diplomat from the country," Betsa told Interfax- …
Russian plane violates Estonian airspace
A Russian Il-76 plane violated Estonia’s airspace, the Estonian Defense Forces headquarters reported.
The headquarters’ press service reported to Interfax news agency on Tuesday that “today at lunchtime, an Il-76 state airplane of the Russian Federation entered the airspace in the region of the Vaindloo island without authorization”.
The plane was reportedly in Estonian airspace for less than a minute. Its transponder was active and a flight plan had been filed. The plane made no radio …
Media: Kremlin gave LPR leader Plotnitsky final chance to rectify situation in the republic
In the conflict between the head of the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky and LPR Interior Minister Igor Kornet, whom Plotnitsky fired, the Kremlin has sided with the latter, a source close to Russian Presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov told RBC news agency.
The source noted that Plotnitsky is not yet being threatened with dismissal – he has been given a “final chance”.
“If Donetsk is quite independent from the Kremlin, and essentially their relationship can be …
Poland says that the responsibility to normalize relations is on Ukraine
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski is disappointed with relations with Ukraine. He said on Polskie Radio that Ukraine refuses to implement certain bilateral agreements.
Waszczykowski said that Poland is not in a dispute with Ukraine. Nevertheless, he believes that there is no progress between the countries in political, diplomatic, military and economic relations.
“It’s been a few years since the start of a dialogue between Poland and Ukraine, but there is no progress in the …
LPR Interior Minister: Special operation underway in the republic
Igor Kornet, head of the so-called Interior Ministry of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) refuted the information concerning his resignation, and reported that a special operation was being conducted to arrest a number of high-ranking militants. This was reported on the official website of the LPR’s Interior Ministry.
“This evening the forces of the LPR Interior Ministry stopped a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group which was trying to infiltrate the republic’s territory in order to …