Ukrainian official: The return of Crimea is impossible within the next five years
Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Heorhiy Tuka does not believe that Russia will return the Crimean peninsula in the coming years.
“I find it impossible [that Russia will] return the Crimea in the next 3-5 years. Let me explain why. My personal view is that Crimea [will be returned] to Ukraine when the economic forces begin moving again in Russia. Now it may seem nonsense and a fantasy, but you can watch the news from the mid 90s, how the …
Russia’s international reserves decreased by USD 6.3 billion after Trump's victory
International reserves of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) fell by USD 6.3 billion from November 4 to November 18.
This is evident from data provided by the Bank of Russia, TASS reports.
Donald Trump winning the presidential election in the United States led to the strengthening of the dollar and the reduction of the cost of US Treasury bonds, which make up a significant proportion of reserves of the Bank of Russia, experts say.
This led to a negative revaluation of international reserves. …
Ukraine may sue the EU over OPAL pipeline decision
Ukraine agreed with the European Union to hold additional consultations to consider granting permission to Gazprom to increase gas volume through the OPAL pipeline bypassing Ukraine. If negotiations at a political level do not yield results, Naftogaz may file a claim against the European Commission, as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, stated during a recent briefing.
"We raised the issue related to the Nord Stream pipeline, particularly to the recent …
Drone presented to Medvedev provoked discord between Spain and Israel
Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that Israel explain why Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was presented with a Spanish drone.
According to El País, on November 10, the Russian prime minister visited the Agricultural Exhibition in Tel Aviv. In addition to fruits and vegetables, a Sniper drone produced in Spain was demonstrated to him.
It was noted that Medvedev was so interested in the drone that the head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, decided to give it …
Finland reported the presence unknown drones near its military facilities
During exercises in Finland, unidentified drones were observed near military facilities, as reported by YLE citing Colonel Vesa Mäntylä from the Defence Forces’ operations division of the General Staff of Finland. He did not say what type of drones or whether they were Russian.
As reported by YLE, military exercises in Sweden were stopped earlier due to the emergence of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).
In May, Poland reported that in 2015, Russian drones violated the air space of the country …