Sweden has stationed troops on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea
The supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Forces gave an order to permanently deploy 150 soldiers to the island of Gotland. The decision entered into force on September 15 at 7 a.m., the Local reported.
Swedish leaders had previously agreed to permanently deploy soldiers on the strategically located island in the Baltic Sea beginning in late 2017, but early in the morning of Wednesday, September 14, about 150 soldiers from mechanized infantry forces taking part in military drills on the …
The U.S. forced Russia to reduce its presence in the International Space Station
Only two cosmonauts will be on the International Space Station (ISS) as of the spring of 2017, according to a source cited by TASS on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
The reduction is due to the U.S. decision to abandon the Russian cargo ship Progress in favor of their own devices, which will only run three times a year. The reduced number of flights per year is not enough to supply three regularly orbiting astronauts, therefore their number is proposed to be reduced prior to the commissioning of …
Latvia recovers €50 million that was withdrawn from Ukraine by former high-ranking officials
Latvia has recovered €50 million that once belonged to former officials from Ukraine who were arrested for money laundering. This was reported by Latvian LSM portal.
In Autumn 2014, the General Prosecutor of Ukraine, Vitaly Yarema, announced that $49.3 million from the former First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Serhiy Arbuzov, was arrested in Latvian banks. A total of $32 million and 72 million Swiss francs from the former People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Yury Ivanyushchenko, was also arrested in …
Separatists in eastern Ukraine to hold summit of unrecognized states
The leaders of the so-called DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) announced their intention to hold a summit of “unrecognized states of the world.”
“In February or March, we will hold a summit for the unrecognized, as well as partially recognized, states or territories with no official status. We could be visited by, for example, the Basques, Flanders, Venice, Texas,” the foreign minister of the DPR, Alexander Kofman, said.
According to Kofman, negotiations with the separatists in other countries …
The Times: Investigation into Russia Today has been initiated in Great Britain
A recent story on the Russia Today channel about an energy company allegedly disposing of toxic waste on the coasts of Africa has caused an investigation to be initiated against the Russian TV channel on the suspicion that the channel provides false information.
On September 13th, The Times announced that the channel will be checked for adherence to the principles of objectivity and impartiality. The reason for the investigation was a story on the channel about the British energy company …