French Foreign Minister announces signing of document to begin withdrawal of troops from eastern Ukraine
Next week an agreement may be signed on the withdrawal of troops from three pilot areas, as stated by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Jean-Marc Ayrault, at a joint briefing with the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, and the Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
"Turning to security issues, I want to say that next week there will be an important phase, which may at the same time give us both consolidation of these …
Navalny seeks right to initiate legal proceedings against Putin
Alexei Navalny, Russian oppositionist and head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, has complained to the Constitutional Court about the failure of the Tver Court of Moscow to consider his claim against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Kommersant on Wednesday.
The oppositionist is planning to dispute in court the regulations of the article that allows courts to refuse administrative claims that "should be considered and resolved within a different court of law." According …
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Latvia recovers €50 million that was withdrawn from Ukraine by former high-ranking officials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 …