Contents tagged with Russia
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UK's Theresa May hopes to establish open dialogue with Russia
British Prime Minster Theresa May said she hopes to establish an open dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite deep disagreements between the two countries, Reuters reported.
"While I recognize there will be some differences between us, there are some complex and serious areas of concern and issues to discuss, I hope we will be able to have a frank and open relationship and dialogue," May said after a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in China.
Speaking on …
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Ukrainian Prosecutor General: Russian aggression is 'a proven fact'
Ukrainan Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko stated that the Russian aggression against Ukraine today is already a legally proven fact and is the main cause of the loss of the Crimea and the southern Donbas.
He said this at the session of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defence on Friday, reporting on the results of the investigation of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine.
"The experts’ conclusion is that the only causal fact resulting in the loss of territorial …
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Finnish experts see Russia as a 'real threat' to their country
Russia may pose a threat to Finland in the political, economic and military spheres, as the last report of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) reads.
“The Finnish authorities should realize that Russia may use its economic ties to create a conflict. Moscow’s policy towards Helsinki may be very aggressive and most issues may be politicized and used to increase tensions,” Yle reports.
As a result, experts call on Finland to reconsider its diplomatic relations with Moscow and …
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Ukrainian Chief of Staff: Russia plans to establish third military corps in the Donbas
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko stated that Russia is going to increase its presence in the Donbas and establish their "third Army Corps."
"Russia is going to transfer more soldiers to the Donbas. The Russian Ministry of Defense is preparing to increase the number of troops by one third in eastern Ukraine within the framework of its long-term plan to destroy Ukraine. We are not talking about weak and uncontrolled groups of separatists. There is a …
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Ukrainian border guards record presence of Russian FSB ship in the Black Sea
On September 1st, a patrol aircraft of the Ukrainian State Border Service identified the Russian FSB Coast Guard patrol ship Izumrud in the Black Sea. The Russian ship was noted in Karkinitsky Bay about 10 miles from the southern part of Dzharylgach Island, as reported on September 2nd at a briefing by a representative of the State Border Guard service, Oleh Slobodian.
“A tactical group comprising of the ship Podilia and motor boat Zlatokrai of the Maritime border guard went to this area …
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Russia's Rostec is willing to use pension funds to implement new anti-terror law
State Corporation Rostec proposed to implement the Yarovaya package, related to the digital storage of Russian data, at the expense of the Russian Pension Fund. Russian telecommunication operators would see a return on their invested funds in five years.
The Minister of Industry and Trade suggested to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to his order, that he entrust the implementation of the law regarding the storage of Russian telephone conversations and emails to the National …
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Klimkin: Autonomy in the Donbas could lead to Russia's goal of federalization of Ukraine
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is convinced that granting autonomy to the Donbas may lead to the federalization of Ukraine and to its weakening and separation, and that “this is what Russia strives for.”
Providing autonomy to the part of the Donbas uncontrolled by Kiev is unacceptable for Ukraine because the Russian protectorate over this territory will be legitimized as a result, Pavlo Klimkin stated on Thursday, September 1 in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
“If we grant …
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Polish Defense Minister accuses Russia of planning plane crash near Smolensk that killed President Kaczynski
Previously unknown materials related to the crash near Smolensk in 2010, which killed 96 people including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, will soon be unveiled in Poland.
This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, Radio Poland reports.
According to the minister, these materials include new recordings of conversations from the crew of the crashed Tu-154. In particular, he said, evidence will be presented that will prove that “the purpose of the actions of …
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Time Magazine: Despite being on EU sanctions list, Putin's aide visited Greece
Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov visited Mount Athos in Greece despite being on the EU sanctions list, Time magazine reported, referencing several different sources.
In May, Surkov reportedly accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin and several prominent Russian politicians and priests to Mount Athos, a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians.
When asked to comment on the allegations, the Kremlin responded that the information “does not correspond to reality.”
Surkov was …
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French consulting group: Russia's income disparity is the largest in the world among major economies
In Russia, almost two-thirds of the country’s wealth is in the hands of millionaires. This makes its economy the "most unfair" of all major world economies, according to experts at the French multinational management consulting corporation, Capgemini.
The most unequal distribution of wealth of all the world's major economies is in Russia. This conclusion was reached in the World Wealth Report by the consulting company Capgemini, published on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. In the report, the …