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Five non-EU countries extend sanctions against the Crimea
Five countries have extended sanctions against the Crimea until June 23, 2018. Norway, Albania, Montenegro, Georgia and Ukraine made the decision subsequent to that of the EU.
This is noted in a statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini.
"They [the five countries] will ensure that their national policies are consistent with this decision of the Council [of Europe on the adoption of the signatures.] The European Union takes note of their commitments and …
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Warsaw: EU's refugee resettlement procedure threatens Poland's security
The European Commission scheme for the distribution of refugees among the countries of the European Union is erroneous and threatens the national security of Poland.
This was nnoted in the Minister of the Interior of Poland's response to a statement by the European Commission on the transition to the next stage of prosecution against Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary over their refusal to accept refugees in agreement with European Union quotas.
As follows from the statement of the Polish …
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Putin: Joint Sino-Russian exercise is held for 'mastering the skills'
President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the Russian-Chinese military exercise, Naval Interaction 2017, said that Russia and China have not created any military blocs or alliances. He stated this at a press conference following talks with the Finnish leader, Sauli Niinistö.
Putin explained that the military "is simply refining their skills and interaction with each other." According to Putin, this is a good example of cooperation.
According to the Russian President, cooperation between Russia …
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Two Russians were convicted of illegally entering a Latvian military base
On July 27, the Latvian court issued a final judgment on case of two Russians who had infiltrated the Adazi military base, reported Mixnews.lv. Alexander Kurkin and Andrei Popko admitted that they were guilty of hooliganism.
The Latvian political party leader and pro-Russian activist Vladimir Linderman was accused of complicity in the crime. Linderman maintained his innocence.
Popko and Kurkin were sentenced to nearly 4 months of imprisonment. They had already served some of this time during …
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Lukashenko invites observers to Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercises
Belarus is inviting “a large number of observers” to the upcoming Zapad 2017 joint military exercises with Russia which have been a cause for concern for Ukraine and NATO states, reported by BelTA with reference to statements by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with the leaders of the Security Council’s State Secretariat.
“The exercises are open; we are inviting and have already invited a large number of observers. Come, look,” Lukashenko said.
Lukashenko mentioned that …