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US representative to the UN: Russia committed crimes in Syria
Nikki Haley, Permanent US Representative to the UN, while speaking on the protection of human rights at the UN Security Council on March 29, said that Russia and Iran are involved in the Assad regime’s annihilation of the population and civilian infrastructure in Aleppo. The US representative referred to this as “war crimes”.
“Together with Russia and Iran, the Assad regime has destroyed every hospital in eastern Aleppo. Every single one. A quarter of a million people have been left to suffer. …
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Unknown persons fired at Polish consulate building in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk
On the night of March 29, unknown persons fired at the building of the Consulate General of Poland in Lutsk-a city of regional significance on the western territory of Ukraine. There are no casualties or victims. The investigation alleges that the attackers fired using an RPG-26 grenade launcher. The national police of the Volyn Oblast have opened criminal proceedings due to the shelling, and have qualified the event as a terrorist act. At the site of the event, the Security Service of Ukraine ( …
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German politicians are considering a possible boycott of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia
After the large-scale arrests of anti-corruption protesters in Moscow involving police violence, German politicians have renewed discussions about a possible boycott of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, Deutsche Welle reports.
Since December 2008, when the International Federation of Association Football decided to hold the world championship in Russia, the situation which civil society in Russia finds itself in has deteriorated sharply, said Gernot Erler, commissioner of the German …
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A referendum on strengthening the powers of the president will be held in Moldova
Moldovan President Igor Dodon initiated a referendum for citizens of the country to express their opinions regarding the expansion of the powers of the head of state. The order was signed on Tuesday, March 28th, during a press conference where the results of Dodon's last 100 days as president were summed up.
The referendum will ask whether the President should be granted the right to dissolve the parliament and organize quick elections.
In addition, three more issues will be raised on the …
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UN Security Council began to discuss the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The UN Security Council has begun to discuss the continuing aggravation of the situation in Georgia, primarily in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as a result of Russia’s provocative actions. The talks were initiated by Ukraine at Georgia’s request on March 28.
Volodymyr Yelchenko, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations reported the matter as part of exclusive commentary to LB.ua.
The Ukrainian delegation drew the Security Council’s attention to the so-called "Parliamentary …