The Kremlin-controlled Minister of Construction and Architecture of the Crimea, Sergei Kononov, stated that there is a shortage of cement in the construction warehouses of the peninsula because of the queues at the Kerch ferry crossing, as reported by Kryminform news agency.

"Unfortunately, there was a queue for ferries coming from Kerch, of which there were more than 200 railway cars carrying cement. Novorossiysk cement, which as a rule, is transported from there, was not able enter the …

Private farms in the Kaluga region of Russia have been notified that during wartime they will be required to supply products for state needs, Meduza news website reports.

In particular, in the Zhukovsky district, the notifications were signed by the head of the district administration, Anatoliy Suyarko.

The document says that "in accordance with the approved mobilization plan of the municipal district," farms "in wartime will be involved in the supply of goods (work, services) for public …

France and Germany didn’t send their military to Ukrainian Independence Day Parade in Kyiv because they were being cautious, as stated by the head of the Ukraine's mission to  NATO, Vadym Prystaiko in an interview with Radio Liberty.

"We invited all ... We wanted our people to see who is standing next to Ukraine, because Russia shows who is standing next to it," said Prystaiko and noted that the partners were invited to show that "we have common tasks - our armed forces and our states. "

He …

On August 25 Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian separatists reached a “beginning of school year” ceasefire agreement. The truth did not last long: according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), the separatists breached the agreement 5 times by opening fire at the Ukrainian soldiers.

Furthermore, UNIAN Information Agency reported that 2 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded during confrontation with the separatist militants.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has confirmed that her country counts on military reparations from Germany.

"This is a reminder of justice for our country, which was a victim of World War II," Polskie Radio quotes the Premier as saying.

Szydlo noted that Poland did not receive adequate compensation for the damage inflicted during the war. "This damage was not reimbursed to us in any way – just the opposite. Speaking of reparations today, we are reminded of justice and of what Poland is due, …

Ukraine will file a new lawsuit against Russia through the World Trade Organization (WTO) before the end of the year. It will concern the supply of agricultural products, stated Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Nataliya Mykolska, during the inaugural economic forum "Support for Ukraine's Economic Development: Cooperation Between the Ukrainian Government and the Diaspora", which met in Kyiv on Friday.

"We are completing the final work to file a lawsuit regarding …

Russia plans to completely stop navigation through the Kerch Strait from August 28 to 31, 2017 due to the construction of the Kerch Bridge. The corresponding order has been published on the site of the Kremlin-controlled Black Sea Ports Administration.

"Beginning 00:00 local time on August 28 to 00:00 local time on August 31, the navigation of all ships and vessels will be prohibited in the restricted area of construction within the waters of the Kerch Strait, with the exception of ships and …

The British company Finastra, which produces software that allows banks to access SWIFT (Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication) system, discovered that one of its clients was the Russian National Commercial Bank (RNCB) operating in the Crimea and decided to stop this cooperation.

According to Russian Vedomosti newspaper, the bank can switch to another interface for accessing SWIFT, but if it does not manage to do this before August 31 when the license for the Finastra …