Serbian President refuses to recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucić compared the situation with the Crimea, which was annexed by Russia, and the disputed region of Kosovo, which is trying gain full independence from Belgrade.
According to him, Serbia cannot recognize the Crimea as belonging to Russian because it can be used by Western countries in the dispute over Kosovo’ independence.
"If we were to do it today [recognize the annexation of the Crimea], we would have an analogy with Kosovo. They would say that according to …
Ukrainian military: in recent days situation in Donbas has escalated significantly
Over the past 24 hours, pro-Russian militants have violated the ceasefire in the Donbas 19 times, while using weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements 16 times.
During the day, the militants used 100 artillery munitions of calibers 152, 122, 120 and 82 mm.
"The Russian-occupying forces shelled positions of the Ukrainian Joined Forces Operation using artillery systems, mortars, armament of infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small fire arms," reports …
Russian company opens a helicopter pilot training center in Venezuela
Rosoboronexport , which is a subsidiary of Rusia’s Rostec State Corporation, announced that it opened a helicopter training center in Venezuela on March 29, reports RBC News agency. In this center, with the help of Russian specialists, Venezuelan pilots will received comprehensive training on flying the Mi-17V-5, Mi-35M and Mi-26T helicopters in close to reality conditions, “simulating various unusual situations that may arise during the flight”.
The company indicated that the staff of the …
Bulgaria announces support for Ukraine’s European integration
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Yuri Sterk, during the Ukrainian-Bulgarian political consultations held in Kyiv on March 28, confirmed Bulgaria’s unwavering support for the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, reported Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
“During the consultations, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, discussed with his Bulgarian counterpart the full range of issues on the Ukrainian-Bulgarian relations agenda. The …
Russia invites Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin to CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Moscow
Russia’s permanent representative for the statutory and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) bodies, Andrey Grozov, announced that the Russian Federation has officially invited Ukraine to participate in the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council in Moscow, which will take place on April 5, reports TASS.
“The Russian Federation has sent the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine an official Sergey Lavrov’s invitation for the foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin to attend the Council of Foreign …