UK ratifies Kremlin-linked oligarch blacklist

The British government has made and approved a blacklist of oligarchs close to the Kremlin whose freedom of movement in the UK and the rest of Europe will be restricted.

The list, which was recently signed by British Prime Minister Theresa May, includes Rosneft executive chairman Igor Sechin, Evraz co-owner Arkadiy Abramovich, MegaFon primary shareholder Alisher Usmanov, Rusal owner Oleg Deripaska, as well as the brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, who have all amassed wealth from Russian …


Ukrainian Security Service accuses Russia of organizing protests in France

Russian intelligence may have organized the protests in France, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a post on Facebook.

As evidence, the SBU cites a photograph from Paris showing two men in yellow jackets (a defining characteristic of protesters against the increase in petrol tax) holding the flag of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic. According to the SBU, the people in the photo are none other than Sorlin Fabris, a member of the Katehon think tank (which is chaired by the …


Ukrainian General: Ukraine has unique opportunity to create nuclear weapons

The former Ukrainian envoy to NATO, Major General Petro Garashchuk stated in an interview with Obozrevatel TV that Ukraine has unique capabilities- intellectual, organizational and financial, to create nuclear weapons.

“I'll say it once more. We have the capability to develop and produce our own nuclear weapons,” claims Garashchuk.

The General also believes that Kyiv has the capability to create not only nuclear bombs but also full-fledged nuclear warheads for missiles.

“Currently, there is …


President Poroshenko warns of resurgence of pro-Russian forces in Ukraine

The Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, during a working visit to the Lviv region on December 8, said that the resurgence of pro-Russian forces in Ukraine can turn Ukraine’s movement to the European Union and NATO in the opposite direction, reports the head of the state's press service.

“Away from Moscow, Europe now,” Poroshenko recalled the words of the Ukrainian poet, Khvylovy. “Away from Moscow!" is a visa-free regime, the association agreement with the EU, this is Tomos, a strong …


Crimea and Syria plan to create a joint shipping company

The Crimean authorities are working to create a shipping company with the participation of Syria, stated the head of the Russian government of the peninsula, Sergey Aksyonov, on December 8, on the sidelines of the United Russia Party congress.

 “The process is already underway,” the Russian news agency TASS quoted Aksyonov.

Earlier, Aksyonov and the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil signed a memorandum on trade and economic cooperation.

The Ministry of …