Lithuania expands sanctions against Russia for aggression in the Kerch Strait
Lithuania expanded “the blacklist” of Russian citizens in connection with the incident in the Kerch Strait.
The country’s Migration Department has added twenty people to the “black list”, reports the news agency BNS.
Earlier the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry proposed the introduction of restrictive measures against those responsible for aggression in the Kerch Strait. The Ministry stated that Russia’s actions grossly violated international law and represented a threat to international security. …
Russian Foreign Minister denies the possible release of Ukrainian sailors before a court sentence
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the Ukrainian sailors captured near the Kerch Strait won’t be released until they receive a court sentence.
“There will be a trial after the investigation. As soon as it is over, we can talk about how to facilitate their fate or agree on some specific steps. But this will be done after the trial is completed,” Lavrov said, as quoted by TASS.
The Russian minister repeated that the Ukrainian servicemen are accused of illegal invasion of …
Ukrainian Army Commander: Russian military threat highest since 2014
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Victor Muzhenko, believes that Russia is increasing its military presence in the border areas, reports Reuters.
Russia is increasing its military presence near the border with Ukraine since August, and now the military threat is the highest since 2014 when Moscow annexed the Crimea.
Muzhenko refers to a series of satellite images, which according to him shows the Russian T-62M tanks stationed 18 kilometers from the …
Austrian Foreign Minister reschedules visit to Russia because of spy scandal
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl rescheduled her visit to Russia. She explained that due to the scandal related to alleged espionage involving Russia, the visit was rescheduled to a later time.
“Yes, it has been rescheduled. We intend to get the “Sochi dialogue” started but due to this case with espionage I have rescheduled the visit,” RIA Novosti cites Kneissl as saying. She did not specify a new date for the visit.
Earlier, a former Colonel of the Armed Forces was detained in Austria …
Czech Republic uncovers a network of Russian Special Service agents
The Security Information Service of the Czech Republic, also called Bezpečnostní Informační Služba or BIS, announced that in the last five years they have exposed dozens of Russian and Chinese spies. BIS Director Michal Koudelka said that BIS have also uncovered an entire espionage network belonging to Russian Special Services.
“We had an extremely successful period of cooperation with Czech security forces and foreign partners,” he stated. According to the Director of the Czech Security …