Merkel demands withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia

Germany continues to support the territorial integrity of Georgia and demands to withdraw Russian troops from the country, announced  Angela Merkel at a press conference in Tbilisi, reports News-Georgia.

“I am glad that I am in Georgia today. The last time I visited here was ten years ago. The Ceasefire Agreement was signed then. We still insistently demand Russia withdraw its troops, and of course, after ten years we support the territorial integrity of Georgia,” Merkel said.

She also added …


Kravchuk: Upcoming elections could be Ukraine’s last

The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections could be Ukraine’s last, if the people make a mistake again and “vote for buckwheat”, said Ukraine’s first president Leonid Kravchuk, as reported by Glavcom news outlet.

In the former president’s opinion, Ukrainians still have not determined who they should vote for, since they do not know how to.

“They are unable to choose… It wasn’t by chance that the UK reached the conclusion that you will never be registered as a candidate for …


SBU: Ukrainian companies control gas stations in Crimea

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports that “several Ukrainian commercial companies” continue to manage at least nine gas station in Russian-annexed Crimea. Earlier, reports appeared that the OKKO gas station network was being searched.

“The management of the gas stations’ business activity was carried out by the parent company’s managers. With the income acquired from the gas stations’ product sales, the dealers paid so-called ‘taxes’ into the ‘budget’ of the occupation administration,” …


Klimkin: Russia and Ukraine are in a state of war

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin stated that Ukraine is at war with Russia, UNIAN Reports. “We should understand the reality, and this reality is that we are at war with Russia. But this was the war for the collapse of the empire,” he said.

Klimkin noted that there are millions of Ukrainians in Russia who go there to earn money or visit their relatives. That is why he is reluctant to support the initiative to terminate passenger traffic with Russia. The Minister …


Ukraine calls on Canada to impose new sanctions against Putin’s associates

During the meeting with the Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of Canadian Heritage Arif Virani, the Commissioner for human rights in Ukraine, Lyudmyla Denisova suggested that Canada impose additional restrictions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest friends in order to help the release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia.

"I invited Canada to join the public in constantly reminding the Russian President about the need to return our guys to their relatives. This can be done …