Germany confiscates historic castle from Russian tycoon
On Tuesday, July 10, the land administration office of the Free State of Thuringia in Central Germany decided to expropriate the Reinhardsbrunn Castle. The decision was unprecedented in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. "I am very happy about this decision. It showed that the way we’ve chosen to take the land of the castle and a park back to state ownership proved its worth. Now the decay [of the property] and emergency measures taken by the authorities for the protection of …
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs: Budapest will not step back from blocking Ukraine's cooperation with NATO
Hungary will not support the rapprochement of Ukraine with NATO until Kyiv stops their attacks on the Hungarian minority, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs cites Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó as saying.
Szijjártó noted that Hungary is outraged by the fact that the highest level of politics in Ukraine is becoming a platform for extremism and anti-Hungarian sentiments. According to Szijjártó, the country that speaks of European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations cannot allow ultra- …
Kyiv: 100 Ukrainian ships detained by Russia in Sea of Azov since April
Since the end of April, Russian border guards have detained almost 100 Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov, Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan told Radio Liberty.
“In actual fact we have had almost 100 detentions since the end of April this year. We see that this is a deliberate policy by Russia, which is aimed at blocking activity in the Sea of Azov. Effectively, to destroy the economy of two sea ports – Berdiansk and Mariupol. And, of course, to cause an outflow through …
Estonia, Latvia and Denmark to establish Divisional Headquarters North
During a recent NATO summit in Brussels, the Defense Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Denmark signed a joint statement of establishment for the Multinational Divisional Headquarters North, the Estonian Minister of Defense Jüri Luik stated.
"It is a natural step to strengthen deterrence and defense of NATO. The Baltic Sea region is now one of the most vulnerable in NATO, and it is important for the command structure of the Alliance to be consistent with actual threats," Luik stated.
According …
Groysman forbids Ukrainian ministers from talking to Russia without consent of Foreign Ministry
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has forbidden members of the Cabinet of Ministers from conducting any negotiations with Russia without the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
During a government meeting on Wednesday, he asked the Minister of Energy Ihor Nasalyk about a letter to Rosatom, which appeared in the media the day before. The minister replied that the information that was in Ukrayinska Pravda was “fake.” “The Ministry is not resuming cooperation [to build a …