Russian shipbuilder scrambles for financing to finish the construction of the fifth Borei nuclear submarine
The United Shipbuilding Corporation or USC, a Russian company engaged in building, repair and maintenance of submarines, is under financial pressure to complete the construction of Knyaz Oleg, the fifth of the Borei-class nuclear-powered missile submarines, USC President Aleksey Rakhmanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“It all depends on whether we will find sufficient funding to fill a gap in the financing. Hopefully, we will stay on the schedule,” Rakhmanov said when asked when Knyaz …
Ukrainian politician: Russian troops will leave Donbas next spring
According to Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Yuriy Hrymchak, Russian troops will leave the Donbas in spring of next year, Espresso.TV reports.
"This is information that I personally, I emphasize, received from several sources who are in Moscow and behind the 'curb'. I was even given the exact date when this will happen. The [date range] is March-April 2018," said Hrymchak.
He did not, however, mention the names of the individuals who …
Putin takes part in opening of monument to Russian Tsar Alexander III in Crimea
On November 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening of a monument to Russian Tsar Alexander III on the grounds of the Livadia Palace in Yalta, Russian news agencies reported.
According to media reports, the following officals attended the ceremony: the Plenipotentiary of the Russian president to the Southern Federal District, Vladimir Ustinov; the Kremlin-controlled head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov; the Russian Governor of Sevastopol, Dmitry Ovsyannikov; the …
Saakashvili's Office: 4 deported Georgians allegedly flown to Tbilisi from Ukraine never arrived in Georgia
The plane, which was supposed to fly 4 deported Georgian citizens from Ukraine, flew from the Kyiv airport, but did not land in Tbilisi, stated the member of the party "Rukh Novykh Syl", MP Yuri Derevyanko.
"The relatives of four Georgian citizens Tamaz Shavshishvili, Zurab Tsintsadze, Vano Nadiradze and Mamuk Abshidze who were illegally kidnapped in Kyiv on Friday still do not know where they are and nobody knows whether they are still alive, since the plane of the National Guard, where they …
Kyiv summons Polish ambassador after Ukrainian official denied entry into Poland
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Polish Ambassador Jan Pieklo to a meeting after Poland denied entry to Svyatoslav Sheremet, Yevropeyska Pravda reports.
The ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry following the incident which took place on the morning of November 18 on the Ukrainian-Polish border. On Saturday, the first Ukrainian from the “black list” initiated Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski was denied entry into Poland.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry …