Russian activist: Kerch Strait Bridge will collapse soon
The Kerch Strait Bridge in the annexed Crimea, which is currently under construction, may collapse by this winter, wrote Elena Vasileva, Russian human rights activist and founder of the group “Cargo 200 from Ukraine to Russia”, on Facebook.
"The Kerch Strait Bridge will most likely collapse this winter; two of the platforms have already failed. They are trying to restore them, but the people of Russia do not understand that there is a rift in the earth's crust located there. There is no bottom …
Decree to appoint Moldovan Defense Minister to be signed by Speaker of Parliament, not President Dodon
The decree to appoint the Moldovan Minister of Defense will be signed by Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, instead of President Igor Dodon, Newsmaker reports with reference to the Moldovan parliament’s press service.
The decree to appoint Defense Minister Eugen Sturza, a candidate rejected twice by Dodon, may be signed by Candu on October 24, the Moldovan parliament’s press service announced.
All the necessary documentation for the procedure will need to reach parliament from the …
Russian Black Sea Fleet conducts coastal missile exercises in Crimea
On October 23rd, the Black Sea Fleet in the annexed Crimea conducted missile strikes on a hypothetical enemy’s ships using the Bastion and Bal missile systems, as reported by the press service of the Defense Ministry of Russia.
The report notes that the deployment of the missile systems was in accordance with the plan for combat training of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
“As part of the exercises, the personnel executed the procedures for preparation and going to the position area, bringing …
Russia wants to reduce contributions to Council of Europe
Russia is investigating the possibility of reducing its contributions to the Council of Europe (CE) since there is no way to influence the operation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Izvestiya reports with reference to a source in the State Duma.
The news outlet’s sources said that Russia plans to cut back on its contributions to the organization by $7-10 million. This amount is comparable to the amount which is allocated to the operation of the court.
“If Russia does not take …
Poland and Ukraine reach agreement on language of education for national minorities
At a press conference in Kyiv, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr Glińsk says that a mutual understanding has been reached with Ukraine regarding the law on education and its ramifications for the languages of national minorities, UNIAN reports.
“Today, as I just found out, a mutual understanding has been signed – a statement by the leaders of the education departments after the extremely fruitful visit of Minister Zalewska to Ukraine which took …