Exhumation of victims of Smolensk crash revealed 8 bodies in the coffin of Polish Admiral
Body bags, a bucket, and a yellow polyethylene packet with the remains of eight other people were discovered in the coffin with the remains of Admiral Andrzej Karweta, the Polish naval commander-in-chief who died on April 2010 in the Tu-145 plane crash near Smolensk, Polskie Radio reported.
According to the report, the shocking details related to the exhumation of Polish Admiral Karweta’s remains were announced at a press conference on August 8 by his widow Mariola Karweta. The exhumation was …
Georgian Foreign Ministry calls Putin's visit to Abkhazia a 'cynical act'
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry has called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s to Abkhazia "a continuation of the deliberate policy" by Moscow against Tbilisi.
"This cynical action on the ninth anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war leads to the legitimization of violent changes in the borders of a sovereign state through military aggression, ethnic cleansing and occupation," the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry believes that Putin's visit to the Republic, bypassing the …
Poland plans to abandon Russian gas in five years
In five years Poland plans to significantly cut natural gas supplies from Russia or even completely abandon them, as stated by Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski.
The current contract for the supply of Russian gas to Poland is in effect until January 1, 2020. The Foreign Minister said that it can be extended only if Russia offers a price lower than the current one.
"Maybe, yes. But only if Russia offers a much lower price than it is today," said Waszczykowski.He noted that Poland …
Court of Arbitration in The Hague considers lawsuit filed by Naftogaz against Russia on Crimean assets
The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague (the Permanent Court of Arbitration) began consideration of the lawsuit of Naftogaz of Ukraine against the Russian Federation over compensation for assets lost as a result of the annexation of the Crimea.
Information about the case under consideration was reported on the arbitration website, according to Oil News.
Naftogaz, like other Ukrainian companies, is appealing to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and …
Ukrainian military command: 40,000 Russian soldiers and mercenaries are stationed in Donbas
As many as 40,000 Russian military personnel and mercenaries recruited by them oppose the Ukrainian army in Eastern Ukraine, stated Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in an interview with Liga.net.
“The total number [of militants in the Donbas] which we identify at present is between 39 and 40 thousand. This is the total military group,” he said.
Muzhenko clarified that these were regular Russian military personnel as well as …