Arbitration Court at The Hague demands €5.4 million from Russia for the detention of Greenpeace vessel
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague has ordered Russia to pay the Netherlands € 5.4 million plus interest for the detention of the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise and its crew in 2013.
As follows from a press release by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Russia violated the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea when detaining the ship and crew of the Arctic Sunrise in September 2013.
Additionally, Moscow did not comply with the decision of the International …
Kremlin: Turkey to take loan from Russia to purchase S-400 missile systems
A portion of the funds for Turkey’s purchase of an S-400 system from Russia will apparently be taken on loan from Russia, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told reporters on Tuesday.
“The discussion of technical matters is complete, but it is still necessary to deal with purely administrative matters. On the one hand, the Turkish government needs to make a decision, and on the other hand, we must make [it]. But there is also the financial question: the Turkish authorities are holding negotiations …
EU expressed its deep regret over Russia’s decision to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses
The European Union expressed its regret that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed its decision to liquidate all registered organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses, as announced on Tuesday, July 18, by the European Union External Action Service.
“Jehovah's Witnesses, like all other religious organizations, are guaranteed the right to peaceful freedom of assembly by the Russian Constitution, as well as by Russia's international obligations and international human rights standards," …
Separatists in Eastern Ukraine announced intention to create a 'state of Malorossiya'
Separatists in Eastern Ukraine have declared the creation of the “state of Malorossiya” with its capital in Donetsk.
The DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) separatists’ information web site “DAN” claims that aside from the members of these organizations, representatives of 19 regions of Ukraine took part in the ceremonial reading of the “constitutional act of the new state”. “We, representatives of former regions of Ukraine (excluding the Crimea) declare the founding of a new state which is …
Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom increased military exports by 25%
Ukroboronprom State Concern was able to increase Ukrainian arms exports by 25% in 2016, said the Deputy General Director for Development of Ukroboronprom State Concern in Kherson Regional State Administration, Artur Cheruvimov at the press conference on the evening of July 17, Ukrinform reports.
“We [Ukroboronprom SC] have increased our exports by 25%, from $570 million to $770 million over the past year,” Cheruvimov said. According to him, this result was achieved “due to systematic …