The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine increased by 21% in 6 months
In the first half of 2017, gas transit through Ukraine increased by 21% to 45.7 billion cubic meters, as reported on Facebook by Magistralnye Gazoprovody Ukrainy. Gas transported through Ukraine comes from Russia to the EU.
"If these levels are maintained, by the end of the year we can expect 90 billion cubic meters of blue fuel for European consumers to be transported through Ukraine," the report said. Gas production in Ukraine has increased by 3%, reaching 10.3 billion cubic meters and …
Ukrainian diplomats closely following the case of detained Ukrainian soldier in Italy
In connection with the detention of Vitaly Markiv, a Ukrainian citizen and serviceman of the Ukrainian National Guard, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Milan requested information from to the court of Pavia regarding the grounds and circumstances of his detention, as well as ensuring the possibility of future visits from the consular officer.
“The consul established contact with the detainee's lawyer and agreed on further action. The relatives of Markiv are informed of his detention. The …
Lutsenko claims the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has enough evidence to remove immunity from six people's deputies
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has enough evidence to remove immunity from six People's Deputies. Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko announced on July 2, 2017 on Channel 5 that all the presentations that have already been made to parliament are backed up by legally collected evidence: audio recordings, videos and eyewitness accounts.
“We have collected enough evidence to convince impartial deputies—and the key word here is ‘impartial’—of the need to remove the immunity of the [six] …
China: US anti-missile defense in South Korea damages the security of China and Russia
The THAAD missile system deployed on the territory of South Korea violates the strategic balance in the region, as well as damages the security of several countries, including China and Russia, TASS quotes Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying.
"The Chinese side has already expressed strong protest and serious concern," the Chinese leader said, adding that the US anti-missile defense system "will not help denuclearization on the Korean peninsula."
"The Chinese side has put forward a 'two- …
Iran allocates $300 million for development of missile program
Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Iranian Parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi announced plans for Tehran to spend about $300 million to strengthen the missile program, Iranian news agency Mehr as its source.
“Approximately $300 million were allocated for the development of the missile program, while the same amount was sent to a special unit of the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, without which the terrorists would already have control of Damascus and …