Representative of Crimean Tatars said Russia is trying to conceal human rights violations in the Crimea
Russian authorities are attempting to hide incidents of human rights violations in the Crimea but their attempts have so far been unsuccessful. This opinion was expressed by a member of the Mejlis, Eskender Bariev, live on Radio Krym.Realii on June 14.
He noted that despite Russia's attempts to demonstrate prosperity in the Crimea, the Mejlis have collected facts that prove the violation of collective rights of Crimean Tatars on the peninsula. Bariev went on at length to explain the situation: …
Ukraine began collecting Gazprom’s first payments from anti-monopoly case
The Kyiv Economic Court finally decided to allow the State Executive Service to collect 79.87 million hryvnia or about $3.07 million of the dividends of PJSC Gaztransit (Kyiv), which were to be paid to the Russian Gazprom.
The money will be used to pay off the fine and interest imposed on Gazprom by the Anti-monopoly Committee, which amounts to 172 billion hryvnia or $6.6 billion. Ukraine was able to seize shares of Gaztransit as part of the enforcement proceedings in collecting the said fine. …
Swedish Foreign Minister: Sweden and Lithuania oppose the annexation of the Crimea
Sweden and Lithuania oppose the illegal annexation of the Crimea by Russia and wish to end its aggression in the Donbas, as stated by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"We came to offer our support and assistance. We stand for international law and for Ukraine to freely choose its future. We also insist that the Crimea is part of Ukraine. We oppose the illegal annexation of the Crimea, and we want an end to Russian aggression in the eastern part of Ukraine," …
Belarus will exclude Russian rubles from gold and forex reserves
Starting on July 1, 2017, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) will no longer use the national methodology for calculating the amount of its international reserves where the foreign currency reserve assets included assets in Russian rubles, as stated in a message published on the bank's website.
After that date, the NBRB will use only the International Monetary Fund (IMF) standard, which does not consider the Russian ruble as a reserve currency.
As of June 1, 2017, the NBRB's …
Human rights advocates accused Russia of exploiting workers at the stadiums built for World Cup 2018
International human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, said that workers building stadiums for the World Cup and the Confederations Cup in Russia are being exploited, according to a statement issued by HRW.
As follows from the report by the human rights advocates, the salary of workers at six stadiums was paid late or not at all. In addition, they were forced to work without additional protection when the temperature was minus 25 degrees Celsius. Many worked without an employment …