The Kremlin has announced this year’s launch date of the 'Direct Line' Q and A session with Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hotline telethon will be held on June 15, at 12:00 Moscow time, according to the Kremlin website.
"You can ask your question by calling or sending an SMS or MMS message, as well as via the website or using a special mobile application," the message says.
Vladimir Putin's telethon in Russia has been held since 2001. The event was first held in Russia at the end of the year but from 2011 it was carried over to April. This year, the official representative of …
Transnistria asks Russia for help ‘to prevent blockade by Ukraine and Moldova’
The Pridnestrovian People’s Forum (PPF) sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a request asking to prevent the “intensification of the blockade of Transnistria by Moldova and Ukraine”, as stated by the PPF’s Coordination Council, which unites the largest public organizations of the unrecognized republic, and is chaired by Moldovan President Vadim Krasnoselsky.
“We appeal to you, esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich, to prevent another spiral of tension surrounding Transnistria which is expressed in …
The Ukrainian Army has retaken control of territory seized by separatists in 2015
The Ukrainian Army advanced about a mile into the “gray zone” along the Bakhmut road in the Donbas. As a result, a strategically important road to Luhansk that was controlled by the separatist and the village of Zholobok fell into the range of fire of the Ukrainian artillery, as reported on the Ukrainian TV program TSN Tyzhden.
According to the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the army’s advance cannot be considered an offensive. The retaken territory should be under Ukraine’s control …
IMF and World Bank approve pension reform plan in Ukraine
A bill to reform Ukraine’s pension was approved by the IMF and the World Bank, as reported on the Ukrainian government’s website.
The plan was developed by the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine in accordance with direction from Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. The Ukrainian government approved the bill in May.
According to the bill, the retirement age will not be increased, but the minimum insurance period required for retirement will increase from 15 to 25 years. Also, special …
North Korea threatens the US with 'a nuclear strike' if provoked
North Korean newspaper Rodong has made a statement that tests of the "Hwasong-12" ballistic missile "demonstrated the ability of the DPRK to strike the continental United States at any time."
"If Washington dares to commit a provocation against Pyongyang, the DPRK will strike a just nuclear strike that will turn the US into ashes," the article published by the newspaper states.
The newspaper considers it "a bluff and a ridiculous cowardly action by the US to attempt to intimidate the DPRK by …