Ukrainian government proposes repealing all Soviet laws

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved and sent to the Supreme Council of Ukraine a bill to repeal the laws and other legislative acts which were adopted during the Soviet era. This decision was made at a government meeting on Wednesday, April 12th.

Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko noted that this involves more than a hundred Soviet regulatory acts. “There are still a lot of laws on the books from the Soviet era…which create barriers for Ukrainian citizens and businesses. Therefore, …


The arrested top-manager of Kaspersky Lab explained how Russian authorities are recruiting cybercriminals

The top manager of the Kaspersky Lab, Ruslan Stoyanov, who is now in a Moscow pre-trial prison (SIZO) on charges of state treason, said that Russian authorities are recruiting cybercriminals to carry out tasks ordered by the state.

As payment they are offered protection from investigations against them by the special services, Dozhd TV reported citing Stoyanov's letters.

"Lately, there have been signs of an effort 'to make patriots' out of Russian-speaking cybercriminals, by attempting to …


US accuses Russia of interfering in Montenegro’s elections

A representative of the White House National Security Council accused Russia of planning a coup in Montenegro on election day.

According to him, the US completely believes the media’s reports that Russian intelligence was connected to the coup attempt in October last year.

“We are very concerned about Russian interference in the October elections in Montenegro, including credible reports of Russian support for an attempted election day attack on the government,” a senior White House official …


Italian police seize Crimean wines presented by Russia at exhibition in Verona

At their stand at the Italian wine exhibition Vinitaly in Verona, Russians were exhibiting wines from the Crimean peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014. This was mentioned by exhibition participant Oleksii Lubetskyi, who is also a manager of the UA2EU project, which promotes Ukrainian exports. Lubetskyi informed the Italian financial police of the violation. After this, the Russians were forced to remove the Crimean wines from their stand. The incident was reported by Lubetskyi on his Facebook …


Tillerson: Ukraine is an obstacle for relations with Russia

Ukraine will remain an obstacle to improving relations between the U.S. and Russia until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

This was stated by the head of the State Department, Rex Tillerson, at a press conference in Moscow after a meeting with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov.

"Until full progress is made under the Minsk Accords, the situation in Ukraine will remain an obstacle to improvement in relations between the U.S. and Russia," he said.

The …