Russian military conducts artillery exercises in annexed Crimea
On Sunday, April 2, artillery drills were conducted by the Russian Army and Russian Marine Corps in the annexed Crimea.
This was related by Captain 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev, chief of the information department of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
“In Crimea, at the sea training site of Opuk, exercises of the Black Sea Fleet’s army and marine infantry artillery units were conducted as part of the final inspection of the winter training period to verify the combat readiness of these …
Israel adopts new medium-range anti-missile defense system
On Sunday, April 2, at the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Air Base in Hatzor, the medium range anti-missile system David’s Sling became operational, NewsRu Israel reports. The ceremony was attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Chief of the General Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Air Force Commander Amir Eshel, US Missile Defense Agency Director James Syring and IAF Commander General-Major Zvika Haimovich.
The system, also known as “Magic Wand”, is part of …
Ukraine will sell electricity to Moldova
Moldovan company Energocom and Ukrainian DTEK Trading signed a contract for the supply of electricity from Ukraine to Moldova. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova.
The contract period covers April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The press service emphasized that Ukraine’s proposal of $50.2 per MWh was more attractive than Russia’s offer.
The Moldovan TPS (thermal power station), which participated in this tender, is located in Transnistria …
Media: almost $150 billion has been transferred out of Ukraine into offshore accounts since 1991
According to various estimates, since 1991, 148 billion dollars’ worth of capital was withdrawn from Ukraine to offshore accounts. A leading researcher at the State University Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Inna Shovkun explains in her article for ZN.UA.
The author points out that the reform of the fiscal system aimed at stopping the Ukrainian companies from “offshore” and “shadowy” ways of doing business can become a viable source of …
Kremlin talks about similarities between Putin and Trump
The Kremlin has said that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are similar in their principled approach to international relations. The Press Secretary of Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, spoke about this on a broadcast of TV channel ABC.
"One defends the national interests of the United States, and the second - the national interests of the Russian Federation. And they understand very well that sometimes it is better for the national interest to maintain good relations with a colleague, …