Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine: authorities are trying to prevent the creation of an anti-corruption court
Artem Sytnyk, Chairman of the NABU (Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine), believes that authorities are trying to prevent the creation of an anti-corruption court through manipulation.
"The creation of this court is now at the stage of huge manipulation by the acting authorities," he said at a briefing in Lviv.
In so doing, Sytnyk mentioned the conclusions of the High Council of Justice regarding the unconstitutionality of the draft law (No. 6011) on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court, …
Polish politician: Russia is behind the anti-Polish activities in Ukraine
Polish Law and Justice party leader Jarosław Kaczyński told tvn24 that Russia is most likely behind the recent anti-Polish activities in Ukraine.
Kaczyński was asked to comment on the information that Russia was behind the attack on the Consulate General of Poland in Lutsk, cases of desecration of Polish memorials in Ukraine, as well as the provocations near the Polish-Ukrainian border.
"It seems Russia is behind this. Lots of things indicate this. Ukrainians talk about this. The assumption …
Russia integrates South Ossetian army into the Russian military
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and South Ossetian representative Ibrahim Gasseev signed an "interstate" agreement on the order of intergartion of separate divisions of the South Ossetian Republic army into the structure of the Russian Armed Forces.
"We, as before, consider cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia as one of the stabilizing factors in the Caucasus. In general, we are connected by long-standing relations," Shoygu said at the signing ceremony.
He recalled that Russia …
Pentagon: 'Russian-speaking' actors were needed to bring NATO military exercises closer to reality
American military exercises in Germany that included the participation of Russian-speaking actors are not preparation for any concrete actions. This was stated by U.S. Army Captain Chris Bradley, an official representative of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) for the training of military personnel in Germany, reported RIA Novosti news agency.
"In our Center, we try to train servicemen in the most realistic ways, to ensure that they can operate in many different situations," he …
One of Ukraine’s largest companies is under investigation for financial fraud and support of separatists
The Prosecutor General's Office uncovered the scheme of a particularly large tax evasion and the illegal withdrawal of billions of hryvnias abroad, including for financing of terrorism, as reported by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko on his Facebook page.
According to him, 1000 law enforcement officers conducted searches and other immediate investigative actions in the offices of Ukraine’s largest distributor of tobacco products, TEDIS Ukraine.
"The economic crimes department of …